I am very pleased to see our community coming together to remember our veterans and take pride in our local heritage.
The owners of the farm say it was a natural place for the celebration because the original owner of the farm, Col. William Fulkerson, fought...
His grandson died battling the Germans in World War II, and his grandson died in Vietnam.
What happened as we celebrated our Independence Day should be a wake up call to Congress to step up, fulfill its duty, and pass legislation ...
Notwithstanding all of his professional accomplishments, Judge was most known for his involvement in public activity and his willingness to ...
Judge was much too young to die, and yet he did probably because like many other men and especially African American men, did not adequately...
Judge was tough, tenacious and a skilled labor negotiator who could stand like a rock and not be moved.
He lived among and worked with people in low-income communities which at one time was characterized by the Chicago Tribune as home for the p...
Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a friend, a colleague and a tremendous public interest human being, Judge Charles Watkins, Jr., who re...
He would not be moved, he would not be compromised and he shall not be forgotten.
Judge had a strong work ethic and worked two and sometimes three jobs for practically all of his adult life.
He enjoyed the simple things of life, church with his family, backyard barbeques, trips back to Arkansas and Louisiana, family re-unions, po...
Our constituents demand it and our children deserve it.
We have a responsibility to protect the lives of our constituents. Congress must pass and the President must sign bills to limit the purchas...
the people of Illinois and Indiana, and in particular the residents of my district, are beginning the healing process after having suffered ...
I am thankful and grateful for the outstanding effort by local, state, and federal law enforcement officials in bringing the rampage to an e...
Common sense dictates that we, as representatives of the American people, support this measure.
This amendment is not about taking rights away from law abiding citizens. It is about closing a loophole in the law that gives criminals a f...
