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The United States is no longer the rich nation that we think of ourselves as being.

Many nations that belong to the United Nations do not share our values.

If the American people do not trust the United Nations, then it is going to be increasingly difficult for Congress to make the commitments it needs to be supportive there.

The perception of the United Nations maybe that I have and many of my constituents is more that they are ineffective, they have been wasteful, there is corruption.

We cannot be obligated to comply with the U.N. when they are not complying with their own rules, resolutions, and their commitments to reform.

Your job is to do what is best for America and serve the interests of the American people.

I think we need to get very aggressive at finding a path forward.

I guess the question I have to you is how will you resolve the issues in terms of managing the spent nuclear fuel at Idaho and the Federal Government's obligation to take possession of that fuel?

I hope that as we move forward and get specifics on the budget proposals, we can have a much more full explanation of the support for this kind of R&D.

I am very discouraged by the decision that has been made by the administration with regard to Yucca Mountain.

I strongly support the comments that have been made by my colleague, Senator Gregg, and by my colleague, Senator Murray.

Our financial markets and the economic crisis that we face today represent a very serious and a real threat.

This young lady, who's a CNA, last week took her husband's bicycle and a few other items to a pawn shop to get $37 so she could put gas in her car to go to work at this nursing home to take care of my mother and my sister. This is having a…

This is intended to promote sharing of information. It doesn't have anything actually to do with the actual clearing of the biomass. It just deals with the information that's gained, and it would be in the wildland-urban interface for the…

Well, Mr. Speaker, and ladies and gentlemen that are here, there has been a great discussion about who is actually responsible for all this debt, which team it is. And I think at the end of the game, the conclusion has to be that, by…

It is critical that we educate our children not only of American history and the Civil War, but the tradition of Juneteenth Independence Day. By taking time to celebrate these anniversaries, we honor the richness, diversity and heritage of…

What we do not want to do, Mr. Chairman, is, we do not want to include a provision in this bill that will put scientific debate in the middle of personnel issues for the Federal Government. We do not want to put the results of scientific…

I rise in support of S. 176, the Reynolds Creek Hydroelectric Licensing Extension Act, which authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time specified in the project license to begin construction of the Reynolds…