Mr. President, I rise to speak about the Gregg-Conrad amendment that I hope we will vote on later this evening or tomorrow. I know everybody in this body is concerned greatly about the long-term issues we have to deal with as relates to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a Memphis, Shelby County citizen who gave his life in service to our country in Afghanistan, Staff Sergeant Daniel Merriweather. He was the second soldier from Shelby County to die in Afghanistan…

I do thank the gentleman from Illinois. It is such an honor for me today to rise in strong support of the resolution to congratulate Ambassador Nancy Brinker for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ambassador Brinker founded Susan…

Madam Speaker, as the world watches the crisis, the tragedy in Haiti, many people are coming forth with charitable contributions to help different organizations that are sponsoring efforts, and it is commendable and wonderful. But what was…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3237) to enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, ``National and Commercial Space Programs''. The Clerk read…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 3237 codifies into positive law as title 51, United States Code, the laws related to national and commercial space programs. It was jointly introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman John…

Madam Speaker, last week, a lady died, named Miep Gies, a Dutch lady. She died at age 100. The reason her death is worth noting is that she was a Dutch Catholic who, with her husband, hid the Frank family--Anne Frank, Otto Frank, that…

Madam Speaker, at this point I ask everybody to vote unanimously in support of H.R. 3237 and pass it, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Tennessee…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

This past week, the city of Memphis and the world lost a great musical producer and musical icon, Willie Mitchell. Willie Mitchell was laid to rest today in Memphis, Tennessee. He produced a sound that included O.V. Wright, Syl Johnson…

With gasoline rising above $4 per gallon and oil selling for more than $140 per barrel, I believe the best way for Congress to lower gasoline prices is a strategy based on these four words: 'find more, use less.'

We have a rare opportunity here. We have a Committee that is, in a bipartisan way, interested in taking a big look down the road about what our Country's needs are.

I think we should talk about what kind of Country do we want to have, what are our needs, what do we need to do.

I would hope that we would take advantage of this rare opportunity we have in the Senate to dream big and think 25 years ahead.

Mr. Chairman, I have had the opportunity to spend some personal time with the Admiral, and certainly believe that he and the General are outstanding nominees.

we're basically talking about recruiting the most talented people in the world

We don't need an exit strategy in Iraq, we need a success strategy.

What came afterwards has been a series of miscalculations.