Further, because of the current economic conditions, more Americans are in need of legal assistance.
We must never balance the budget on the backs of the unemployed, middle-class families, government workers, or seniors.
We are starting down a road of playing Russian roulette with the American economy.
We should not use the debt limit ceiling as a hostage.
The proposal that we are dealing with in Congress right now has two problems with it. Number one, it will fail.
America pays its bills. Extending the debt limit is not about incurring new obligations; it is about honoring past oblig...
An overwhelming majority of my constituents do not want this Congress to cut Federal initiatives that serve them.
The Federal Government has an obligation, a sacred responsibility to prepare our children for a competitive global econo...
Cutting education priorities is the wrong move at the wrong time.
Reducing benefits would not reduce the deficit but would greatly harm our seniors in my district more than any in Massac...
I understand that small business is the backbone of our economy.
Nothing is more crucial to our nation's long-term future than an educated citizenry.
We have a responsibility to provide Americans with the skills and opportunities they need to be successful in the global...
It is our responsibility to ensure that children who come from disadvantaged families have the same opportunities as the...
Social Security, as you can see from this chart, has never contributed one dime to the national debt or any of our defic...
I suspect a lot of these teachers are wondering why are they paying for the sins that were done by others?
Raising the retirement age would mean an immediate benefit cut for men and women of America.
No matter how many times you say Social Security is broke, the reality is that Social Security's independent revenue str...
