this matters to real Americans, it matters to real jobs, and I think that is an impact that we can't ignore.

this is real economic hurt to our economy that we have to----

But what is really troubling and--for the people in the 9th district of Georgia, whether you figure probabilities or not, they have a pretty good meter, and the meter right now on both--really, on both Democrats I know and Republicans I…

This is a sad trail down a wrong road.

Mr. Speaker, last night, tragedy struck a small town in central Texas. Little River Academy is a very small town outside of the largest town of Temple in Bell County, Texas. The chief of police, Lee Dixon, was killed in the line of duty…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in discussing the current direction of U.S. foreign policy, especially as it relates to the Middle East. The Obama administration's foreign policy in this regard has unfortunately totally…

The public, though, would be banned, essentially, from a jury trial.

I would ask for regular order, if we are not going to allow Professor Wu to answer the question.

Well, they are going to be at an all-time low, as we proceed forward under this U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which actually snuffs out the constitutional right, Seventh Amendment right, to a jury trial where the case in controversy exceeds…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to discuss H.R. 4870, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. I want to thank the committee for fully funding the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Student Initiative. The $34.4 million…

Mr. President, I wish to pay special tribute to Jeffrey R. Howard, a key member of my staff on the Select Committee on Intelligence for his distinguished service to the Senate. Jeffrey will leave us shortly to join the new office being…

What message are we sending our troops if we don't do everything that we can to retrieve an American soldier?

The fact that we are placing our hopes in Qatar, a country that has been full throated in its support for the Muslim Brotherhood...

Negotiating and ultimately forging a deal with Taliban terrorists unnecessarily endangers all of the service men and women...

We have a solemn obligation to leave no American soldier behind.

What kind of military court is it, what kind of military court of justice do we have where Members of Congress play the role of judge and jury?

There are those who have suggested that the administration has politicized this deal.

There are many, many unanswered questions, Mr. Chairman, the administration still needs to answer...