It is also vital for Congress to pass meaningful and necessary patient protections that will help give millions of Americans the tools they need to end HMO abuses and hold HMOs accountable.

The justices will review an Illinois case about whether patients can sue HMO plans that give doctors bonuses to keep treatment costs down.

That is why the Supreme Court decision to review this case is so critical.

That is why it is also vital for Congress to pass meaningful and necessary patient protections that will help give millions of Americans the tools they need to end HMO abuses and hold HMOs accountable.

The culture of the 'Customer is Always Wrong' at the INS must change.

Finally, we must translate our local efforts to the national stage so people like Sherol Boles are given the chance to live the American dream.

Customers at the Chicago INS must receive the quality service they deserve.

A fundamental component of U.S. policy in Kazakhstan is promotion of democracy and human rights.

The Congressional Human Rights Caucus is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Kazakhstan and has called this briefing today to take a closer look at recent developments.

No democracy, especially the United States government and this Congress, should tolerate such conduct.

This is an unacceptable way to treat an opposition leader.

The Nazarbayev regime has employed authoritarian methods to threaten and silence the witnesses who will testify today.

Kazakhstan is a former Soviet Republic that held great promise early in this decade for moving toward democracy and a free market economy. But there has been a steady and alarming deterioration in recent years.

It came as a pleasant surprise.

I would like to take this time to commemorate the historic Hazel Dell farm.

His grandson died battling the Germans in World War II, and his grandson died in Vietnam.

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 for the Confederacy in the Civil War.

I am very pleased to see our community coming together to remember our veterans and take pride in our local heritage.