The last thing we want, I think, any of us, is to leave the impression with the American people that we don't have a serious problem.

Shouldn't you be responsible for uncovering these situations yourself? Isn't that serious?

Why don't you have a system that uncovers this kind of inhumane treatment of animals?

The American people don't feel that way.

I never reached the point where I really wanted to run for president.

Medical tourism--or the practice of traveling to other countries to receive discounted medical procedures--is taking off in the United States, raising a number of questions for this panel.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today's hearing. We welcome all of our witnesses and look forward to their testimony.

The United States accounts for $1.7 trillion of the $3.3 trillion spent annually for health care worldwide yet ranks 37th worldwide in quality of care.

Even more unsettling: there are 45 million Americans without any form of health insurance.

I ask, what is wrong with having a clear timetable to bring our troops out of Iraq by the end of this year?

What's going on now, in calling it a pathway to citizenship or earned legalization, is not honest, because it is amnesty.

This program that he runs that the president authorized disregards the law that was passed by the Congress, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. What kind of a message is it if we simply confirm him without him backing off on that?

A tough day at the office today for Wisconsin Democratic Senator Russ Feingold. He introduced a resolution to censure President Bush, but really got nothing but trouble from Republicans and little support from Democrats in return.

I find myself wondering, why is there so much focus on this life, when we ignore the countless lives throughout the world who die minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day from hunger and disease that this Congress could address and this…

Terri Schiavo, a person whose humanity is as undeniable as her emotional responses to her family's tender care-giving, has committed no crime and has done nothing wrong. Yet, the Florida courts have brought Terri and the nation to an ugly…

Dr. Rice, the supplement request includes $200 million for assistance to help the Palestinians build democratic institutions and develop infrastructure.

I think if people are watching this hearing, they would think that we've been in great disagreement about foreign policy ever since 9/11.

Remember that the 9/11 hijackers had multiple validly issued state driver's licenses among them, and that's how they got on the airplanes. That is what we were trying to stop by changing the provisions in the conference report, and I…