Robert Aderholt

And so what I can't comprehend or what I can't get my mind around is how are we fixing the problem here of our long-term fiscal liabilities when we are creating a new entitlement.

It seems to me that what we are putting on the tracks here is a brand new entitlement program that could very well likely rival the size and liabilities of Medicare itself.

The President has stated repeatedly that, quote, health care reform is entitlement reform.

I have yet to see a single Democrat health care proposal that would direct these savings to deficit reduction.

Failing to reform this one program for just 1 year has cost us $2 trillion.

If the President follows through on the denial of sole source contracts, is the Pentagon prepared to hire the extra personnel required?

How can such a delay be justified given the fleet's importance to our nation's security?

President Obama has made many comments about the creation of jobs.

That is a much smarter public policy.

I wanted to just ask you briefly about was on page three of your testimony, you had discussed 'The Second Chance Act.'

Thank you for taking the opportunity to come and testify before our Subcommittee today.

The Second Chance Act allows up to 12 months to go into the halfway houses for all inmates.

The United States under the leadership of President Obama is again recognizing the economic and environmental benefits of a robust intercity rail program.

The recent recovery law contained $8 billion for the development of high speed and intercity rail in the United States.

But, of course, with the stimulus package to a large extent it is a one-shot thing.

The one-time injection of funding would actually be counterproductive.

No child's education can be fully maximized without significant involvement from the parents.

What we need is to let science be regarded as important at the elementary level.

Certainly there are few federal programs that are perfect.

It is my understanding that under NASA's implementation of full cost accounting, scientists working as NASA's civil servants are increasingly being asked to seek funding to cover the full costs of their salaries.

I urge the passage of this resolution to send a strong bipartisan message of solidarity with the Spann family as well as the men and women in the intelligence community and the armed services who are putting themselves at personal risk to…

Johnny Michael Spann, the world found out today, is the first American known to have died in combat in Afghanistan. Having grown up in Winfield, Alabama, he served in the United States Marine Corps, and was a Central Intelligence Agency…

Congressman Livingston's 22 years of steady, respected, and effective public service to the State proved that Louisiana did not always deserve its perception as a political backwater.

The two paragraphs beginning on page 88, line 10, and all that follows through page 89, line 6, include unauthorized appropriations in violation of clause 2 of House Rule XXI. The language I have just specified is an appropriation of $98…