Ellen Tauscher

We have to leave Iraq better than it was and we have to leave it in a way that is stabilized

We need a constant, deliberate effort to contain and reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world.

I want to work with you to expand and institutionalize these nonproliferation tools.

Tom Lantos was one of the kindest, most sincere people I have ever met. It was both an honor and a pleasure to serve the people of the Bay Area with a man of his integrity. His belief in universal human rights for every man, woman and…

Reclaiming my time, I said that very easily I would be happy to accept the amendment. Frankly, we have had a markup in the subcommittee and a markup in the full committee over the last 3 weeks, and any time, if the gentleman had come to me…

Let's just be clear. There is nothing in the bill that says that MDA cannot put the system on operational alert using RDT&E funds. They are not prohibited from doing it. In fact, they have done it in the past. What section 222 does say…

First, this bill aims to create a public discussion about nuclear weapons by establishing a congressionally appointed bipartisan commission designed to reevaluate U.S. strategic posture. This commission would provide valuable…

Mr. Speaker, the truth is, as we all know, the Iraq Study Group had a very comprehensive strategy, but it was a radical departure from what the President is proposing today in this surge. I think there was some, you know, 70-plus…

I kind of feel like I am torn between two of my favorite things, as the ranking member on the panel to oversee the national nuclear security administration, I believe we should be investing more money in nonproliferation programs and…

Madam Speaker, with a final word of appreciation to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and a final word of deepest sorrow and deepest appreciation to the families of these fallen heroes, we can never undo the tragedy that they have…

I guess I am a little confused about the subcommittee chairman's assertion that the military discriminates right now against people that are too tall and too other things when in fact I think what we would actually call those would be…

The other part that I might add that also adds on top of that, my city of Lansing will pay, for instance, 30 percent more for a police car. But this proposal also counts the wages of public employees as taxable, as value in terms of the…

And we found, all the studies have found that you add $1.50 a pack, it reduces the smoking. So, really, we are running at cross purposes here.

Absolutely. Which makes no sense whatsoever. I think your point, and please, you have got some wonderful data and personal experiences here, but the point you were making about we are in the midst here of trying to reduce smoking amongst…

From the day that the Starr referral was delivered to the House, I have said that the decision to impeach the President called upon me to consider the Constitution, my conscience and my constituents