There is no way that the Valley can continue in its present form.

Using eminent domain for the purposes of a private party has been rather controversial in recent years.

I thank the gentleman for his courtesy. Facts are really kind of difficult if you have to deal with them. The gentleman just spoke about a sad case of an individual that wasn't able to go on a trip because of the high price of gasoline. He…

The tragically high unemployment rate among veterans.

It's an honor to be before you today.

The number of USERRA complaints and inquiries reported to the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve increased 164 percent between 2008 and 2010.

It is an honor to be before you today and I thank you for your continuing work to assist our veterans.

The unemployment rate among veterans in the 18 to 24 year-old age group is an alarming 23.5%.

And as this body has made the decision to send these brave men and women to war, it is now our responsibility to ensure that they can return home to a job that enables them to support themselves and their families in the same manner as…

The gentlelady was quite correct about worrying about the price of gasoline. And as you sit around talking about that, you ought to be concerned about the 24 million gallons of gasoline that's exported from the United States every day. You…

The bottom line of this: this is simply a play by the oil industry to gather more assets on their balance sheet, at the expense of the environment and, just as important, at the expense of a real, all of the above energy policy. It's a sad…

7.7% of our veterans are unemployed is unacceptable for a Nation likes ours.