I believe that is why these kinds of opportunities for us to be able to share our history, our involvement, our contributions in who we are as Americans are critical. It is also the episode of the Filipino veterans who were asked by…

Thank you, Congresswoman Judy Chu. I want to thank you very much for initiating the resolution honoring Norm Mineta, but I want to make it very clear to the audience and to Norm that we are doing this not in anticipation of your demise. It…

It is with great honor that I rise today to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of a great democracy and our close friend and important ally, Israel. The United States and Israel share a unique and unbreakable bond. This bond is based upon…

Today I rise in support of health care reform. The other side of the aisle would have us believe that we need to wait longer to make health reform a reality. They don't want to make the sweeping changes that the American people KNOW we…

In 5 seconds, Federal moneys cannot be used for State elections. State elections cannot be used for private kinds of elections. That is what they were saying. It is not about race.

I think this is what Congress is all about, where we talk about very substantive issues. And this is one of those most important issues because it affects our relationship with other countries, other States, and other indigenous people…