David Skaggs: “I submit that this is a very artful redefinition on the fly of these terms in a proposed amendment to the fundamental…”

I am not questioning the gentleman's sincerity about taking national security issues seriously. Far be it from that. Contrary to what the gentleman is suggesting, I think we should adhere to and aspire to a particularly high standard of…

I want to express my deep respect to the gentleman from California for bringing this before the House. I agree with him that we ought to face up to our constitutional responsibilities, and that would incline me to support him. I agree with…

At a time of economic prosperity, thank goodness, we all generally do feel pretty good about things, but we should bear in mind that there is an enormous underclass in this society that is hurting. And to the extent that we deny them…

as the country and this body battles to find some clarity in the back and forth between the salacious and the fallacious, there are actually some significant and important things going on in Washington and in Congress. One of those has to…