David Skaggs: “We should do the right thing. We should do the careful thing. We should do the conservative thing. We should reject this…”

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…

Over the last 4 years, the Congress to Campus Program has visited over 120 campuses around the country and really around the world. As most of the people here in the Chamber know, this is a program that exists because of the volunteer time…

Mr. Speaker, let me ask my friends, how has the first amendment failed this country? I do not understand what we are doing here today. How has the first amendment failed this great land? As with other parts of the Bill of Rights, the…

a year ago, when I announced my decision to support fast track trade negotiating authority, I told my constituents that I was supporting it because I believe strongly that good jobs depend on expanded trade--especially for a state like…