Barbara Kennelly: “The Chair now calls on the Honorable Connie Morella, president of the association, and a wonderful president, to take…”

Thank you all for joining us today. Our association was chartered by Congress, and one requirement of that charter is for us to report once a year to Congress about our activities. Wait until you see how many activities that we have. Many…

I want to state my strong support for the amendment offered by Representative Carolyn Maloney to the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill. This amendment creates a 12-member commission to recommend changes to current campaign finance…

we gather to pay tribute tonight to the lives of the heroes who died on Friday, true heroes Officer J.J. Chestnut and Detective John Gibson. Like many of my colleagues, on Friday I had a hearing, I had meetings, I went back and forth to…

Mr. Speaker, this bill proposes good ideas, but they are postscript for what is already happening. For example, the legislation calls for a national dialogue on Social Security, but there are already several reputable organizations…