as we know, those who don't understand history are doomed to repeat it.

I wonder if it is really true that this had no effect on them.

Can you give me some idea of the justification for a company like Fannie Mae increasing its exposure to derivatives?

How could a $192 million loss result in a $100-billion-plus loss to the taxpayers? How is that possible?

Well, again, let's look at the information I just provided to you. If in fact the interest income that was lost--and interest income is defined in the 10-Q as, ``the amount of interest income that would have been recorded during the period…

Somewhere along the line, somebody should have had the authority and the guts to say to AIG, you are doing something wrong.

We're going to have--we already have hundreds of thousands of veterans returning from the war in Iraq.

It's a thrill to have you here in my district.

Veterans deserve timely access to health services.

So when I vote to support you, to support veterans around the district and around our country, I feel what I am really doing is honoring my father.

Procurement is actually a particular interest of mine. My background was in procurement before I came to Congress.