And we also continue to invite Congresswoman Sanford Bishop, who is running for re-election in Georgia, who has also been caught giving out scholarships inappropriately.

He, too, has behaved outrageously in response to these scholarships that were awarded to people who worked with his wife.

For over 100 years the mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has been to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights for all people, as well as to eliminate racial…

The long-standing conflict in the Middle East unfortunately has added a new and tragic event to its history. I deeply regret the loss of life that occurred on May 31, 2010 when the Israel Defense Force intercepted the flotilla of six ships…

I agree with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the time has come to repeal the current "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which dishonors men and women who are willing to give their lives in service…

I am pleased to join Representatives McGovern and Emerson as an original cosponsor of this bipartisan amendment, which affirms the intention of Congress to combat domestic childhood obesity and hunger in the interest of our national…

I am pleased to join Representatives McGovern and Emerson as an original co-sponsor of this bipartisan amendment, which affirms the intention of Congress to combat domestic childhood obesity and hunger in the interests of our national…

I have decided to support the health reform legislation because it represents an historic opportunity to make health care more accessible and affordable now and into the future. I base this decision not on what is popular, but on what I…

Jack Murtha was a great man, and he, indeed, left indelible footprints. He left footprints on his beloved district in Pennsylvania with all of the projects and all of the things that he did for his constituents there over the 36 years of…

Today, we recognize a brave martyr of the civil rights movement, Medgar Evers, who also is being honored by the U.S. Navy with the naming of a dry cargo ship after him. Medgar Evers served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II…

Yes. VA and DoD are on target to meet the September 30, 2009, 'full interoperability' target mandated by the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 1635.

And I hope that you will remember always the importance of this legislative prerogative. And it is not just a prerogative. It is a requirement.