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as a physician, I know that respected scientists believe that misrepresentations and exaggerated claims in this debate are not only scientifically irresponsible, they are deceptive and cruel to millions of patients and their families who…
today I rise in honor of Dr. Betty Siegel, president of Kennesaw State University in Georgia. After 25 years of service to the University, Dr. Siegel will be retiring at the end of the year, and what an amazing 25 years it has been for her…
multiple news reports claim that the U.S. Border Patrol has been ordered to stop arresting illegal aliens in Arizona where American citizens have been patrolling. And why have the agents been asked to stop these arrests? Because an…
it is with great honor and enthusiasm that I congratulate Bascomb United Methodist Church as they join together for their 175th Homecoming Celebration on June 5, 2005, a church with a rich heritage which continues to serve the Cherokee…
in 1981 as the Social Security system was on the verge of collapse, many cities and counties decided to opt out of the Social Security system. My own district, the city of Marietta, Georgia, took the opportunity; and the results serve as a…
did you hear the news this morning? The U.S. Bankruptcy Court allowed United Airlines to default, to end four pension plans. They will be transferred to the Federal Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation and ultimately the American…
our servicemen and -women are winning the war on terror. Yesterday, U.S. and coalition forces arrested al Qaeda's third highest ranking member. Two years ago, the world saw the statues of Saddam Hussein come tumbling down as Iraqis…
the American taxpayer through the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, has already assumed nearly $10 billion in unfunded pension liabilities from two airlines in bankruptcy. I repeat, $10 billion. Something has to be done, and that is…
last Thursday our President told the Nation that he was willing to listen to any ideas from anyone and was willing to share the credit for a solution to Social Security problems. Finding a solution requires more than just complaining and…
it is hard to tell by reading the front pages of papers across the country, but the House has been racking up legislative accomplishments, one after another after another, most of the times with growing bipartisan support. Look at just a…
government waste, fraud, and abuse have taken every shape and form one can imagine, and now it is even affecting our lax immigration policies. The U.S. Government recently spent close to $240 million to help our border patrol with the…
for the last 6 weeks, Democratic leaders have been speaking out of both sides of their mouths. They have leveled charges against the majority leader, yet at the same time they will not allow the ethics committee to convene and explore the…
balancing a checkbook and principles such as saving and investing seem like a foreign language to much of our Nation's youth. Sadly, many of our high school graduates lack the basic skills to handle their own finances. Combine that with…
at the base of the Statue of Liberty is a poem that reads: ``Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.'' Understood in this fundamental principle is that our Nation would welcome anyone in an orderly and…
tomorrow is April 15, an important day. It is tax day. Today, millions of Americans are in the process of filing their taxes. When all is said and done, many will get a refund from Uncle Sam. Hopefully, these refunds will not be needed to…
it is time that we bury the death tax today, once and for all. For too long the American dream has turned into the American nightmare and for too many citizens and countless small businesses. Many Americans with dreams take risks, invest…
That is the easy thing to do. Because there are a few years where people are not going to feel it, they are not going to feel that pain, but the gentleman from South Carolina so vividly brings a face to that by presenting his son and his…
it is no wonder that during my recent town hall meetings Georgians made their feelings on illegal immigration crystal clear. Look at the statistics. The illegal alien population in this country has now reached close to 11 million, and that…
many people may be asking, why are we bringing the topic of Social Security to the kitchen tables of the American family? Well, maybe it is because Social Security is a pay-as-you-go system, with today's workers paying to support today's…
you know Social Security is quickly becoming social insecurity for millions of Americans approaching retirement. Let us take a step back for a moment and take the politics and the pundits and rhetoric out of the debate, and let us examine…
America's Social Security system has been described with nearly every word in the dictionary: crisis, problem, trouble, bankruptcy. One can play the semantics game with Social Security all they want, but the fact of the matter is that…
This bill, this bill, will enhance employment; it will increase employment and job retention, plus increase the overall skill level of our labor force. Now, the demagoguery that you hear from the other side on this issue, and, frankly, on…
not too long ago, our Nation's courts were a place where Americans were able to seek justice. Today, however, the system has become a playground for personal injury trial lawyers as they file sham, abusive cases in lawsuit-friendly…
I rise today with honor and with reverence to pay tribute to a patriot and a hero, Private First Class Jesus Fonseca, 19 years old, of Marietta, Georgia, who died on January 17 in Iraq. He was killed when a car bomb detonated near his…
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