James A. Leach: “I also believe that what the gentleman is doing makes sense. I would only also stress what an enormous contribution he…”

I am honored to yield to the distinguished chairman of the Middle East Subcommittee, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), for such time as she may consume.

this spring I voted against the war in Iraq for a number of reasons. Principally I was concerned that intervention would prove counterproductive. But all of us must recognize that both Houses of Congress by majority vote authorized this…

last week the House entertained 10 hours of debate on the Iraq war. The unamendable resolution which formed the basis of the debate was a partisan measure crafted to be a simple endorsement of our troops, a subject upon which all Americans…

To be blunt, we can do better than this. Congress is missing the big picture. Ethics cannot be legislated, but the role of lobbyists and their disproportionate, sometimes corrupting, power can. The issue is money in politics and the need…