WMATA, similar to transit systems across the country, are constantly evaluating and evolving with new procedures, techniques, and systems to increase security.

Transit security is especially challenging due primarily to the very nature of the business.

The events of September 11, 2001, brought the attention of transportation security and terrorism to prominence.

But, you know, in my district and other places around the country GM essentially put people out of business like that, people who had auto dealerships in their families for generations.

I want to thank the gentleman from Indiana because of a point that he makes about people in his district and Delphi employees who were not protected in the bankruptcy is well received here.

The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medical devices that millions of Americans use.

many American citizens, as well as people around the world, would be surprised to learn that the Congress of the United States has to approve the local budget of the Nation's Capitol

funding is absolutely essential--and that is, funding from the Federal Government level.

The Republican Federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2012, widely known as the Ryan plan, was passed by a party-line vote in the House of Representatives on April 15, 2011.

I am concerned that there appears to be a systematic attack on American workers, and part of that attack seems to be designed to blame them for fiscal challenges facing the States.

Blame the banks, blame global capital flows, blame lax regulation of Wall Street, blame home buyers or home sellers, but don't blame the unions, not for this recession.