the Federal Government taxes work, savings, investment, risk taking, creativity, ingenuity, entrepreneurship--even death. You name it, Washington taxes it, and sometimes Washington taxes it twice or three times. So it is not all that…

Mr. Speaker, let me close by reading to my colleagues a portion of the sermon given by Phineas D. Gurley at President Lincoln's funeral at the White House. The sermon and its message are powerful. They express the essence of Abraham…

House Resolution 324 provides a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the character and manner of our public and political deliberations, as well as to improve the way we treat each other. Congress should seize this opportunity to lead by…

H.J. Res. 58 is the wrong direction for us to take today. Who is hurt if we pass this resolution today? We are. It is the wrong direction for U.S. farmers and manufacturers who will not have a level playing field when they compete with…

I rise in support of H.R. 10 and thank the gentleman from Iowa for the opportunity to speak. As a freshman member of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, I was privileged to help produce in committee a bipartisan bill that will…

I rise in support of Mrs. Pryce's Resolution. This month is Child Abuse Prevention Month and I am pleased to be able to support this resolution which commemorates those who are helping to alleviate the evils of child abuse and neglect…

I rise today to salute our Nation's women business owners and to join my colleagues in the Congressional Women's Caucus in bringing to the forefront the impressive contributions women business owners are making to the strength and vitality…