Veterans Day marks the 87th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I. On this date we honor the soldiers, sailors, marines, and aviators who have protected the United States in times of war. Today, we are again a Nation at war…

tomorrow some of the biggest names in the oil industry are coming to Capitol Hill to testify on why their companies are making record profits at the same time American families are struggling to heat their homes. We are hearing some really…

this Wednesday, some of the biggest names in the oil industry are coming to Capitol Hill to testify why their companies are making record profits at the same time Americans are struggling to heat their homes and fill their cars with…

it might shock everyone to know that former FEMA Director Michael Brown is still on the government's payroll. Michael Brown is still earning a $148,000 annual salary. ``Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.'' Homeland Security Secretary…

an esteemed colleague recently said, it is much better to be us than to be them. He is probably right. It is better to be us than a middle-class family burdened with high energy costs, rising health care inflation and $8 trillion in…

middle-class families across this Nation are struggling to make ends meet. While housing and education prices are skyrocketing, wages have been held stagnant for the last 3 years. Now families can add energy to the list of out-of-control…

I thank my colleague from Chicago for yielding me this time. I may have to go into a witness protection plan after this speech, given Wrigleyville is in my district. As a fan of the Chicago Cubs, as those have noted and anybody listening…

last week, America reached a tragic milestone in Iraq, the 2,000th American died. As of today, nearly 2,030 Americans have been killed in Iraq and a little over 200 in Afghanistan. In fact, October was the deadliest month in Iraq since…

while American families and businesses struggle with sky-high energy prices, oil and gas companies are facing an entirely different crisis: What to do with all their money. Yesterday, Exxon Mobil reported that its profits increased 75…

we are in the midst of an energy crisis. Gas is at $3 a gallon, and utilities are now predicting that families could pay as much as 70 percent more to heat their homes this winter. Natural gas prices are so high that the Energy Department…

this week we passed two milestones in Iraq: The constitution was ratified, and, tragically, the 2,000th American died. These milestones, one positive, one clearly negative, provide us with an opportunity to review our progress in Iraq…

since 2000 this Congress has racked up more than $3 trillion in additional new debt, and by the year 2008, we will cross the $4 trillion mark. Why? It is trying to do something that no other Congress and no other President has ever tried…

yesterday we marked a solemn milestone: over 2,000 American military personnel have now given their lives fighting in Iraq. 246 Americans have also fallen in the line of duty in Afghanistan. We owe these brave men and women and their…

today marks a solemn milestone: 2,000 American military personnel have now given their lives fighting in Iraq; 244 Americans have also fallen in Afghanistan. We owe these brave men and women and their families a debt of gratitude that can…

since the year 2000 this Congress has racked up more than $3 trillion in new debt. How did that happen? They tried to do what no other President has tried to do and no other Congress, to fund two wars with four tax cuts. This Congress has…

after racking up nearly $3 trillion in new debt in the past 4 years, suddenly this Congress has decided to become budget hawks. Tomorrow we are set to slash up to $50 billion from essential investments in America in order to cut taxes for…

tomorrow will mark the 4-year anniversary of our troops' deployment in Afghanistan. In honor of their service and their memory, Democrats and Republican colleagues of mine have been reading their names, the names of those who have died in…

I know we are pretty busy, so to catch everybody up here, a few of today's headlines: ``E-mail Show FEMA's Disarray.'' Documents offer a glimpse of communication breakdowns in the Federal response to Katrina. ``Inflation Soars Largest…

I find the debate over how we are going to pay for the reconstruction and revitalization of the gulf coast ironic because in the past few years this body has allocated nearly $400 billion for the war in Iraq, without a peep, just a…

much of the gulf coast lies in ruins. Iraq is on the verge of a civil war. Government spending has spiraled out of control, leaving structural deficits as far as the eye can see; and we are in the midst of an energy crisis. With these and…

in the original welfare reform bill by President Clinton, this provision was never in it. Second, it was unconstitutional, and it was never promulgated by President Clinton in the rulemaking. He does not support that provision. If you want…

since 1965, Head Start has provided 22 million children, American children, with the education and health and social services to lead productive lives. It is the most successful school readiness program in the Nation. It has always…

as somebody who worked for President Clinton as his senior advisor, President Clinton did not support, nor did he introduce in his welfare bill, anything that you are saying, and I will say he never promulgated those rules or enforced…

the double standard in this Congress takes your breath away. In the 2\1/2\ years since I have been in Congress, this body has allocated nearly $400 billion for Iraq without a worry about the deficit. You have funded three wars with four…

the cleanup effort along the gulf coast is now fully underway. The floodwaters of New Orleans have receded. We are shifting our focus to rebuilding and restoring lives as we all watch as another hurricane is on its way, and obviously put…