Baron P. Hill: “Granting William Clark the grade of captain is well-deserved and long overdue.”

I cannot begin to tell my colleagues how proud I am to be here in the seat that Lee Hamilton held for 34 years. As a new member of the House Armed Services Committee, I know that we owe a lot to those who currently serve our country and…

for many years, people in Washington, Democrats and Republicans, have not been writing budgets that use real numbers. The majority's budget we are considering today is more of the same old song and dance, spend money the government does…

I am a new Member of Congress but I am a veteran observer of Congress. For 20 years, I have watched this Congress spend more money than it took in. Year after year, I watched our government run deficits every year and charge their…

we have committed our armed forces to the conflict in Kosovo and now we must pay for it. This unanticipated expense is a classic example of what constitutes emergency spending. I have voted to support our troops and the NATO operation in…