Timothy Roemer: “this is a pro-American amendment, it is a pro-worker amendment, and it is a pro-business amendment.”

If this legislation were a bill to support our troops, our brave and courageous men and women overseas, fighting terrorism, it would pass unanimously, right now. If this bill were simply a bill to protect our homeland from terrorists, it…

this bill is dripping and glowing red, not the red of compassion of Valentine's Day, but the red of deficits and the red ink that is not paid for and will cost taxpayers across the country. This will cost taxpayers $180 billion over 5…

I rise to express my heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Congresswoman Patsy Mink, including her husband John and daughter Wendy, and the people of Hawaii's Second Congressional District who share our recent loss. Patsy Mink…

last week U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Irish rock star Bono on a tour of Africa called attention to the need for international development to alleviate world poverty and suffering. As their trip demonstrated, impoverished…