This time on forgotten crimes: Caught up with prostitution scandals in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans, a Louisiana politician has been let of the hook.

For me, it's not about hookers or cheating on his wife. The man broke the law. And there ought to be consequences for that.

your leadership in helping our State and its people recover has been unmatched.

Stafford was totally inadequate for the catastrophic event we experienced.

We need assistance in trying to look at a reauthorization or reforming so that there is a catastrophic event clause.

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to lift the deepwater moratorium for companies that meet the new safety requirements and guidelines recently set in place by Secretary Salazar. Make no mistake, BP was a bad player. As we have…

Thank you, Mr. Rahall. I thank the 216 people that stood by me to try and protect what is best and loved by the people of south Louisiana and the entire State. Yes, 80 percent of the people in Louisiana believe that they are directly or…

I urge my colleagues to support the Gulf Coast Restoration Amendment for one simple reason: responsible oil-spill response legislation must include funding to address the rapid deterioration of our crumbling coast. Coastal erosion has…

When Michelle tells her boys about their dad, she's not going to show them a pay stub. She will tell them how much their father loved them. I want to say how offensive it is when the law recognizes only pecuniary loss in cases like these…

We know that current law encourages risky behavior. We've seen through the ongoing investigations into the Horizon disaster that BP chose to ignore safety concerns about the volatility of their well. As a result, hardworking men lost their…

Our culture is threatened. Our coastal economy is threatened. And everything that I know and love is at risk.

I rise today with a heavy heart to remember the 11 men that died on the offshore rig Deepwater Horizon. Those men and thousands of them like them, women included, travel out to offshore rigs every day to work hard and provide opportunities…

Let me just start by saying in New Orleans we have what is known as the Who Dats. That is the people that have been loyal since day one. We now have in New Orleans a group called the Renew Dats, which is the group that wasn't sure every…

On behalf of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I am proud to present House Resolution 1079 for consideration. This resolution congratulates the National Football League Champion New Orleans Saints for winning Super Bowl…

I seem to be spending an inordinate amount of time explaining to my constituents some of the false information that is getting put out there as though the deficits showed up yesterday at our doorstep unbeknownst to anyone before. Some 8…

You can't continue to print money and continue to elevate the debt on this country. And particularly when you look at the debt of this country as we stand here today, in 8 years this deficit has grown to a size that is larger than all the…

Mr. Speaker, on June 21, 2004, Space Ship One became the first privately funded craft to take a person into space. Space Ship One flew again on September 29, 2004, and on October 4, 2004, and upon successful completion of these flights…

Mr. Speaker, I am honored to support House Resolution 943, a resolution honoring the astronauts of the space shuttle Challenger and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986. The tragic loss of the Challenger and…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to associate myself with Mr. Boustany's remarks. Of course most people from most States are very proud when their colleges become the national champion, and particularly in this past year I have had conversations…

yesterday, I listened as Members explained that the reason they were voting to impeach President Clinton was because he had committed perjury