Charlie Melancon: “Stafford was totally inadequate for the catastrophic event we experienced.”

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…

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, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart covered the subject matter of the resolution with a tremendous explanation of why we need to be attentive to National Hurricane Week. This June 1 begins the 2007 hurricane season here in the United…

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…