According to a poll released this week by CNN, nearly three out of four Americans think that much of the money spent in the so-called stimulus plan has been wasted. I agree. Should we be surprised that a bill chock-full of earmarks and pet…

The American people are hurting, and Washington is not listening. Over the past year, the policies of more taxes, runaway spending and record debt have had a chilling effect on job creation across this country. The stock market is…

While there is controversy about the pending health care legislation, one point where there should be bipartisan agreement is that the Federal Government should not penalize people simply for being married. After review, it appears that…

As the health care negotiations have droned on for months behind closed doors led by Reid and Pelosi without the participation of the American people, Republicans and even many Democrats, what do we have to show for it? We have the…

Recently, two teams in my district won football State championships. In Class 2A, the Evangel Eagles, led by Coach John Bachman, Sr., defeated John Curtis High School. David Dee Duron completed an 8-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter…

Mandating production on all Federal leases and increasing fees would not necessarily increase production and could, in fact, reduce industry interest in Federal leases.

This seems to be an extension of the old disapproved and discredited idea of the 'use it or lose it' theory from the last Congress.

Am I to understand that I hear today that there is perhaps a consensus emerging that we need to move more toward nuclear energy which will help us out in the long run.

I appreciate the low-key approach of eminent domain. There have been abuses of that power by local governments, and using that as a last resort is the right way to do that.

I feel with the sacrifices our active duty are having to make, particularly those going overseas and on the front lines, that there is nothing that is too much to do for our active duty and their families.

From my neck of the woods, north Louisiana, we have quite a number of engineers. And right now I'm very concerned about engineers because of our current economic situation. President Obama just mentioned that his stimulus bill is better…

I am very concerned today about teen violence. There is a lot we need to do about teen violence. But in dealing with the stimulus bill, I see that we are spending our money every place but teen violence. The stimulus bill passed by the…

I stand today in agreement with the gentlewoman from North Carolina, the gentleman from Texas, and the gentleman from South Carolina. As this body considers whether to burden future generations of Americans with more debt in the name of…