Vernon Ehlers: “on rollcall No. 290 I was involved in a meeting and did not return to the floor in time for the vote. Had I been…”

I am very pleased to participate in this discussion today because I believe that Catholic schools and religious schools play an extremely important part in our American educational system. I often deplore the fact that the Catholic schools…

I rise in support of H.R. 3690, the U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007, which will provide for the merger between the Library of Congress Police and the United States Capitol Police. While…

I simply want to point out this is a very important thing that we should do for our troops. I'm delighted that someone has suggested that we use the rotunda for this purpose. We all know how difficult it has been for the troops in both…

America is in trouble. It is in trouble in several areas. It is in trouble in science, and it is in trouble in education, manufacturing, outsourcing. Let me examine some of those. Just an example, science education. Had I the time I could…