Vernon Ehlers: “I personally would prefer, if we are going to show preferences here and use the money for that purpose, I would really…”

I do deplore that the State of Indiana was willing to give them a permit. I do deplore that the Environmental Protection Agency was willing to give them a permit. This is contrary to everything that we have been trying to do to clean up…

One part about this bill that is probably worthwhile is the effort to reduce energy use, and in particular to reduce the carbon footprint, as it has come to be called, although I have always joked that I prefer "carbon tire tracks" because…

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…

In the midst of all this serious debate about an extremely important bill, I would like to pause just a moment to have a lighter moment that we can all enjoy as we recognize that one of our leading Members in this Congress tomorrow reaches…