Mark Kennedy: “My opponent says the answer is diplomacy. But you can't negotiate with people who want to kill you.”

I rise today, as a Member of Congress and a parent, to thank the many law enforcement officers whose hard work resulted in yesterday's capture of escaped child sexual predator Michael Benson. I would also commend John Walsh and the viewers…

Where is the outrage? We hear stories today of two of our soldiers having suffered unspeakable tortures and left in a nearly unrecognizable condition, yet where are the cries of outrage against this brutality? Instead, we hear today of the…

This is not about politics. This is about principle. This is about showing the kind of serious issue that it is and inviting the voters into having a debate.

At the chairman's request, I will withdraw my amendment under the agreement that in the future and once this program has been further defined by the USDA, that we work together to make sure that it becomes funded at the level necessary to…