Norvell Emerson: “I would like to give him absolute assurance that it has absolutely nothing to do with the subject raised by the…”

I have always loved that song of Johnny Cash, because it so symbolizes the importance of our American flag. It also reminds me of the time when my late husband Bill had just died and we were driving to the cemetery in Hillsboro and along…

I want to thank the Speaker of the House for his graciousness in letting us bring this bill to the floor for debate tonight. And speaking of the leadership in the House, I thought it would be important to all my colleagues for a little…

I represent a district whose mainstay is agriculture, and for the last 4 years and now going into our fifth year our farmers are in very, very bad straits. As a matter of fact, I would agree with the gentlewoman from Florida when she says…

I do not think that the current farm bill or the newly written Farm Security Act, while substantially increasing the funds for rural development, quite frankly, they do not go far enough. As one who represents the largest district…