Richard Gephardt: “Vote no on the previous question. The gentleman knew what I meant. Madam Speaker, let me end with this last point. This…”

I rise to urge a full and fair debate on Social Security. Three months ago, the President's commission issued a report. It called for sweeping changes to the Social Security system. It called for the creation of private accounts. It called…

Congress today will vote on an issue of great importance to the Nation. This week, Congress will vote on the President's request for $86.7 billion in supplemental spending to fund ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as…

Howard, I think you are all over the lot on this issue. First of all, at the time the resolutions were on the floor, you said you favored the Biden-Lugar resolution, which in effect was the same thing that we passed on the floor. It was…

I rise to urge a free and fair debate on this floor about the future of Social Security before the November elections occur. Here we are in October, nearing what will become the end of the 107th Congress, and we have yet to have a real…