RUSS CARNAHAN: “These issues are ones that should bring people together in a very focused way.”

I stand here today frustrated but determined. Frustrated because I've heard from so many people in St. Louis, Missouri, that I represent, small business owners, veterans, students, and others. They're all saying the same thing: ``Put me to…

It really cheapens that to make it into some kind of a gotcha game or to try to make it into some conspiracy to dupe voters in November.

Yesterday, a Republican Representative from my State actually told the truth about the 31st attempt to repeal the new health care law. He told a St. Louis newspaper that today's vote is just because ``we want to get people on the record.''…

He cared passionately about his work. He led in ways and on issues that a lot of people neglected, and he delivered.