Earl Pomeroy: “No longer can we sit idly by, as the cycle of violence not only goes on, but oftentimes worsens.”

I am happy to report the water in the Red River continues to go down, and it looks like this heroic community-wide effort put forward by Fargo, in putting 43 miles of temporary dike in place, will have largely saved the city.

The notion that we are going to allow credit for risk ceded without any looking at whether or not there is a creditworthy partner providing the backstop, to me is just mind-boggling.

Mr. Speaker, the pride I want to express is, as being a member of the Agriculture Committee, which I also serve on, a day like today makes me especially proud of that membership because what is before us is a collaborative product, the…

last month the employment of George W. Bush came to an end. Unfortunately, so did the jobs of nearly 600,000 Americans, hardworking men and women hit in every sector of our economy, thrown out of work in the toughest recession to hit our…