Bob Franks: “On rollcall No. 448, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________”

I rise to briefly turn my colleagues' attention to two of its important provision. But first I want to share with you a tragic incident which was covered in depth this morning on NBC's Today Show. Twenty-five years ago, seven year old Joan…

let me begin by observing that in my opinion both sides in this discussion are fundamentally committed to balancing the budget. Nobody ever said that that goal would be easy to attain. If it were easy, I suspect it would have been done…

Under current law, Federal inmates are eligible to receive 54 days of credit toward early release for good behavior. This practice is called good time. Under the present system, all inmates who do not have a high school diploma are…

today, along with Representatives Jack Quinn, Paul McHale, and Marty Meehan, I will introduce legislation aimed at revitalizing America's industrial sector. Our bill encourages businesses to reclaim old, abandoned industrial sites known as…