David Thomas: “we believe it is legitimate and we want to move forward. All this does is do away with dividends. Therefore, we are…”

I wish to speak in general about the bill, not on the specific amendments, about what I think we are doing and the importance, frankly, of what we are doing. We are talking, of course, about ethics, about how we function within this body…

I yield myself briefly. All we have to do to provide an increase in the minimum wage is to vote ``yes.'' And I wonder how that person working for a minimum wage feels when you say, I couldn't vote ``yes'' for the increase in the minimum…

reclaiming my time, millions of Americans are thankful they now have prescription drugs at significant savings. I know it is difficult because another line went through one of your typical political arguments. Test us. See if we are just…

I began to uncover the research and studies on Iraq Afghanistan War Lung disease, and the devastating effects of the 'burn pits' on service members and civilians.