John Drake: “I rise to join in congratulating the Iraqi people for their bravery, courage and their belief in freedom. Just 3 years…”

this is day 45, that is, 45 days so far that our veterans have not had the use of the increased funding for their benefits and health care. That's $18.5 million a day not able to be used. This bill has been done for months and the…

for 2 days now, this Congress has addressed a bill to provide increased unemployment benefits. The irony is what we are not talking about. We must talk about why are businesses leaving America, why are we losing these jobs. The answer is…

I rise in support of the Beach Protection Act. And as the Member who represents the entire Atlantic Coast in Virginia and much of the Chesapeake Bay, I recognize that our beaches are a treasure and must remain clean and safe. But we must…

Think of the jobs that could be created, the jobs that we could keep here just by this industry. And just yesterday, the subcommittee voted on a 9-6 vote, with the Democrat majority all voting not to allow us to lift the moratorium on the…