John Drake: “They didn't think about protecting themselves. They thought about the citizens of Nashville and protecting them.”

I am surprised. I think it is one of the top five issues in America, and that's energy, and I was very surprised by that.

Today, the national average for a gallon of gas has reached $4.07. With your average vehicle tank holding 18 gallons, that translates to $75 to fill your tank. This is on top of skyrocketing food costs and, now, increases in both our…

I rise in support of H.R. 6109, which reauthorizes the successful Pre-Disaster Mitigation program for the next 3 years. The Pre-Disaster Mitigation program was originally authorized by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 as a pilot program…

I rise in support of H.R. 2452, the Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act. Our Nation has nearly 23,000 miles of ocean and gulf shoreline along the continental United States, 5,500 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and 3.6 million miles…