Jean Schmidt: “The announcement of the plot to assassinate the Ambassador from Saudi Arabia... illustrates the dangers that we live in.”

I think it is incumbent on all of us to find ways to use those precious dollars in a very wise and judicious manner.

I think what--the purpose of this--these hearings are to get Amtrak to understand that we do not have an unending pot of gold here to help you remain operational.

First off, my heart goes out to the families of those who lost their loved ones, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Foreign Officer Sean Smith, U.S. Security Officers Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods.

Rape is a difficult issue. But if the baby is created, it is a human life. And whether that mother ends that pregnancy or not, the scars will not go away. It is a shame that it happens. But there is an opportunity for that woman no matter…