I rise in support of improved health care for our Nation's seniors, and I think it has to be done through Medicare. I believe that Congress can truly improve the seniors' standard of living through preventative care and alternative…

while the House is in the midst of debate that will improve Medicare for millions of seniors, we must ensure both the quality of care and the solvency of the Medicare system for all of our seniors. Mr. Speaker, the prescription drug…

the House is in the midst of debate that will improve Medicare for millions of seniors. We will provide a prescription drug benefit. We will construct a fairer, consumer-oriented and better managed system for seniors to receive health…

I rise tonight to begin the discussion of probably one of the most critical things we will consider during the 108th Congress. Tonight we are going to begin to talk about a need that America has had for a long time, and that is a…

But I think we can agree, number one, there is going to be some form of a copay, some form of a limited amount of initial cost associated with this plan, but it is going to be nominal. We are looking at plans that may require a $250 or…

I agree. I think the gentleman is 100 percent right. The proposals I have reviewed indeed focus this benefit on the neediest of America's seniors and ensures that, as the gentleman has suggested, they do not have to make a choice between…

I wanted to point out one thing and highlight a comment the gentleman made. Sometimes we get caught up in perfection, and what we need are good commonsense approaches to problems in America. I think some of the critics of these proposals…

Is it not correct that the proposals we are considering have not yet been cast in stone? They are still quite malleable; they are still under debate, and we are considering multiple options? And as a point of emphasis, I want to recognize…

First of all, Mr. Speaker, we need to make sure that we understand the principles of strengthening and improving Medicare. We have to guarantee that all citizens, all of our senior citizens, have an affordable prescription drug benefit…

This is a straightforward, sensible bill. It just makes common sense. It is a bipartisan bill that has been worked out to ensure the appropriate and effective protection of our children. This bill protects children. It puts the power back…

America's forest ecosystems are being decimated at an alarming rate by large-scale catastrophic wildfire and massive outbreaks of disease, insect infestation, and invasive species. In the State of Georgia alone, we have a little over…

I rise today to honor our military personnel on the occasion of Armed Forces Day. As a veteran of the Marine Corps, I believe one of the most important things a person can do is serve this great country through the military. Our nation…

I rise today to announce good news. Dr. Salai Tun Than, University of Georgia graduate and a political prisoner of the Burmese government since December 2001, was released from his 7-year sentence this past Sunday. While many were…

I rise today to celebrate all the mothers in America. During the last few weeks, we have watched as our Armed Forces fought and won a war in Iraq. This weekend many of those troops will celebrate Mother's Day at home with their families…

Some schools are actually requiring parents to place their child on drugs in order to attend school. This is wrong. My provision is not anti-school. It is not anti-teacher. It is not anti-medication. This provision is pro-children and…

Today the Subcommittee on Select Education is holding a hearing on missing and exploited and runaway youth under which revisions to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children will be considered. This topic is particularly…

I would like to submit a resolution for consideration by the Senate marking the last week in April as ``Cowboy Poetry Week.'' Many think cowboys are a thing of the past, but I can tell you otherwise. In many western States like Montana…

Every spring, as we look around this city, I just think it is God's picturesque way of reminding us of the Earth's renewal. It comes every spring just as a reminder that that is one institution that we haven't been able to change. I have a…

we have before us today a sensible piece of legislation that will support our troops in completing their education, a bill that will help our troops participate in the Federal financial aid program by cutting through the administrative…

this resolution is powerful. It is powerful because it says that if one has a loved one in the armed services, we encourage them to fly a Blue Star Banner. It is powerful because it encourages those families who have lost a loved one in…

I rise to share another story that comes from the battlefield of Iraq. There are a thousand of these stories, but I think it is the way we start our day as a reminder of exactly what is going on at ground level--in other words, where the…

as we stand here today, the conflict goes on in Iraq. I was just talking to a friend. He asked me when are we going to make a move and how is it going? We have only been there a week and a half, but one would think from the television…

I also rise to join with my colleagues on the passing of Pat Moynihan. Where does one start when a friend and colleague leaves us? When Senator Moynihan retired from the Senate, where he served our country and his State so well, he really…

Of all the options we have in the world, war is the absolute last one. For our young men and women over there, they have to carry the responsibility. But the real weight may be on the shoulders of our Commander in Chief and on the Prime…

I just want the taxpayers to know what they are paying for. The fact is, part of that oil was purchased by this Government and put in there, but most of it was taken from royalties. They took the oil instead of the money. And that was…