Glenn English: “So I guess my common sense question is, does it make sense to go forward with this legislation at all if what we are in…”

this thing is too important not to get right.

I must say, though, I think the record needs to be made clear and this resolution needs to be put in context. It is more than a weak exhortation; it is an expression of support for the administration's efforts at a very critical time to…

Mr. Speaker, 3 years ago, Congress passed a Medicare bill that for the first time created an opportunity for many seniors to have access to strong, valuable and persistent prescription drug coverage. Although the legislation was a…

Mr. Speaker, it has been painful for me to sit here and listen to some of the partisan rhetoric, which I think has trivialized a very serious issue. If this is about compassion, the House has already gone on record in a very compassionate…