As an administrator and policymaker at the local, state, and federal levels, I have often seen the value of common-sense regulations that save lives. I have also seen the challenges associated with cumbersome regulations that can sometimes…

There was a tough article in the Sunday, December 4, New York Times entitled, ``How the Food Industry Eats Your Kids' Lunch.'' This has serious consequences for the 32 million children who rely on school lunches, and often the breakfast…

It's a sign of maturity to be able to retain two different but related concepts in your head at the same time. For instance, taxes should not be raised on the majority of working Americans while the economy is in this very difficult…

I am disappointed by the House passage of H. Res. 470, which ensures that the so-called ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act'' will receive a vote in the House of Representatives. This legislation is anti-democratic, anti-union, and…

I oppose this amendment to our Constitution that purports to balance our nation's budget, but instead serves merely as an excuse for Congress to avoid the real responsibilities of governing. When the balanced budget amendment freight train…

I appreciate my friend for the courtesy of permitting me to speak on this. I am here in honor of the memory of the late, and I think great, United States Senator from Oregon, Republican Mark Hatfield. When the balanced budget amendment…

But Senator Hatfield understood that that was wrong. He voted against it. It failed. And what happened? We were able to move forward under a Democratic administration to be able to rein in spending. We balanced the budget for 4 consecutive…

Congress seems determined to undermine recent nutrition standards proposed by the Obama administration. It's shameful that we are poised to intervene to make sure that pizza continues to count as a vegetable and that we protect the…

I appreciate the opportunity to be here this evening sharing some observations. It is, of course, always interesting to have shared the floor with my good friend from Iowa listening to his view of the universe, and even wincing a little…

Last December, an item caught my eye in the Harper's Index: the rank of baked goods, pizza, and soda as sources of calories for American children--drum roll, please--number one, number two, number three. That's how our children get most of…

It is a pleasure to be on the floor with my partner on this legislation, the gentleman from California (Mr. Herger), being able to see it finally brought to fruition. It was actually made a little better with the inclusion of these…

We need to make sure going forward we don't have these aberrations that cause us to go through these gyrations for something that on its face really is not going to yield the economic results. Finally, I hope we can work together in the…