President Obama yesterday outlined four areas to curb foreign oil dependence: domestic production, natural gas vehicles, car fuel efficiency, and better use of biofuels. He could have added a fifth element, his administration's own…

I thank the gentlelady. I want to make five basic points. Number one, there are no savings to the taxpayer in this bill. It simply passes on higher costs and fewer choices to local stations. Second, it is not going to stop NPR, which will…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy and her advocacy here. I just finished listening to my friend from Colorado, and he gets it half right. First of all, it is ironic that the new Republican majority, having been touted on the floor…

The Republican assault on public broadcasting continues. We are told that tomorrow we will be considering H.R. 1076, which really goes further than anything that we have considered to date. It would prohibit the purchase of any content for…

This morning thousands of people on Capitol Hill turned to NPR radio or the NPR Web site to find out the latest developments on the horrific situation in Japan, the potential nuclear meltdown, and with the fast-moving events in the Middle…

I would like to thank the hundreds of cyclists, parents, business people, and especially bike industry leaders who flooded Capitol Hill this week with a message of bike partisanship. They were addressing the issues found on the front page…

I had the privilege this morning to participate in a fascinating in-depth discussion sponsored by the National Journal and The Regence Foundation, ``Living Well at the End of Life: A National Conversation.'' It was made possible by the…

Those used to be bipartisan; but instead of working with us to refine and accelerate the provisions, people are trying to put sand in the gears. And as my friends from Michigan and from New York have pointed out, there are going to be…

I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Speaker, to withdraw the previous statement. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon…

I appreciate the opportunity, because I want to be very clear about what I intended, what I thought I said and I think a review of the tape would reveal. I am not calling anybody a liar. What I intended to say, and I will ask unanimous…

Thank you, Mr. Levin, I appreciate that. It's a little interesting when we hear our friends come to the floor with the same talking points. My good friend from California talks about the government takeover of health care--which of course…

Because those words are still echoing in the Chamber. It has been said by somebody on the other side of the aisle earlier: ``PolitiFact editors and reporters have chosen `government takeover of health care' as the 2010 Lie of the Year…