James Barrett: “I would like to correct the chairman. This is a merit-based program, not a need-based program. And I understand that we…”

our mortgage market is experiencing housing finance challenges and a credit crisis. Foreclosures are hitting an all time high. My own State of South Carolina is ranked 39th in the Nation for home foreclosures. Mortgage and financial…

Mr. Speaker, President John Adams once said, ``The highest story of the American Revolution is this. It connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.'' So often we hear about the…

it has been 30 years since Congress first implemented FISA allowing the use of telecommunications technology against those who threaten the safety of our people and our way of life. The majority party has refused to believe that FISA needs…

last week, Senator John McCain stated that we need to lift the Federal moratorium on offshore drilling for oil and gas. President Bush also agreed that the U.S. needs to lift its long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling so we can…