Emerson Etheridge: “Along that line, Mr. Speaker, as we were talking about our volunteers, we have a bill in, as the gentleman well knows…”

You know, not being able to water our lawn, wash your car, take a long shower is an inconvenience; but if you're a farmer and you don't have the water for your crops, it's catastrophic. Because you not only have an opportunity to lose your…

I remember when we went out to South Dakota and through Iowa and how tough it was when it was dry. I will always remember with my good friend, Jerry Moran, we flew into Kansas last year to do a hearing on the ag bill. Lo and behold, when…

I support this bill to cut interest rates in half for our students. As the first member of my family to graduate from college, I know firsthand that affordable access to higher education is the key to the American dream for working…

Here is my question. If I keep building this big enough, pretty soon the bankers are going say to me, ``Mr. Etheridge, if you can't pay some of the principal, we're going to have to sit down and work out a plan for you.'' Normally, people…