To preserve the independence of the people, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.

To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.

I'm very concerned about maintaining local radio programming.

The United States has been the pioneer for strong intellectual property protections.

I very much appreciate your holding this hearing, and I look forward to working with you and Ranking Member Smith on this very important legislation.

But today I rise in strong opposition to what is working its way back to the floor of this House in the form of a so-called ``stimulus package.'' This package will stimulate Big Government. It is not going to stimulate our economy. And…

I was here in 1994 when the Republicans gained the majority in the Congress for the first time in 40 years, and remember the reforms that we put into place, term limits on committee chairmen where before chairmen who could barely walk into…

I support this measure. Certainly, I expect the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to address any problems with excessive speculation in the energies markets and to use their emergency powers to do so, if appropriate. But I will tell…

I rise today to honor James Madison University and ask my colleagues to support House Resolution 1051. This resolution celebrates James Madison University on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, which held a week-long celebration…

I also appreciate the very hard work that he put into this very bipartisan effort. And I want to thank the staff on both sides of the aisle. I do believe that this farm bill contains far more reform than any previous farm bill. And I think…

Now for that one-half cent on every dollar, Americans get the stability and safety of their food supply and the assurance that they will not see in the United States what they're seeing in other countries around the world which do not have…

Mr. Speaker, a lot has been said here today about the bipartisan nature of this legislation, but when it passed the House last week, a majority on both sides of the aisle voted for this farm bill, and three-quarters of all of the Members…

Mr. Speaker, much has been said about whether or not there is reform in the legislation. Let me point out that there is very substantial reform. We have caps on adjusted gross income limits on farmers and on nonfarmers. We require direct…

I have never seen anybody who has pursued the passage of legislation as tenaciously and with such dedication, but also listening to so many different people, as the chairman of the committee has done. Mr. Speaker, as a result, this is not…

I support the farm bill because I believe American agriculture is vital to our national security, health and way of life, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this important legislation.

while we debate a bill about beaches today, I am again appalled that the majority has once again missed an opportunity to address one of the biggest problems confronting our constituents, rising energy costs. It is reported today that…

Mr. Speaker, I offer this motion to instruct conferees to make clear that tax increases do not belong in a farm bill. While there are still some funding issues that need to be worked out and many policy decisions to be negotiated, these…

I rise in support of S. 2745, the short-term farm bill extension that will extend some provisions of the 2002 farm bill until April 18. However, progress on a new farm bill agreement has been painfully slow, and this process has become a…

the Chesapeake Bay models, "are not appropriate for development and implementation of TMDLs at the local watershed scale."

I wish to express strong support for H.R. 3454, which I've cosponsored with my colleague Mr. Boucher. H.R. 3454 would authorize the U.S. Forest Service to convey roughly 8 acres of the George Washington National Forest in Alleghany County…

Mr. Speaker, it is a real honor to rise and speak of the life of a great American statesman and a true friend of the American people and a personal friend, Congressman Henry Hyde. When I arrived here in the Congress in 1993, Henry Hyde was…

Earlier this year, the tranquil campus of Virginia Tech and the town of Blacksburg was shattered by the actions of a lone gunman. The horror that the Virginia Tech community has experienced is something that every parent, every American…

I only wish the same thing had been done here. It would have enabled us to have produced a much, much better piece of legislation that would more effectively protect our children.

Mr. Speaker, recently we were all shocked to learn that over 20,000 registered sex offenders were on commercial social networking sites. In response to press attention, the social networking sites removed the sex offenders from these…

I rise in support of H.R. 3013, the Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007. H.R. 3013 bars Federal prosecutors from requiring corporations and individuals to waive their attorney-client privilege as a condition of cooperation or…