I appreciate the work that you are doing, and I appreciate the opportunity to work with you as your partner on the House side.

The goal of our hearing today, as I understand it, is less to focus on the problem as it is to focus on solutions.

It is really terrific to have the Senate Judiciary Committee here in St. Albans on this incredibly important topic.

What we ultimately want to do is take the steps we can to protect our communities.

There is a fundamental issue that we face in this rule, and it is this: Does Congress cede its authority under the Constitution to the executive, or does it exercise it? Mr. Speaker, from a distance--I have only been here a little over a…

You know, they have said it pretty well. There's nothing that we can say or do that will acknowledge our appreciation for the sacrifice that the men and women of the uniformed services have given to this country. What we are acknowledging…

there's a new regulation that was in the process of being promulgated that did a practical and sensible thing for taxpayers: it required contractors who receive over $5 million of taxpayer money to report fraud when they are aware it…

I want to just add a few things about what this budget really is ultimately about. It's about real people, with real lives and real challenges, and the fundamental responsibilities of a governing body are to meet a budget and present a…

the basic question that we face in America is the basic question we face in Congress, and that is, are we going to turn the page on a fossil fuel-based energy policy that needs to change? Are we going to embrace an alternative energy…

as we know on a bipartisan basis, the cost of college is skyrocketing, and it is putting in jeopardy access to college and achievement of the American Dream for kids across this entire country. The Education and Labor Committee has taken a…

The elements of the stimulus package, as we know, are being discussed, but basically it would be a short-term tax break or check to families; it would be food stamps for folks who are struggling; it would be an extension of unemployment…

Thank you. I have been listening, partly presiding, but I have been thinking about this question of why is it there is such a sense that we need to do something called a stimulus package, where we are talking about $100 billion going into…

The Close the Enron Loophole Act was introduced in the Senate (S. 2058) by Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) on September 17, 2007 and in the House (H.R. 4066) by Rep. Peter Welch D-VT).