Gerald Kleczka: “Does the gentlewoman mean to tell me that she is going to be asked to vote on a major, major piece of legislation today…”

I strongly oppose yesterday's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding that the use of ``under God'' in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. The case in question originated from a lawsuit filed by a parent who felt that…

I rise in disgust of yesterday's terrorist acts, and in strong support of the resolution before us. The cowardly acts of terrorism carried out yesterday against fellow Americans are sickening and unparalleled since the surprise attack on…

It was one year ago that we first shared that sense of inimitable sadness upon learning that thousands of our fellow Americans were suddenly and unexpectedly lost to us forever. They met their ends in the fields of western Pennsylvania; at…

we are not currently at war with another nation and the Cold War has been over for more than a decade. But we alone already spend more on our military than the 21 countries with the next largest defense budgets combined. Our military…