Occupation: Former U.S. Representative Birth: March 31, 1959
We owe our troops more than rhetoric; we owe them a real plan. The Administration has yet to put forward a strategy for achieving stability in Iraq, ….
In 2003, Congress authorized the construction of a visitor center for the Vietnam Memorial to help provide information and educate the public about t….
As an adoptive parent myself of foster children, I have seen firsthand the glaring problems of the system currently facing this Nation..
Now is not the time to give greater protections to pharmaceutical companies that put unsafe drugs like Vioxx on the market. Such protections have not….
House Democrats have tried to increase port security funding on this House floor four times over the last 4 years, and House Republicans have defeate….
It is about time that we develop a worldwide strategy to reduce illegal trade in meth and its precursor chemicals and stop the devastating impact tha….
I know that my Republican colleagues are as ashamed as I am that the United States is forced to borrow over $1 trillion from foreign nations to pay f….
If the United States were to cut and run from Iraq, we would send a message of weakness that would embolden our terrorist enemies across the globe. A….
Our constituents paid into Social Security, and they want it paid back to them when they retire. Cutting Social Security benefits that Americans have….
The truth is the Republican leadership has created a credit card Congress that is recklessly selling out the future of America, our children and our ….
I fully support the goal of species protection and conservation and believe that recovery and ultimately delisting of species should be the U.S. Fish….
The longer we go without strong leadership from the Administration and until we see significant progress in the day-to-day lives of the Iraqi people,….