Occupation: U.S. Representative Birth: September 8, 1950
While I recognize the great value and importance of prescription drugs and strongly support a continued U.S. focus on pharmaceutical research and dev….
There is no disputing the fact that American consumers pay 30 to 300 percent more for the same prescription drugs as our counterparts in Canada, Euro….
Millions of Americans, adults and children, lack access to dental care..
Recent demonstration projects have shown that with some Federal support, a little funding can go a long way toward ensuring that low-income children ….
We all read news stories about the difficulties and tensions that the United States has with our allies and even with coalition partners in Iraq, but….
Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you, and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also som….
History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals w….
The original PATRIOT Act greatly increased our nation's ability to share intelligence information, made better use of technology, and provided terror….
For a variety of reasons, I believe, the time is right to resolve many of the long standing and thorny land use, recreation, and wilderness designati….
I realize the answer is not to create wilderness and walk away..
While nothing is certain, I firmly believe our nation is on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissance..
I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan..
For small businesses, regulatory burdens can be overwhelming..
The reason to split a court is for administrative purposes, and in the past there has been much debate about the liberal decisions of the Ninth Circu….
Players have a great deal of flexibility when conducting diplomatic relations with their allies..
As I travel around Idaho and visit with seniors, I hear almost universal concern about the rising cost of health care, particularly the cost of presc….
While most Americans have access to the best oral health care in the world, low-income children suffer disproportionately from oral disease..
I have long believed these types of collaborative agreements are a far better approach to federal land management than the contentious battles that t….
It's crucial to keep in mind that the hundreds of millions of dollars now spent on prescription drug advertisements are ultimately paid for by consum….
Finally, the House is working to require a comprehensive federal review of IRS regulations with a follow-up report to Congress on possible actions to….
I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed….