Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is not the measure I use ….

To the contrary, I believe the U.S. military has already done all that has been asked of them. Saddam Hussein is on trial. The threat from alleged we….

It was Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001, not Saddam Hussein and Iraq..

Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas..

I don't think there is anything this Congress could do more definitively to put people back to work, to stimulate our economy to increase our efficie….

A timeline for bringing U.S. troops home that is negotiated with the Iraqi government would also boost the Iraqi government's legitimacy and claim to….

Second, the resolution contains the blatantly false assertion that negotiating a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home with the Iraqi government und….

The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force..

The U.S. cannot force Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds to make peace or to act for the common good. They have been in conflict for 1,400 years..

Even the majority of the Sunnis have grown tired of foreign terrorists operating in Iraq..

There is a lot of lip service paid in this Congress and downtown at the White House about family values and small business. Who better represents fam….

The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq..

In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning over daily….

Given the large size of the illegal harvest, ... I find it difficult to understand how this could have been a casual oversight..

Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one ….

In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed ….

Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commi….

About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, ….

The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated..

But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the elections. They want to preten….

Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war..