She looks carefully and critically at every issue and bases her vote not on partisanship but on the right decision, and that’s probably the most valuable trait for something as important as protecting our nation,

A government operates and acts differently than a company. So all we want to do is get some transparency here and then determine if the deal should go forward.

But the recent bombings [in London] are a wake-up call to all nations that we have to do more. If you look through the prism of no new terror incidents occurring in this country, it...

In addition, international travel to the United States is now the largest service export with a generated trade surplus for 16 consecutive years.

This isn’t like the SATs, … where if you don’t understand the question you go on to the next one.

[The agency has never faced as costly a challenge as Katrina and Rita, and Republicans and Democrats alike are calling for an inspector general, an auditor or some other overseer of the billions in taxpayer...

It’s an absolute abomination. Whether intentional corruption or mismanagement . . . it seems like FEMA is just a money pit.

And now as we turn our sights on Iran and North Korea, we urge them to join other nations in surrendering these dangerous weapons.

Social Security is one of the greatest achievements of the American government, protecting our elderly against poverty and assuring young people of a more secure future.

We’ve avoided any new attack to this date, so obviously the system is working,

In search of a complete education with the ideals of trust, faith, understanding and compassion, many families are turning to the structure, discipline and academic standards of Catholic schools.

This is, after all, a country that still sees the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan and still fails to recognize Israel as a sovereign state.

We’re going to spend the next 30 days at least focused on relief restoration rather than business as usual.

CAFTA is not the problem. If (the protections are) taken away in the 2007 Farm Bill, they will be completely open to any all sugar … that enters the market, and that would be worse...

By offering an education centered on values, the faculty in Catholic schools can create an interactive setting between parents and students that is geared toward long-term healthy character and scholastic development for all enrolled children.

The gulf coast, we all know now, after Katrina, is responsible for 25 percent of U.S. production of natural gas. Following Katrina and Rita, almost 75 percent of the natural gas production in the gulf...

We track library books better than we do sexual predators.

It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also suggests that this celebration of the end of slavery is an important and...

[President Bush was quoted as saying to Mr. Foley in the Wall Street Journal,] Foley, I know this is tough on you buddy, … I know you’re a good friend and a good soldier. Just...

I said, `Over my dead body,’

Six of our largest commercial ports are being handed over to a country that is seeking to be Iran’s free trade partner and has been linked to the funding and planning of 9-11.

Currently, for every three workers contributing to Social Security there is one retiree receiving benefits paid for by those workers.

The travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of many states around the country – including Florida, California, New York and Nevada, to name a few.

We’ve been working on this for more than seven months,

On February 7, 2.2 million Haitians went to the polls and exercised their constitutional right to select a leader. They went by foot, by tap tap and other forms of transportation, traveling hours and standing...

We’re up against a daunting task to convince our colleagues whose eyes are politically affixed to fuel prices at the pump,

I believe without any equivocation that she’s the most recognizable freshman in Washington. She’s spoken more on the floor and taken command of the issues more than any other new member who comes to mind.

These are the kind of tipping-point moments that have the potential to derail us, … Incumbents suffer more when people believe there is a failure of leadership.

Domestic travel and tourism-related spending has reached $1 trillion a year.

The United States stands with our friends in Britain as they recover from today’s shock of terrorism. These barbaric acts strengthen our resolve and remind us all of the danger of complacency during our continued...

They were overwhelmed. Over the long term was where we found the chaos.

Parochial schools in the United States are also responsible for educating students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, including many who are non-Catholic.

In this country, we’re innocent until proven guilty. Mr. DeLay deserves that presumption. I’m not going to attack Ronnie Earle, and I’m certainly not going to abandon Tom DeLay. … Let this work its course,

Jim was his effusive self. We talked about Romania, where Jim was selling shopping center sites.

This is not solely a response to the tragedy in the Gulf; it is the result of the increasing evidence that FEMA should not be hindered by a top-heavy bureaucracy when needed to act swiftly...

Finally, people are starting to recognize freedom and peace do have a cause, they do have a price.

This is the most serious threat Florida has faced.

They really have to focus like a laser beam on the unique challenges that we, as a nation, face because my concern is if we have the homeland security director dealing with floodwaters, we could...

Pointing fingers, trying to catch each other in scandal does not bring honor to this House.

The important thing at the end of the day is who can beat Nelson in ’06,

a potential disaster for Florida.

We’re taught as young kids: Acknowledge your mistakes, admit your lies, … It’s cathartic. That’s what I think the speech did. He didn’t just try to blame someone else.

For example, in my district there are visitors from all over the world who are drawn to our beautiful beaches, recreational lakes, habitat wildlife preserves and golf courses.

She’s gone out of her way to nurse an image that’s more than just an antagonist of Fidel Castro. To her credit, she’s been very effective and holds a valued opinion on a diverse range...

We’ve seen how (terrorists) have used our state to assemble, so it’s really critical we have the voice of Floridians represented,

Mr. Gore has conceded, and that should have been the end of this, … further diminishes his ability to govern at this perilous time.

I’ve been telling my colleagues sooner or later we would face a catastrophe unfathomable in financial terms and the insurance companies would not be able to bear it,

America’s collective heart goes out to the families of those lost in today’s tragedy. From America to Israel, you are in our thoughts and prayers. As a member of Congress, I’ll do everything possible to...

I am and have always been a strong proponent of public education. But by the virtue of its very nature – publicly funded schools cannot offer the type of spiritual education that Catholic schools have...

[Mr. Foley called the ensuing evening a,] difficult, gut-wrenching night. If the administration thinks that the sugar industry brought about the demise of this, there would have been hell to pay in the farm bill,...