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.