In Congress, I was co-chairman of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, which became one of the largest international caucuses in the House.

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to...

No kidding. That’s really true. You’re paying your own bills through this. It’s not a pleasant experience.

As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.

What we say is that democracy means that you have the right to vote without intimidation and undue burdens. But if you stand in line for six hours, technically, today there is no document, no...

As you suggested I have in the following disputed certain passages, trusting you will do me the justice either to modify the same or add a note in the new edition stating that I dispute,’...

I think we need to look for any opening we can to avoid a war and we shouldn’t pass up any opportunity for resolution.

Why would it be ridiculous that Quebec has an army?

The rate of population growth in the United States is slightly below that required to reproduce itself.

High-tech and biotech firms that effectively attract and retain venture capital should not be excluded from the SBIR program simply because the nature of their research requires large sums of investment.

Things are difficult enough about Iraq without the Federal Government suppressing the truth about Iraq.

At a time when so many Americans struggle to pay for the prescription drugs they need, we must look for ways to lower the price of those drugs.

What he said then is just as true today: We have to employ our talents, our technology, and all our capabilities toward building a defensive system.

All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation – and world – for the better.

Experience burned into me the conviction that access to education ought to be based on how much you are willing to learn and how hard you are willing to work, not on how many dollars...

We’ve not had one Republican president in 34 years balance the budget. You can’t trust right-wing Republicans with your money. You ought to hire somebody who has balanced a budget. I’m much more conservative with...

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. In other words, I lead with my heart and not my head. That’s the only chance we have against George Bush.

We have to say what we believe… whether it’s popular or not.

I am a writer of fragments.

My parents were founders of the Cuban Communist Party, and I grew up extremely poor.

If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners with us in rebuilding our city.

When you see people suffering and dying and hungry, this job gives you the ability to do something about it.

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...

We cannot sacrifice innocent human life now for vague and exaggerated promises of medical treatments thirty of forty years from now. There are ways to pursue this technology and respect life at the same time.

If you look at the number of people who died from terrorism, compared to the number of highway deaths or deaths from smoking, what is safe?

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

A recent Pew Hispanic survey found that more than 70 percent of illegal immigrants from Mexico are interested in a guest-worker program and then returning home.

We’re all proud of the communities that we’ve built and are a part of, but we shouldn’t accept lost time and unnecessary stress when traveling in them.

If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition...

I want to know how these very people who are against war because of loss of life can possibly be the same people who are for abortion? They are the same people who are for...

The risk from terrorism remains acute and the private market cannot continue to operate without a government backstop.

I wasn’t interested in holding onto the evidence of things.

Of course, in opera, you involve the audience so much with action and with what’s happening on stage, that the music is the center of that action.

Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems.

I think we’ve got outstanding teaching in Michigan classrooms.

I haven’t inherited the earth from my parents, I am borrowing it from my children.

Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the land that now constitutes the United States. They have helped develop the fundamental principles of freedom of speech and separation of powers that form the foundation of...

Save the stonewall to build the levees.

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated.

We need to begin an all-out diplomatic offensive on Darfur in order to prepare the way for a peacekeeping force that can ensure protection for the people of Darfur.

Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have killed or captured dozens of members of al Qaeda and...

The fact of the matter is that they are entitled to request a recount. We’re entitled to give them a recount.

It was a myth that’s often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don’t worry, be happy. Everything is fine.

If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every...

It’s the hard-working people who earned the money to begin with. It’s their money and we ought to be very careful with it. We aren’t careful enough.

I don’t think that’s the correct position but that is their position and it could be, depending on what a judge decides, it could go either way.

Our Nation’s immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants.

Our ties are deep and long-standing. We are dependent on each other. And no matter what the issue of the day, whether it be softwood lumber, whether it be a war in Iraq, we need...

We need to defeat al Queda and other terrorist organizations.