Pastoral Resources

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority .

We have seen that, in another unfunded mandate, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which created tougher standards, and we all support that, but Congress did not provide the money to attract and hire the best teachers.

Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children.

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.

We as a Congress have a moral obligation to bring justice to the families of these victims. Furthermore, as a society based on laws, we have a responsibility to ensure that criminals don't go unpunished.

Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe looms.

I submit to you, Mr. President of Congress, my formal resignation as president of the republic.

No man in America ever strove more, and more successfully first to bring about a Congress in 1765, and then to support it ever afterwards than myself.

Congress has greatly tightened the loopholes terrorists can use to harm Americans. We need to do more. We need controls immediately on what forms of ID are adequate to board planes and enter secure sites.

Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.

The lack of health care coverage has remained very important to me during my time in Congress and as a member of the House Subcommittee on Health, I am working hard with my colleagues to correct these inequalities.

It has been a top priority of Congress to reduce the drug costs of all seniors.

I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.

I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I thought, majoring in English and teach at the college level.

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information.

The salary of a member of Congress ends the day that he of she leaves office.

The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan.

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.