Let's start and build a House that works for the people, because this is the people's House.

As a lifelong Oregonian, I prefer our forests green, not black.

As federal lawmakers, we have a responsibility to set a precedent for energy efficient practices.

It is up to us as lawmakers to provide the resources and streamlined processes that will enable our federal forest managers to become the best possible steward of our lands.

Removing substantial fuel loads from our forests helps prevent catastrophic fire and better protects species, watersheds and neighboring communities that call them home.

We also have to stop the flow of precursor chemicals that meth cooks use to boil up this poison.

A $1.7 billion average increase in electricity costs is estimated to result in a $1.3 billion decrease in personal income and a loss of 13,000 more jobs in the region.

The Round-Up is a wonderful community celebration, and I greatly enjoy the chance to visit with residents and see so many families enjoying the festivities offered throughout the week.

The war on meth must be fought with a multi-pronged approach.

Large corporations and unions know the power of being big enough to bargain for better rates.

I did not come to Washington to raise the electricity rates by as much as $40 per month as this plan would do.

Look forward, in the direction of sunshine.

A rainy day is a good day to be in bed with a good book - or with someone who has read one."T.K. Lukas

I surrender to the world of my imagination, reenacting all those wonderful tales my father would read aloud to me. I became a very active reader, especially history and Shakespeare.

Silly trends don't last long. A lot of this nonsense that pops up, I don't even really pay attention because it'll be gone in a flash.

Hail, hail rock and roll / Deliver me from the days of old.

If leeches ate peaches instead of my blood, then I would be free to drink tea in the mud!

Every time you see him, you only make yourself vulnerable to further heartache. Do you really need further proof that he's getting on with his life without you?

Women have always been spies

I think it's great to be a part of a franchise that is successful. Any franchise is successful because it's a continuation and people have seen it.

The younger brother hath the more wit.