There is little doubt that Iran is on a mission to rebuild its nuclear weapons and use that capability to wreak havoc and destruction on Israel and others throughout the world.

The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act is an important authorization for our country and for our citizens, as we have seen so vividly in the last few weeks.

Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.

Americans are also feeling the effects of soaring energy prices at the gas pump. The double burden of these added expenses will be far too much for many families.

The regional security in the Middle East cannot be further compromised by an Iranian loose cannon.

It is time this Congress listened to the American people and minimum-wage workers, and it is time that we act.

The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority.

It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax dollars.

6.6 million people will benefit from a rise in the minimum wage.

The U.S. Coast Guard is a shining example of how well a Federal agency can perform with its flexibility, speed, and expertise.

We know that in 2001 it was believed 78 stem cell lines existed. But now we know there are only 22 that are viable, and they have been contaminated with mouse stem cells.

Practice fear and you will fail. Practice love and success will prevail.

The heart wasn't designed to decide it was designed to feel.

I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up.

My fortune is in the fact that I don't need it.

The secret of a great success for which you are at a loss to account is a crime that has never been found out, because it was properly executed.

Consistency is better than perfection. We can all be consistent-perf ection is impossible.

I'm really, really blessed. Not only am I blessed to have found that I love making films, but I'm also insanely blessed to be able to do it. I have to remind myself that when I'm complaining.

Achievements, seldom credited to their source, are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries.

I hate the idea that you ought to read the whole of anybody.

That make the meadows green; and, poured round all, Old Ocean's gray and melancholy waste,-- Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man.