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.

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.

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 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.

Encouraging words are life-giving fountain.

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.

This is a youth-oriented society and the joke is on them because youth is a disease from which we all recover.

Some day I shall be President.

I write with a mouse, because it has no psychological associations or memories or habits associated with it.

Any time I’m not shooting my mouth off to a clichéd, two-bit creature of the night like you, it’s because I’m up to something.

It is easy to sit and it is easy not to think; you do the opposite: You walk and think!

If our minds and hearts are into it, we can be a heck of a team. We can beat anybody.

I just try to remember my lines most of the time.