Yesterday I, along with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation of lawmakers, inspected the detention facilities at Guantanamo used to house individuals detained in the War on Terrorism.

With this announcement today, the Army has made it clear what we have known all along - that Fort Riley is truly the crown jewel of the United States Army.

The United States is not a nation based upon race, creed, or religion - we are a nation based upon our loyalty and allegiance to our country and her principles.

I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children.

I learned, one, you shouldn't ever quit. And I learned, two, you'll never be able to explain it to anybody

We have a strong agricultural heritage in Kansas.

Skyrocketing insurance premiums are debilitating our Nation's health care delivery system and liability insurers are either leaving the market or raising rates to excessive levels.

By finding waste and abuse in entitlement programs, and eliminating it, we can ensure that the funds that are put into these programs go to the people that need them the most.

Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy.

After the horrific attacks of September 11th, it was evident that our Government needed to be transformed to meet the new challenges of this dangerous world.

Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that is the fundamental building block of our society.

For if we're destroyed, the knowledge is dead...We're nothing more than dust jackets for books...so many pages to a person...

Education is the freedom of wisdom, knowledge and understanding. But been educated does not guarantee success in life, but it's the key to everlasting life.

No one should be forced to be something they aren't.

Live in the moment... where everything is just right, take your time and limit your bad memories and you'll get wherever it is you're going a lot faster and with less bumps in the road along the way.

You just have to keep driving down the road. It's going to bend and curve and you'll speed up and slow down, but the road keeps going.

It all started when my dog began getting free roll over minutes

I could drink a case of you, darlin'...and I would still be on my feet, yes I would still be on my feet.

We have reached the point where ignorance and neglect are the best we can hope for in a ruler.

Recovery proceeding excellently. Am sure that the crushing of the Kazan Czechs and whiteguards, as well as of the kulak extortioners supporting them, will be exemplarily ruthless.

My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.