will stifle economic growth, destroy jobs, reduce revenues, and increase the deficit.

The Minnesota spirit of compassion and help for people in need has moved countless Minnesotans to step forward to provide relief for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

In my home State of Minnesota, I have seen firsthand the importance of Byrne grants to local police in reducing crime and drugs and improving public safety.

American families, families back home in Minnesota, know only too well that out-of-pocket expenses for health care have been rising at an astonishing rate.

I am pleased to launch the Friends of Thailand Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Embryonic stem cell research will prolong life, improve life and give hope for life to millions of people.

As American taxpayers know too well, the tax code is incredibly complex and compliance is all to expensive.

I cannot in good conscience vote for final passage of legislation that would pave the way to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the 9/11 Commission members for their valuable service and important recommendations to improve homeland security.

As we celebrate Recovery Month, it is time for Congress to knock down the barriers to treatment and recovery for 26 million Americans suffering the ravages of alcohol and drug addiction.

I strongly support the call to greatly expand our human intelligence capability to penetrate al Qaeda and gather critical intelligence to prevent terrorist attacks on our homeland.

Is man wiser than his Maker?

My vision is to change the world and paint it with a brush that is powerful enough to make us one.

Keating stood still, because he understood for the first time what it was that artists spoke about when they spoke of beauty.

I'm not scared to spend money. If you go out with me one night, you will understand that.

And of course, the answer came to me in the same way Jesus comes to those who drink in trailers: as an epiphany.

You have to grow up, start paying the rent and have your heart broken before you understand country.

To be learned, add something each day. To be enlightened drop something each day.

I think small groups have more collective wisdom than an individual.

Doing interviews and touring are two ways that I can try to bring my music to people. It can be tiring, but it's better than working at Burger King.

The literature of women's lives is a tradition of escapees, women who have lived to tell the tale.