 I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage. |
| States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities. |
| Once again, we see the Bush administration paying for its failed policies by cutting funds to vital public services and jeopardizing more American jobs. |
| Southern states in the confederacy were not ready to give up their fight to secede or give up their way of life, which was made possible in large part through the blood, sweat and tears of African slaves. |
| This administration is cutting the programs that our Nation and its citizens need most, while dissolving the safety nets created to protect the elderly and less fortunate in this wealthy Nation. |
| As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget. |
| Undoubtedly, there are numerous problems with the immigration system here in The United States. |
| Transportation funding is a win-win for everyone involved. |
| If we are wondering why only 19 percent of the American people feel that the Congress is in tune with their priorities, the cuts in Amtrak is one blatant reason why. |
| We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive. |
| The punishment should fit the crime and if a doctor or drug company does harm knowingly or negligently to a patient they should be compensated to make them whole. |
| I just want someone to explain to the American public why investing in transportation in Iraq is so much more important than investing in passenger rail right here in the United States of America. |
| Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration. |
| Marriage has historically been in the domain of the States to regulate. |
| I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country. |
| Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to get them to work each day, waiting for a train that isn't coming. |
| You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida. |
| I think everybody knows that on November 7th more people voted for Al Gore than George Bush, a fact that has been documented time and time again. |
| You know, for most seniors Medicare is their only form of health care. |
| Today right here in America we have 50 million people without health insurance. |
