In the Republican presidential debate of August 11 2011, contender Tim Pawlenty said of fellow contender Michele Bachmann, “Representative Bachmann’s record of accomplishment is nonexistent.” Is this true? Let’s summarize Rep. Bachmann’s actual record in the 110th, 111th and 112th Congresses: In the 112th Congress, Michele Bachmann introduced 7 bills. None passed. In the 111th [...]

James angevin has sought to evade an open debate by seeking to associate criticism of the President’s unconstitutional rush to war with endangerment of American soldiers. He ought to remember that the most grave risks to American soldiers comes not through open debate in Congress, but through ill-advised, poorly planned entries into unnecessary warsL

“I can’t believe what a stupid amendment this is.” So spoke Rep. Sam Farr during debate regarding H.Amdt. 343, an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act introduced by Rep. Chip Cravaack which would not only defund the US Institute of Peace but abolish it altogether. The amendment simply reads: “SEC. 12xx. REPEAL OF UNITED [...]

Unlike other U.S. Representatives from his part of Virginia, Randy Forbes refuses to meet in a debate with his challenger in this year’s election.

Hundreds of thousands of American soldiers are suffering from mental agony as a result of having been at war. They’ve got post traumatic stress disorder that’s characterized by a terror that the battle is continuing.

Lois Capps starts out by expressing respect for the free speech rights of the protesters, even though she doesn’t agree with what they have to say.

I was heartened to see U.S. Representative Joe Baca rise to the floor of the House of Representatives last week, and talk about a genuine problem with immigration – that the persecution of undocumented immigrants destroys their families and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation.

Arizona Republican congressman John Shadegg recently declared that “Congress can be so boring.” Before that, he had a hard time deciding whether he actually wanted to run for re-election to the U.S. Congress. Well, now he’s having a hard time deciding whether he wants to even talk about the issues before his district. Democrat Bob [...]

His statement during the debate over the FISA Amendments Act reveals that Senator Mitch McConnell either doesn’t know what the Constitution actually says, or he doesn’t care. Whichever is the case, Senator McConnell has proved himself to be incompetent to serve as a member of the United States Senate.