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.

First, the security and privacy of sensitive taxpayer information is absolutely essential.

On this important anniversary, we must remember that while we have come a long way in eliminating barriers, critical work remains to ensure all Americans can live up to their full potential.

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.

It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation's number one public health problem.

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

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