Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.

In this House, we may belong to different parties, but we serve one country.

The death of Osama bin Laden marks the most significant development in our fight against al-Qa'ida. I salute President Obama ... in achieving this major accomplishment. ... The death of Osama bin Laden is historic.

In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.

Older people are not going to evaporate from the face of the Earth for two years. They're going to have medical need and they're going to have to be attended to. And the earlier intervention for it, the less the cost will be and the better the quality of life.

I do think that campaigns are about electing somebody, but they're also about a discussion of the future of our country.