We can not underestimate the potential harm North Korea's capabilities can cause for the rest of the world.

But Hezbollah now has reared its ugly head in a way that threatens the entire free world. And they want, by their own charter and definition, the destruction of Israel and Christians. That is the truth. That is in their charter.

In closing, let me just thank God, on the floor of the House, for not turning away from us even though we seem to be turning away from Him.

With only 2 percent of the world's proven reserves of oil, we in the United States can pump until we are blue in the face and it will not change the fact that we need more diverse and more secure sources of energy.

Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.

There is no accountability in soft money. None.

Over this August district work period, like many of my colleagues, I spent a lot of time with the men and women in uniform from my home State. The 196th Field Artillery Brigade just got back from a year in Afghanistan.