The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan.

As the American public continues to focus more intensely on illegal immigration and securing the nation's borders, the number of members of the House Immigration Reform Caucus continues to grow.

In addition, the bill passed by the House requires a person performing an abortion on a minor from a different state to notify one parent in the home state.

For more than two centuries, the defenders of liberty have put their lives on the line, because they have known that we cannot take our freedoms for granted.

If American citizens don't wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran.

In my case, I pay a standard premium to participate in the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Plan for my wife and myself out of each month's paycheck.

The salary of a member of Congress ends the day that he of she leaves office.

However, it may occur that we will find ourselves using a variety of fuel sources to give us the energy we need support our lifestyles and boost our economy.

It is important that the United States move with all deliberate speed to develop and get into usage alternative fuels that will allow us to end our dependence on foreign oil.

In my almost ten years in the House of Representatives, I have voted consistently to allow companies to drill for oil and natural gas in environmentally friendly ways.

The progress in Iraq has not been without cost.

When you can't get what you want, get what you need

Everything meaningful encounters resistance, don't get scared of whatever comes your way, just go with the right strategy and plan, their you'll overcome it at last.

The power of positive thinking is vital for maintaining happiness, goodhealth and longevity.

Crazy. It was the same word María and Tía Rosa flung at Grandpa Lázaro. The same word anyone said when they didn't understand something. "Crazy" was a way to shut people up, disregard them entirely.

Trouble and pain were what kept a man alive. Or trying to avoid trouble and pain. It was a full time job.

I like to say that films are never finished, they're only abandoned.

To be a person is to have a story to tell.

I leave a lot open so I can fill it in later. If I don't have any ideas right away, I can fill it in later.

Every poor designer can go with things that are popular at the moment.

Jealousy is not contemptible, real love has a beak and claws.