“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us - a time when we can look back on the year that has passed and prepare for the year ahead.”
“With millions of family wage manufacturing jobs lost since 2001, we need an energy bill that takes bold action to tap into American ingenuity in order to lead the world in new clean energy technology, rather than playing catch-up to the Japanese, Danish, and Germans.”
| Ronnie Barker, Comedian (1929) |
| Mario Diaz-Balart, Politician (1961) |
| Robert M. Gates, Politician (1943) |
| Mark Hamill, Actor (1951) |
| Felicity Kendal, Actress (1946) |
| Don Adams, Comedian (2005) |
| Billy Carter, Celebrity (1988) |
| Marvin Davis, Businessman (2004) |
| John M. Ford, Writer (2006) |
| Johann Heinrich Lambert, Mathematician (1777) |
| Ring Lardner, Comedian (1933) |