The local communities, through their leaders, were able to build a communications network that allowed my work here to reflect the needs and interests of the people within the 9th Congressional District. It's been an honor to do that and we did so successfully.
Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge closer ties based on mutual understanding and respect, leading to permanent peace in the Taiwan Strait.
One of the most important accomplishments of the Caucus is raising awareness with law enforcement and communities nationwide on the issues of child safety and Internet safety.
None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort.
Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.
Moreover, as we live in an era of the ascendancy of democracy and human rights, we must see that Taiwan has been a vibrant democracy with a democratically elected president and legislature.
More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air.
I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction.
Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China.
As southeast Texas's only Member of the House Transportation Committee, I'm especially proud of being able to help bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the region to create jobs and improve the area infrastructure.
Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health care they were promised when they signed up to serve this country.
Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.
But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.
We will renew our party, to rebuild our land - and we will do it by being a better Labour, real Labour, Scottish Labour.
We shall seek debate without division or rancour.
We must listen and learn, show humility and seek again to talk for and to people's ambitions and concerns.
We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another.
The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?
The Scottish Labour Party, while I have breath in my body, will listen to the views of trade unionists.
The government don't want to talk about the consequences of the choices they make. They pretend there aren't any consequences.
Telling the truth, and confronting the challenge, is what politics is about.
Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other.
Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality.
Schools are not exam factories for the rat race.
Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.
Our task is a great one, not just because of how far we have fallen. Our task is a great one because of the challenges facing the people we seek to serve.
My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the best for my family. It is not a contest between the two.
My Scottish Labour Party is a crusade - to fight poverty, inequality and injustice.
My biggest ambition is to bring together what happens in the real world with what politicians talk about.
Maybe I was just born to argue with men.
