The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 completely crippled our Pacific Fleet.

Mr. Speaker, genocide is the most potent of all crimes against humanity because it is an effort to systematically wipe out a people and a culture as well as individual lives.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of men and women protect and serve, often putting their own lives at risk.

In addition to the clean coal provisions, the energy conference agreement contains provisions instrumental in helping increase conservation and lowering consumption.

Almost 70 percent of U.S. ag exports travel the upper Mississippi River and the Illinois waterway system.

Maintaining clean, safe water remains one of our greatest national and global challenges and responsibilities.

While some people are certainly seeing economic benefits, many others are unemployed, underemployed, without health insurance and struggling to make ends meet.

Population growth and development place additional stress on the Nation's water infrastructure and its ability to sustain hard-won water quality gains.

The State of Israel has faced obstacles and challenges to its very survival, with conventional military attacks leading the way to suicide bombers who have killed innocent Israeli men, women, and children.

Every day more Americans watch their jobs being shipped overseas.

With faith and courage, generations of Armenians have overcome great suffering and proudly preserved their culture, traditions, and religion and have told the story of the genocide to an often indifferent world.

The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 completely crippled our Pacific Fleet.

Make no mistake, our troops will be in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time.

Pope John Paul II brought hope to all corners of the world, to people of all faiths and backgrounds, with his powerful belief in the human spirit.

In celebration of this Earth Day, I encourage all Members of the House to support legislation aimed at investing in the improvement of water quality in our Nation's lakes, rivers, streams and estuaries.

Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.

Since 2000, we have lost 2.7 million manufacturing jobs, of which 500,000 jobs were in high-tech industries such as telecommunications and electronics.

This Nation has realized significant environmental improvements over the last three decades.

Jobs are disappearing from every sector of the economy, from engineering to health care workers, forcing hundreds of thousands of families into unemployment and low-paying jobs.

The United States transportation system is the envy of the world.

This was a tragic event in human history, but by paying tribute to the Armenian community we ensure the lessons of the Armenian genocide are properly understood and acknowledged.

Coal is absolutely critical to our nation's economic health and global competitiveness.

As Members of Congress and people of conscience, we must work to overcome the indifference and distortions of history, and ensure that future generations know what happened.

Since September 11, 2001, many in this nation and this Congress have a deeper appreciation for the importance of the sacrifices made by our law enforcement officers.

We have an extensive system of highways, ports, locks and dams, and airports.

Amtrak is extremely important to the economy of Southern Illinois and I will continue to work with state and local leaders and my colleagues in Congress to secure the necessary funding to maintain full service.

Train service is particularly vital for the students and employees of Southern Illinois University.

It is clear that the economy has not gotten better for everyone.

R.E.M.'s 'Automatic for the People' - that's probably one of my favourite records - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' - that's some record - Crowded House's 'Together Alone' - that's brilliant, fantastic record.

Man is not a being who stands still, he is a being in the process of becoming. The more he enables himself to become, the more he fulfills his true mission.

You know, Glen Campbell sang with the group right before I joined the group.

I've read every single fantasy novel there is. I mean, I would challenge a lot of people to read more fantasy novels than I have.

As a society we cannot seem to make peace with nature. As individuals, it's hard for us to be at peace with ourselves.

If a poet is anybody, he is somebody to whom things made matter very little - somebody who is obsessed by Making.

Doing field trips rather than simply researching online allows me to experience the story from the point of view of my main character; you can't get that by sitting at a desk.

Junior Blender is a hardcore dancehall head. He's in Supersonic, which is one of the top soundclash sound-systems in Europe.

But really, I can only be dangerous for the team in one place, and that is in the box.

Integration is a man's ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone wants to live in a white neighborhood and he is black, that is his choice. It should be his rights. It is not because white people will not allow him.

No man has ever lived that had enough of children's gratitude or woman's love.

I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the least profit by any of them.

I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.

Nonfiction means that our stories are as true and accurate as possible. Readers expect - demand - diligence.

But my strength was in singing and songwriting, which was a new discovery for me when I was 18. And I decided if I pursued songwriting, which is what was closest to my heart, then there would be no competition. I would just live my life being myself and living my dream.

Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question "How?" but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question "Why?"

Nature is a numbers game. We need all the support we can get as our immune systems and health are under assault from pollution, stress, contaminated food and age-related diseases as our lifespans increase.

I think HTML5 is one area where Mozilla has done very poorly at actually communicating what we have done.

God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.

If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about her... I like her.

Don't dismiss the heart, even if it's filled with sorrow. God's treasures are buried in broken hearts.