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

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

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

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.

When you have a life-threatening illness like cancer, and you're faced with the alternative, it gives doing whatever it is you do a much sweeter taste.

What are the relationships between power and knowledge? There are two bad, short answers: 1. Knowledge provides an instrument that those in power can wield for their own ends. 2. A new body of knowledge brings into being a new class of people or institutions that can exercise a new kind of power.

If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program.

It's all very well setting up your own brand of face cream or exercise wear - but Christ, it's so shallow.