During A Trip To Iraq Last Fall,

Taxpayers Should Not Be Coerced Into Giving Up Their Privacy Rights Just To File Their Taxes.

In Fact, 80 Percent Of Our Domestic Job Growth Comes From The Small- And Medium-sized Business Community.

Mr. Speaker, Democracy Works Best When The American Electorate Is Engaged And Informed.

Many Seventh Graders I Know In Illinois, As Well As Around The Nation, Are Studying The Constitution. I Was Pretty Impressed With The Quality Of Education Our Children Are Receiving Because They Had Not Expected Me To Ask Them About It.

During A Trip To Iraq Last Fall, I Visited Our Theater Hospital At Balad Air Force Base And Witnessed These Skilled Medical Professionals In Action And Met The Brave Soldiers Whose Lives They Saved.