John Fortier commented on H. R. 5388, a bill that would givethe District of Columbia a voting representative in Congress and increase Utah's representation by 1 member.

Samuel Thernstrom testifies at a congressional hearing on the EPA's response to air quality issues in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

Section 5 has degenerated into an unworkable, unfair, and unconstitutional mandate that is bad for our two political parties, bad for race relations, and bad for our body politic.

International law provides the U.S. with ample authority to establish a new Iraqi constitution and democratic governmental institutions to ensure public safety and peace in the region.

The Supreme Court has interpreted the Establishment Clause in a manner that encourages and sometimes demands hostility towards religion.

Testimony discussing the proposals for Electoral College reform.

Unless Congress acts, this summer the Pentagon will begin making across-the-board cuts in defense programs — cuts that will eventually be so deep that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said they will end the United States’s status as a global superpower. Yet there seems to be...

It is important that an intense Senate minority has some weapons at its disposal to make high-handed majority actions suffer consequences, but due to the misuse of the filibuster, the way the Senate operates now is dysfunctional and costly.