Ginny Brown-Waite

“Part of the redesign of FEMA is that they have so many people on standby, whether it is a retired nurse or a doctor who will take time off to go exactly where they are needed.”

“I have noticed a marked improvement in FEMA and with the coordination of FEMA and the State agencies.”

“I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.”

“If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant on her family and Social Security for her retirement years.”

“While Kuwait is not a democracy, giving only half the population a voice in their government is not a policy this Congress should support and one that I am glad that Kuwait's leaders are changing.”

“The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.”

“Allowing Texas to display the Ten Commandments on State property but disallowing Kentucky courthouses from doing the same is a poor and flawed interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.”

“The United Nations has come under the control of outlaw nations and self-serving special interest groups.”

“Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy, freedom and expansion of rights for all peoples throughout the world.”

“The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and significant.”