Martin Thomas "Marty" Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is an educator, a politician, and a lawyer.
We need a tougher enforcement program and, most importantly, we need to fix the badly broken ethics system.
For three years now, our brave men and women in uniform have done everything their country has asked of them, yet President Bush still does not have a plan to win the peace in Iraq and bring our troops home.
I don't want to remember 2005 as a year that the government heaped unnecessary burdens upon American families. Stealing from the poor and middle class and giving to the rich, while increasing the deficit, is hardly responsible.
Recently, lobbyists for the pharmaceutical industry wrote a prescription drug bill that increased their profits and did nothing to help seniors. The result: seniors are stuck with a confusing prescription drug plan that does little to help them with their costs.
Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead.
As we celebrate Black History Month we should be grateful for the achievements they made and inspired by their legacies to continue their work.
Forty-five percent of Iraqi citizens think it is morally okay to attack American troops.
The reality is that we have missed a lot of opportunities in Iraq because of a failed policy.
Our own State Department polls say that 80 percent of Iraqis view the United States as an unpopular occupier.
Real lobbying reform must end the practice of corporate lobbyists writing our laws.
The poorest residents of the gulf coast were most affected by the devastating hurricanes, and the poorest Americans have shouldered a disproportionate share of the burden in Iraq.
What's interesting is there are $12 billion of breaks in the energy bill that passed, yet we see that the sixth major oil companies in America last year made $1. 1 trillion.
Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture.
The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.
I support responsible spending, and balancing the budget, but this tax cut and the budget cuts of last month accomplish neither of these goals.