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I rise in support of H.R. 2475. As a member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from Arizona, securing our borders has become one of our top priorities. Intelligence and border security go hand in hand as America strengthens…
I thank Chairman Lewis for including in the supplemental the provision which is our wounded warrior bill. As our enemies adapt their war-fighting strategies, they change not just to kill our men and women overseas, but to maim and wound…
I am grateful that the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Franks) took the time and the effort to reserve an hour so that we could take the time to pay tribute to a man who has given us so much, to celebrate his life and to lay out for the people…
I am pleased to have on the floor today H.R. 797, the Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005, which I introduced this year with the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Matheson). While visiting with my Navaho and Apache constituents, I have…
I am pleased to have on the House floor today H.R. 797, the Native American Housing Enhancement Act which I introduced earlier this year with my colleague Mr. Matheson of Utah. While visiting with my Navajo and Apache constituents, I have…
I support the gentleman in looking forward to splitting up the Ninth Circuit Court, which I think is long overdue. I find the legislation to be a real positive step in that it also incorporates the language that we worked on which removes…
H. Res. 591 expresses the gratitude for the contributions made by America's community banks to the Nation's economic well-being and prosperity and the sense of the House of Representatives that a month should be designated as Community…
Mr. Speaker, I am thankful to have on the House floor today H.R. 4471, the Homeownership Opportunities For Native Americans Act, which I introduced earlier this week with my colleague, the gentleman from Utah. This bill simply returns the…
H.R. 2055 would permit the number of free-roaming horses to increase to 110 from its current level of 100 with a targeted population of 120 to 130 horses, and would not permit the removal of the horses unless the removal is carried out as…
Mr. Speaker, S. 1663, introduced by Senator Elizabeth Dole, will remove 284 acres of private fastland, wetlands and open water property that has been mistakenly included within the Coastal Barrier Resources System. A similar bill, H.R…
Mr. Speaker, marine sea turtles have been a vital component of our ocean ecosystems for more than 100 million years. As recently as the 19th century, marine turtles were abundant. Sea turtles live long lives, mature relatively late, and…
I was privileged to grow up the son of Major General Gene Renzi out of Fort Huachuca, Arizona. I grew up in a home where our house was filled with veterans and troops who came back with great life stories of the sacrifices and the…
Medicare must be updated. It must be modernized. To do so denies the ability to provide the proper billable hours for our nurses who provide cancer care and the better system of cancer care that we are seeing out in the West. Modernize…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2766, introduced by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Beauprez), would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado. This exchange…
Mr. Speaker, S. 677 introduced by Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation…
Mr. Speaker, S. 924 is sponsored by Senator Lisa Murkowski of the State of Alaska. This legislation provides for a land exchange between the Newtok Native Corporation and the United States. Newtok is a village in western Alaska located on…
I am moved by the bipartisanship that has carried this bill through the House. The outstanding leadership of my colleagues, Mr. Jones of South Carolina and Mr. McGovern of Massachusetts, illustrates the dedication of this Congress to…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3365, the Fallen Patriots Tax Relief Act of 2003, addresses the death gratuity paid to a survivor of a military member of the United States, which historically has been exempt from taxation. An oversight in the Tax Code…
H.R. 542, introduced by the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Baker), would give private citizens in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, mineral rights that have been rightfully theirs for generations. The 640 acres of land in question were held in…
H.R. 1446, introduced by the gentleman from California (Mr. Farr), would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make matching grants to the California Missions Foundation to support the efforts of the foundation to restore and repair…
Today we enter into the final weeks of debate, delay, and continued obstructionism surrounding one of the most corrupt laws ever forced upon this land by the Supreme Court, that of partial birth abortion. This horrific and violent…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1409 provides a land exchange between the National Park Service and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians whose reservation is located in western North Carolina. The purpose of the land exchange is to enable the…
Mr. Speaker, S. 233, introduced by Senator Dodd of Connecticut and passed by the Senate earlier this year, would authorize the Secretary of Interior to conduct a suitability and feasibility study of the Coltsville site, an area within the…
In closing, I just state simply that the Eastern Band of Cherokees has spent 3 rac{1}{2} years, $1.5 million to study this, to thoroughly research, to provide one of the cleanest and fairest land exchanges we have seen in this House in…
I rise here today on the anniversary of this tragic occasion to renew my commitment to fight the scourge of global terrorism. I rise to send a message to those who wish to bring harm to our innocent: your tactics will not succeed, your…
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