The Public Record
H.R. 3606 is a straightforward, non-controversial bill that would allow the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society to implement the new Human Use/Natural Resource Management Plan for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Chippewa County…
I thank Mr. Dingell and Mr. Gillmor and others from the Michigan delegation for bringing forth this bill. It has been a long time. I rise in support of H.R. 2491, the International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act, or what is…
for the second straight day I come to the floor objecting strongly to the process by which bills are being brought to the floor on suspension without proper consideration. Today, the House is considering two bills that were not properly…
Democrats on this side, we will support the bill. It does create some accountability at the Department of Homeland Security. It will provide the cities and counties with guidance and standards 5 years after 9/11. But the real critical need…
This debate on H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, is really one of the most fundamentally important debates that this body can undertake. H.R. 810 addresses the most basic, essential ethical issues--life, when does it begin…
as Congress prepares to leave for the August recess, American families are being forced to make significant sacrifices just to be able to afford to drive to work, let alone try to take their family vacation this summer. I find it appalling…
for 5 years now Washington Republicans have refused to fund border security programs. But it is not only our effort at our borders, Republicans refuse to go after employers who break the law. Under their leadership, work site enforcement…
as Congress gets ready for the Fourth of July recess, I am reminded again that we do not have a Federal price gouging law on the books. And just in time for the Fourth of July. In Marquette, Michigan, last night, gas prices were $2.89…
at the end of this week, the House Republican leadership will once again leave town for another recess without seriously addressing our Nation's energy crisis. House Republicans have trumpeted this week as Energy Week. You would think if…
11 days ago in this House, we had a partial limited debate on the war in Iraq. The same day, it was reported in a number of the area newspapers that there was consideration of giving amnesty to those Iraqis that killed, maimed, or injured…
I come before you tonight after listening to the presentations that have been taking place all day, not only as a Member of this body but as a parent who has lost a child. My son, B.J., who passed away a little more than 6 years ago, would…
for a second time this year the Republicans are attempting to move legislation that would significantly alter Federal law regarding the refinery permitting process without a committee hearing, without a markup, without even allowing the…