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this Member rises today to join the distinguished gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne) in his Special Order to highlight the health care challenges that rural veterans face when attempting to access care through the Department of Veterans…
it is high time for the European Union to face the reality that it must eliminate its destructive agricultural export subsidies. This Member commends U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick for emphasizing this message during his recent…
this Member, as a cosponsor of the resolution and a committed friend of the Turkish people, rises in strong support of H. Res. 453. This Member would like to thank the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) for introducing…
I would begin by first thanking the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel) for his initiative in introducing this legislation in the first place and for working with us to ensure its final action here today. During the past…
I have been charged with the responsibility, with the help of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo), for taking on this subject and seeking broadly the sources of information to give us the best product. My hope is that we will have…
This bill will give FEMA the needed tools to reduce the number of repetitive loss properties which cost the NFIP about $200 million annually. These properties, while comprising approximately 1 percent of the currently insured properties…
I very much appreciate the way that the chairman started the discussion about our bipartisan cooperation in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and actually being referred to by Members on both sides of the aisle today. I…
This Member supports the FY2004 Energy and Water Development appropriations conference report and urges his colleagues to vote for it. This Member would like to commend the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson), the Chairman of…
Evidently, it is Mr. McClellan who is out of touch with reality. Millions of Americans are finding prescription drug reimportation from Canada and other countries to be a viable and necessary alternative to high-priced drugs in the United…
I offer this resolution in that it recognizes the continued importance of transatlantic relations and the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the United States and Europe. In the wake of the difficult debate over Iraq, the…
this Member rises to commend the Turkish Grand National Assembly for its decision to approve the deployment of Turkish troops to Iraq to help restore security and stability there. Last week, the Turkish parliament voted by a nearly 3 to 1…
this Member wishes to express his strong support for the Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act of 2003 (H.R. 3038) and would like to commend the distinguished gentleman from Florida [Mr. Bilirakis], the Chairman of…