William L. Clay

The struggle for freedom and equality is one of the truly magnificent and heroic episodes in American and world history.

It is important to honor these individuals and historic events by preserving their stories for future generations.

Reeling in excessive executive compensation is an important mission and is of great benefit to our economy and to the American taxpayer.

You do have a responsibility when you contaminate a community. You need to clean it up.

I think it is reckless behavior. I think it is irresponsible.

There is a provision in your amendment that helps the automobile rental industry finance debt secured by their fleets. This does not help the one company which is located in my district that uses unsecured commercial paper to fund the…

Mr. Speaker, being a car enthusiast, this is one bill that gives me great pleasure. And I stand to join my colleagues in the consideration of H. Res. 970, which supports the designation of June 30 as National Corvette Day, offered by my…

in closing, I want to urge the House to support this bill, H.R. 4791, and to say that the American people expect that personal information that they share with their government should be kept private and should be protected, and this bill…

Mr. Speaker, S. 2420, the Federal Food Donation Act, is a modest measure designed to help address a very large problem, hunger in America. In 2005, 25 million people in this country, including 9 million children, had to rely on soup…

This bill is sorely needed to help stabilize neighborhoods in various types of communities that have high incidences of housing foreclosures. This act establishes a loan and grant program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban…

with the annual mother's holiday just a few short days away, I am pleased to join in the consideration of H. Res. 1113, which aims to recognize and celebrate the role of mothers in our country by supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's…

In the words of a famed historian and author, Henry Adams, he said, Teachers affect eternity because they can never tell you where their influence stops. So, today, let us stand in support and recognition of the timeless influence of our…