Mr. Speaker, I bring you news from the third front. The battle wages for control of the border, and I'm not talking about the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan where the Taliban runs back and forth at will to commit crimes in…

I have no further requests for time, Mr. Speaker, and I am prepared to close. I yield myself such time as I may consume. This is an important piece of legislation to bring national awareness to this problem. Some of the violence that…

I thank the gentlelady. They were led by a 27-year- old individual from South Carolina by way of Alabama. He said at the Alamo, ``I shall never surrender or retreat,'' and they did not surrender or retreat because war was hard then, and it…

This is about our troops. This is about Americans who have been willing to protect the rest of us when duty calls and in time of war. Army Specialist Jarrett Griemel was one of those noble Americans. He was a patriot. He joined the United…

Mr. Speaker, I spent 30 years as a prosecutor and as a judge at the courthouse in Houston, all in the criminal courts building. I am very familiar with the individuals who work in the courthouse, who protect those who come to the seat of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in total support of House Resolution 1061, honoring the heroic actions of Court Security Officer Stanley Cooper, Deputy United States Marshal Richard J. ``Joe''…

With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Salazar). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the special agents that work in the Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA, are special agents indeed. Many times they work alone, they work deep undercover, they work not only in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter), the sponsor of this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise in support of H. Res. 1115, honoring the legacy of Enrique ``Kiki'' Camarena on the 25th anniversary of his murder. Words are not…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, additional permanent bankruptcy judgeships have not been authorized since 1992. The Judicial Conference has requested more…

I urge the adoption of this resolution and commend the Georgia delegation for bringing it forward, Mr. Barrow especially. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of House Resolution 1087, which honors the life of Judge Jack Ruffin. Judge Ruffin was a pioneering civil rights lawyer in his community, and his impact on the civil…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. I rise in support of H. Res. 1081 which supports the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. This nationwide effort seeks to increase…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I think it's well said, as our majority leader pointed out, that in the Declaration of Independence, the basis for who we are, states ``that all men are created equal, that they are…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I support House Concurrent Resolution 249. This resolution commemorates the 45th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role it played in ensuring the passage of the Voting…

Mr. Speaker, three of our tenacious Navy SEALs captured one of the worst terrorists in the world: Ahmed Hashim Abed. In 2004, four Blackwater security guards were transporting supplies in Fallujah, Iraq. They were caught in an ambush and…

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of NASA programs across the country and to express my concerns about the Administration's proposal to cancel NASA's Constellation Program, which includes the Orion Crew Capsule, the Altair Lunar Lander, and…