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Mr. Speaker, as we approach the upcoming celebration of Father's Day this Sunday, June 16, I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak on behalf of this resolution before us on the importance of fatherhood in this country. H.R. 442…
we hear over and over again how the repeal of the death tax is another tax break for the exceptionally wealthy. This does not reflect my personal experience. I have been privileged to know a few very wealthy people and at no time have I…
I appreciate that. I have just become so focused. As the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Weldon) said, the morality of just confiscating one's work product for the sake of having revenues, we leave out the economic component of in essence…
$200,000 to $300,000, and even more if you go to some of the other equipment. A small family-owned printing company that I toured last summer when I was home, one printer runs hundreds of thousands of dollars, half a million dollars for a…
One of the other points, though, I want to make with that is the cost of the machinery. When we talk about our farms and ranches, we have a plant that manufactures farm equipment. The price of some of that equipment coming out is several…
I think it exemplifies why all three of us ran for this office and why we fight to come back every year, is to stop that type of mentality, which is 'we need more money, more money, more money.' So when we try and reduce spending here by…
I am an enthusiastic supporter and original cosponsor. In fact, this is one of the reasons why I joined the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet is trying to find a safe harbor, a…
recently the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon) and I joined to introduce the Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act. Each year, hundreds of college athletes are offered illegal inducements to enter into contracts prior to the…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1925, introduced by my good friend and colleague, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Edwards), directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site in Waco, Texas…
I rise in support of H.R. 4044, legislation that would authorize financial assistance to the States of Maryland and Louisiana to support efforts to eradicate nutria and restore marshland ecosystems. There is little doubt that nutria, a…
the bill that is before the House today is considerably different than the legislation introduced last year. It reflects the hard work of my colleague the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder) and the careful consideration of the Committee…
The HMOs are not going to provide that type of benefit. They have pretty much said that. So as the gentleman has pointed out and others have pointed out, to provide it as sort of a program that has to be accessible, like access to HMOs…
I think it is common sense. I do not think we really have to provide specific numbers. I guess someone could probably do that for us, but it is just common sense, with years of dialysis and many hospitalizations in between, because…
I think our seniors are probably the most qualified to speak, and they have been speaking very loudly about this issue. The vouchers that Republicans are proposing for education will not help our children any more than vouchers for…
Just take hypertension and diabetes. This is something that affects all Americans, but it affects African Americans more so because we have more difficulty accessing care and medication. If we just take hypertension or diabetes, either…
Approximately 42 million people in this country are without health insurance. Those with no coverage are more likely to be young adults, poor, Hispanic, African American, rural or small business employees. As chairperson of the…
The problem this bill is intended to address is the result of two different but related mistakes. The first mistake was to include this small parcel of private property within the boundaries of a Wilderness Study Area. The second was the…
this coming Saturday on May 11, bird conservationists across much of the Western hemisphere will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Established in 1993, this second Saturday in May has been set aside this year to appreciate the…