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today the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Ford) and I introduced a bill called the National Call to Service Act. All of us are very aware of what happened on September 11; and as terrible as that day was and those events were, we have also…
I believe in the empowerment of local, county, and State governments. I believe that they, being closer to the people, can provide services better and cheaper. The Federal Government does ask that those local governments perform tasks on…
since the events of September 11, our country has witnessed a surge of patriotism and a desire to serve. This morning the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Ford) and I introduced the Call to Service Act which attempts to harness some of this…
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park serves two important purposes: The park preserves an absolutely beautiful area, while also allowing people to explore the important historical role played by the Cumberland Gap. The gap, located at…
the war that our country is waging in response to the attacks of September 11 and to eliminate the terrorists who are responsible for it is, without question, necessary and important. But so are our homeland security needs. The U.S…
November 11th is Veterans Day period. On behalf of the veterans of the U.S. Virgin Islands, who have fought in every one of this country's wars from the Revolutionary war forward, I support H. Res. 298, and commend our colleagues for…
certainly as Americans, especially now, we owe the men and women who served our country in times of war a tremendous debt of gratitude. Simply put, we cannot do enough to thank them for their contributions to our great Nation. We cannot do…
I rise in support of H.R. 3391, the Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act. As a physician in private practice for more than 20 years, I wholeheartedly applaud the work of the Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce…
Today I join the other members of the Caucus of Women's Issues at a luncheon to honor women at Ground Zero. To look at the media reporting, we believe that all who responded were men; but as was the case, there was a need, and the women…
I rise in support of the beleaguered workers of this country who have been doubly affected by both the recession that the experts now say that we have been in since last spring and the ripple effects of September 11. According to the…
I have been surprised and amazed that nearly all the debate over airport security has focused on one issue, and that is the federalization of airport screening personnel. In my mind, three critical issues have been largely ignored. These…
I rise to speak of humanitarian crisis, not half a world away in Afghanistan, but in our own hemispheric neighborhood of Haiti. Mr. Speaker, airline security, the economy and the war have our full attention, and rightfully so, but closer…
Yes, Mr. Speaker. But this is a very serious matter, even though we jest about such silly things in the Senate bill, and how their philosophy is to focus on these individual pork projects, as opposed to the stimulus package we have laid…
I do appreciate that, I say to the majority leader and recovering professor of economics from north Texas. The great majority leader teases me about my past as a lawyer. But not only are there such complications as the beefalo, and whether…
I represent a rural district that has only small Class IV airports, none of the 142 larger ones. These smaller airports are not subject to a uniform set of security standards under the substitute amendment. This is precisely what our…
Tomorrow we have the opportunity to change the way security is done at our airports for the better. Until now, airlines have been in charge of security at our airports. They, in turn, for the lowest bid, hire companies like Argenbright and…
I rise to commend Senator Leahy and Senator McConnell for their leadership in crafting the Fiscal Year 2002 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill. I am here today to state my continued support of international economic assistance for…
I rise in support of H.R. 2585, and I note that a long-standing member of the Committee on Resources, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), is a cosponsor of this bill. Restoring fish habitat in the Klamath Basin is complicated and…