I would like to reference two positive programs within this Homeland Security Appropriations bill that are making a difference in the 4th District of Alabama. For several years, Congress has included funding in this bill for local…

today is a day that we will look back on and know that fundamental decisions regarding our Nation's history were made. The discussions that we are engaged in will go a long way in determining our future in the ongoing global war on terror…

on rollcall No. 564. I inadvertently voted ``aye.'' I would like the record to reflect that I meant to vote ``no.'' Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Moran of Virginia The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Davis of Kentucky). The pending business is the…

I want to commend Chairman Knollenberg and the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee Staff once again for their hard work and efforts to produce an excellent bill for us to consider here today. The importance of our willingness…

What do you say about a man like Ronald Reagan that has not already been said? Ronald Reagan took the oath of office here in Washington D.C. in 1981 and, actually, just a short distance from where we are standing here this afternoon. At…

I joined 136 Members of this body to cosponsor this legislation, and I want to commend the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Hart) for her sponsoring this legislation this morning. I do believe the time has come for the House to pass this…

I believe we will be judged by how we treat those who are the most vulnerable in society. For that reason, it is especially exciting to be here on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol when…

today we are considering, as has already been said, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. I have joined with 161 Members in cosponsoring this legislation, and I commend the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) for bringing forward this…

I am proud to join with 83 Members of Congress in cosponsoring H.R. 4965, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. I commend the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) for sponsoring this legislation. The time has come for us to take a firm and…

I want to join other colleagues of mine in thanking the fine young men and women who have served as pages for the U.S. House of Representatives this past session. I was particularly pleased to have Ms. Lauren Oswalt of Fayette County…

last June, I had the privilege of attending the ceremony at which President Bush signed last year's historic tax cuts into law. This was quite an event, because it marked the enactment of the largest tax relief package in the last two…

I too want to rise this afternoon to recognize today as the National Day of Prayer. National Days of Prayer have been observed for several years in accordance with Public Law 100- 307. Mr. Speaker, I cannot remember a day or a year that…

I rise today to bring voice to my constituents, my State, and people around the Nation who mourn the loss of Johnny Micheal Spann, better known as Mike Spann. Mike Spann lost his life as has already been said, in service to this country…

I urge the passage of this resolution to send a strong bipartisan message of solidarity with the Spann family as well as the men and women in the intelligence community and the armed services who are putting themselves at personal risk to…

Johnny Michael Spann, the world found out today, is the first American known to have died in combat in Afghanistan. Having grown up in Winfield, Alabama, he served in the United States Marine Corps, and was a Central Intelligence Agency…

we have all heard stories over the past three weeks where Americans have gone out of their way and beyond the call of duty to help the victims of their families of the September 11 attacks of the United States. I have seen several examples…

Mr. Speaker, as we think of the most important things tonight, we think of prayer and we think of the people of this Nation. Prayer is sometimes spoken of as a thing of last resort, but is actually our primary source of strength and power…

it has already been stated tonight and it has been stated very eloquently some things about Congressman Carl Elliott, who served as an outstanding representative for Alabama and our Nation throughout his life. He was born to Will and Nora…

On June 19, 1915, a star and a humanitarian was born. Maxwell Emmett, better known as 'Pat' Buttram of Addison, Alabama, in Winston County brought laughter and untold hours of sheer enjoyment to citizens across this great Nation. His film…

today, as we are considering the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, I want to commend the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Canady) for sponsoring this legislation. The time has come for us to take firm and decisive action against this deplorable…

Americans are slapped with extra taxes on everything from earning a work bonus, to buying a house, and are even taxed upon death. There is a tax designed for every stage of life, but perhaps the most immoral tax of all is the marriage tax…

I simply wanted to rise this evening in support of the conference report. The subcommittee has worked very diligently under its chairman's leadership to put this bill together. Opponents of this bill claim that this is a question about…

Today I would like to give my support to the Child Custody Protection Act and I commend Representative Ros-Lehtinen for working so diligently to protect children and the rights of their parents. Today we live in a nation bitterly divided…

Let me be very clear on three points. First, when finally faced with a trade petition like the one filed in September of 1998, foreign countries which dump steel on the U.S. market simply switch from one category to another. All the while…

sometimes an industry suffers from foreign competition because a new tool is invented or product quality goes up without a price increase or their government reduces regulation and taxes. But this is not the reason that the U.S. steel…