Mr. Chairman, many statements have been made on the floor about this amendment. Unfortunately, very little of them have been accurate. Let me read the amendment, since it is less than two full lines. ``Page 40, line 24. After the first…

That statement does not come from the administration. There is an individual with one of the think tanks here in town who has gone through this proposed set of criteria, proposed set, because it is not in the law, the proposed set of…

Clearly, it has been United States policy to recognize this nation as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and I know that our State Department did not intend to change this policy through this article 98 agreement, which was…

I take this time this evening to rise and say a few words about our late colleague, the beloved chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services and before that the chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. A few words might be the…

I want to talk about this amendment which does affect both the defense chapter of this supplemental as well as the foreign assistance chapter. The supplemental bill before the House today has the same level as the President's request for…

I do understand and I do desire, as the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley) have spoken so eloquently about the conflict in South Asia between Pakistan and India, I desire as much as they…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4967 will end years of frustration for colleges and universities, frustration made worse by the terrorist attacks of September 11. The Border Commuter Student Act is simple in its purpose. It is to allow U.S. border…

I rise in support of this by conference agreement on trade promotion authority. We have traveled a long and difficult road to arrive at this moment. For 8 years, American leadership and national interests have been sitting on the…

reclaiming my time, since I think my time is limited at this point, I would just say that it is in litigation, but it is not exactly the first time that the Congress of the United States has stepped in when there has been litigation to try…

I rise in opposition to the Farm Security Act conference report (H.R. 2646). I appreciate the work of the Agriculture Committee to bring a bill to the floor, but this effort falls short of real reform for our farm programs and seriously…

I rise in strong support of Trade Promotion Authority. Mr. Speaker, much has been made here today about how trade promotion authority can be a real shot in the arm for a struggling economy. Other members have pointed out how TPA is a…

I do stand here today because of my role as chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, understanding the interrelationship between our foreign policy and our economic policy. Offering the…

I do not believe this has anything to do with marriage. Family law in our country is State law. One hundred thirteen or 117 jurisdictions in the United States have adopted similar provisions. Those States did not alter their definition of…

on Tuesday, September 11, the United States sustained, but heroically withstood, a terrorist attack of unprecedented magnitude. Make no mistake about it: this was not only an attack committed against this Nation as the leader of the free…

yesterday America was hit by an unspeakable tragedy--an act of unconscionable horror. I am uncomprehending, and I am saddened beyond depths I could have imagined, at the terrorist attacks that have been launched against the United States…

Mr. Chairman, I think this amendment is really the height of irresponsibility. It is the height of the ostrich saying, ``Let us put our heads in the sand.'' It is the height of the Alfred E. Newman, ``What, me worry,'' syndrome. It…

Mr. Chairman, I am not really in opposition to what the gentleman is certainly attempting to do. Let me just say that the gentleman has very eloquently laid out the case I think for microlending programs. I have had an opportunity, as I…

We are facing a pandemic in this world in HIV/AIDS unlike anything that any of us in our lifetimes have experienced, unlike any kind of plague that has beset this world in the last several hundred years. We need to be focused on that. We…

I would use the word ``direct'' rather than ``allocate.'' We do not earmark. We have a direction that they make this money available, and they look carefully at the mitigation issues in South Asia. I believe it accomplishes exactly what…

Yes, I would say that the current process of extradition certainly is a very troubled one and needs to be reformed.

The Salvadoran people are wonderful people. I have known many of them in my own community and had one of them who came as a refugee from Salvador as an intern working for me and is today one of my very close friends. They are wonderful…

I do not intend to oppose the gentleman's amendment. I understand that the intention of the amendment is to limit the funds, to withhold them until there are two conditions, which the gentleman has described, two conditions met by the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise a little bit in bewilderment about this amendment, and certainly not because I am against the spirit of it. The amendment, as the gentleman from California, my good friend, has pointed out, would prohibit the U.S…

I understand how strongly she feels about this issue. I also feel strongly about the people of the Ukraine and their rights to have a free and an open society. Mr. Chairman, this bill does not signal an abandonment of Ukraine. Let me note…

Mr. Chairman, I do not expect to be in opposition to this amendment at the close of the time. I think it is important to take time to talk about this, because I think, frankly, there has been a lot of misinformation about this issue. I…