Anna Eshoo

Many don't realize that that language is now the law, and it is very specific. It is section 1037.

TARP has helped our private industries; it should also help our local communities.

I think today is really a great day in America because the legislation that is before us is one of the most important bills that we will pass in the 111th Congress, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, or SCHIP. As…

I served on the Energy and Commerce Committee for 14 years, and much of that time in the Telecommunications Subcommittee was spent dedicated to digital transition. So I have been around this issue for a while. After all of the oversight…

When Congress originally drafted the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, I worked with the chairman to ensure that local governments would be covered under the Troubled Assets Relief Program. And the reason that we needed to do…

I want to first begin by saluting our colleague, Louise Slaughter, and Mrs. Biggert, who has worked so hard on this. This is really all about the future, except we had to struggle for 13 years in order to recognize it. But today, we do…

I support the aspirations of the Tibetan people to peacefully protest for independence and safeguard their distinct identity by promoting the elimination of all forms of racial, religious, and linguistic discrimination against them. The…

I rise in support of H.R. 3773. Today's debate really goes to the heart of the two highest responsibilities of Members of Congress, to preserve our Constitution and to secure our Nation. Front and center, that's what this bill does, it…

I thank our very distinguished, wonderful chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. We are here this evening for one reason and one reason only: it is to override the President's veto of the House authorization for the intelligence…

I'm proud to have sponsored this Resolution to establish a National 9-1-1 Education Month. Forty years ago President Johnson's Commission on Law Enforcement and Justice recommended that a single, nationwide telephone number be established…

Today is the second time we are voting to override the President's veto of legislation which provides health care to more low-income, uninsured children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Last year, 64 percent of…

this is the first forward-looking energy bill to come before Congress in a generation and it is sorely needed because our nation and our planet are at risk because of our dependence on fossil fuel. We are doing nothing less than asserting…

I've been working on 911 issues for over a decade. We've come a long way during this time, and this bill is another step toward full interoperability. It is essential for our constituents to have access to emergency services whether…

I think that it is very clear. It is very clear in terms of the values of the American people. Why wouldn't a Congress, any Congress, offer health insurance for its most vulnerable citizens, the little ones, of our country? That is what is…

I rise in support of H.R. 3580, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act. This bill will make an enormous difference in the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices used to treat adults and children. I'm pleased that…

I represent the place, Silicon Valley, which is the home of innovation and technology for our Nation and the world, but this isn't just a matter of how. This is a matter of who, of who. Now, for the American people that are tuned in, what…

I can't help but think of those whose shoulders we stand on, our predecessors in the House of Representatives in the Congress of over 200 years. Would any of them, would any of them for a moment accuse another Member of not wanting to…

Americans of my generation and my parents' generation as well have always accepted it as an article of faith that the United States of America would lead the world in innovation, in ingenuity, and in invention. And, no matter what the…

I rise in support of the Kingston Amendment which would strike language from the bill to implement a fundamental change to the FDA's drug safety laws by allowing the commercial re-importation of prescription drugs. The bill is a vast…

Mr. Speaker, today is one of the most exciting days since I've come to the Congress, having been elected first in 1992. I think today is a day of history, a day of history for the children of our country, because the fact is that there are…

I rise to commend Chairwoman DeLauro for her excellent work on this bill and to address a specific issue that is of growing importance to my constituents. This March, the light brown apple moth (LBAM), an exotic pest native to Australia…

the amendment that Mr. Shimkus and I are offering will provide $5 million for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with the intent of allowing them to issue grants to upgrade Public Safety Answering Points…

first all my thanks to Representative George Miller for his leadership and vision for sponsoring this legislation which I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of. The legislation authorizes a total of seven new projects, including two in my…

I want to thank Mr. Obey for including $307 million for the Children's Graduate Medical Education Program. While this amount is less than the $330 million authorized by Congress last year, it is obviously a good improvement over the levels…

I also want to raise the issue about my strong support for increased funding for Health Information Technology, often referred to as Health IT. The adoption, I believe, of electronic health record systems I think will have a profound…