Bob Filner

Mr. Boozman, thank you again for having the initiative to extend the work/study program. You took the creativity of Ms. Baldwin who was able to save money in this bill, not only meeting the needs of veterans, but by introducing a section…

The verdict is in, my colleagues. Both the Defense Department's health services for returning troops and the Veterans Administration are strained to the limit; they are almost to the breaking point. For as much money that we give them, we…

I want to thank Mr. Michaud, if I may, for his emphasis on homeless veterans. Almost a quarter million homeless on the streets tonight are veterans. That is a national disgrace. I look forward to working with all of you to solve that.

Millions of American seniors are trying to make the best of the Medicare prescription drug plan that congressional Republicans and President Bush signed into law 3 years ago. Today, seniors are demanding changes in this program. They want…

I don't know if this is the last statement that Mr. Bilirakis will make on the floor, but I just want to say how much we all appreciate your work. We are looking forward to another Bilirakis joining us. But your advocacy on areas such as…

again, I think this is an incredibly good bill. It shows the way we ought to work as a Congress and as a committee. Again, I thank one more time Mr. Buyer for his leadership and urge passage of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

a famous law of nature says that when you have dug yourself into a deep hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. That hole is Iraq. According to our own intelligence agents, the war in Iraq is actually fueling more terror worldwide…

As Chairman Buyer stated, a near catastrophe occurred in early May of this year when a lap-top containing 26 million names and data, Social Security data and some medical data, was stolen from a VA employee's home. Now, this theft of data…

gas prices are once again at record highs. According to the Bush administration's own Energy Department, the average national price at the pump is now over $3 a gallon. We are facing the biggest price rise since Hurricane Katrina 11 months…

on rollcall No. 395, S. 203, I was held up with airplane problems. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

on rollcall No. 394, S. 1496, I was held up with airplane problems. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I have been active in the struggle for civil rights since my teenage years. In 1961, I joined the first Freedom Rides to desegregate transportation facilities in our Southern States--and was arrested and imprisoned for several months in…

We are bogged down in Iraq. We are spread too thin. We should be worried about Iran. We now, obviously, have to be more worried about Korea. And yet nobody takes us as seriously as they should because of our military weakness that has…

on rollcall Nos. 350 and 351, I was involved with official activities of the Veterans Affairs Committee. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on both votes. ____________________

workers across this Nation are increasingly being asked to do more with less. As prices rise at the gas pump, at pharmacies, on college loans, the millions of Americans who work full- time and make minimum wage are slipping further and…

I do represent the total California-Mexico border. Mr. Kolbe, I want to thank you for your leadership during your time in Congress on many of these issues. You have chaired with distinction the Interparliamentary with Mexico, as was noted…

on rollcall No. 231, motion to recommit on H.R. 5254, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The…

on rollcall No. 230, final passage of S. 193, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' ____________________

on rollcall No. 232, final passage of H.R. 5254, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have vote ``no.'' ____________________

on rollcall No. 228, H. Res. 842, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

on rollcall No. 234, final passage of S. 2803, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

on rollcall No. 227, the previous question to H.R. 5254, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was…

on rollcall No. 225, table the Motion to Recommit H.R. 5441, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

on rollcall No. 224, the Kingston amendment to H.R. 5441, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

on rollcall No. 226, final passage of H.R. 5441, I was in my Congressional District on official business. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________