Bob Filner

Reverend Smith is a man who has distinguished himself throughout the years by his unselfish service.

His motivation to provide a quality education to all children stems from his own early experiences, which made it difficult for him to receive the education that he deserved.

Her contribution to ADA has been enormous! She began her career as an intern in 1969 and moved through the ranks as Director of Organization, Executive Assistant to the Director, Deputy National Director--and she has served as the National…

These values are just as relevant today as when ADA was founded over 50 years ago.

Amy and her fellow ADA members are dedicated to a better world with rising standards of living for all, to basic human rights at home and abroad, to the end of all forms of discrimination, and to a more equitable distribution of our…

I am pleased to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Reverend George Walker Smith on the occasion of his recognition by the San Diego Urban League and to acknowledge his idealism and dedication to providing a quality education for all…

Again, Mr. Chairman, this is one of a series of amendments to show how we are underfunding our veterans in this Nation. This one specifically asks for $9.5 million to reduce the repair backlog at veterans national cemeteries. I know the…

I will be offering a series of amendments to increase funding under Title I for the Veterans Administration. I do this because I believe this budget is drastically underfunded. From my personal relationships with the chairman, the…

I want to legislate on this appropriations bill. We were not allowed to do any legislation in our authorizing committee. The Chair just refused to allow motions from the minority side. The gentleman says we have real dollars for our $1.7…

In fact, the Democrats on the Committee on Veterans Affairs tried to offer a budget which included these items. Not only did we not fail on that vote, we were not permitted a vote by the chairman of that committee, and as the budget rules…

I sincerely believe that all of us want to do better by our veterans, that we want to see to it that our commitment is kept. I know the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) believes that personally, and would like to see that happen…

I am offering a way to do that. In my amendment, an additional $1.1 billion is added to veterans health care by declaring an emergency with regard to the health care of our veterans. This figure was not arrived at arbitrarily. All of our…

again, this is one of a series of amendments that shows specifically where we are underfunding the VA budget for the fiscal year 2000. I think any of us who have talked to veterans during the recent recess period, town hall meetings and…

I believe I have discovered the meaning of compassionate conservatism, at least as defined by the congressional Republicans. It is conservative to cut funding for the critical needs of our Nation's veterans, and it is compassionate to use…

I rise in opposition to the Traficant amendment. Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the Amendment by the gentleman from Ohio. I do want to commend my colleague from Ohio for his dedication and tenacity in fighting drugs. Every member of this…

I rise today to commemorate 25 years of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, what is widely known as WIC. WIC is not just a program that makes a lot of sense, it saves millions of dollars, too. Every…

this conference agreement on the Republican resolution is a slap in the face to our Nation's veterans, those who have given us our country's freedom. It slashes health care funding every year after the year 2000. We do have a 1-year…

But it is clear that we all see this as not only a bonding experience for all of us, but to come together around the issues of fighting discrimination and ending racism is something that bonds us all together. There is no aisle when it…

I rise today to tell you of the danger faced by 25 million people who get their water from the Colorado River because of radioactive waste leaching from an abandoned mine waste pile that is located only 750 feet away from the Colorado…

As the Administration and Congress develop budgets and policies for the new millennium, we urge them to look up from their balance sheets and into the faces of the men and women who risked their lives to defend our country.

We had Simon and Garfunkel a year ahead of us in school. I am the former President of the San Diego Board of Education, and I know how we have to make our children's education a top priority for all of us. Quality education demands that we…

I rise in support of our Social Security system and in opposition to radical and unnecessary plans to privatize this system. My constituents and their families know how important Social Security is in their lives. Almost 44 million…

I represent San Diego, California, an area which I think illustrates the close connection between what you all are doing here on your subcommittee, that is, dealing with the transportation infrastructure of our Nation; and the close…

I see this as a great opportunity for binational cooperation that will produce thousands of jobs in each country.

It is this Congress that is subverting the constitution by trivializing the impeachment process. Ken Starr has been 4 years and $40 million investigating every part of the President's life, and we are going to embark on an open-ended…