Bob Filner

I am glad that today we will rein in the overreaching arm of this so-called reform, correct the overbite of this legislation and bring comfort and aid to those unjustly affected. Among its several corrections, this bill includes one that…

we start business in this House every day by pledging allegiance to a nation with liberty and justice for all. Without qualification, without pre-requisite, without restriction, ``all'' means no one is excluded, and everyone is…

I rise today also to herald the final passage of H.R. 1151, the Credit Union Membership Access Act. Our vote today for H.R. 1151 is a vote of confidence in the 71 million Americans who are member-owners of more than 11,000 credit unions…

as ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Benefits, I strongly support H.R. 4110, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1998, a bill which will significantly improve and enhance several of the most important programs we provide for our…

what I want to do this afternoon is to bring to the attention of my colleagues and the American people a glaring injustice that has existed in this country for more than half a century, an injustice that was caused in 1946 and that we in…

rather than reining in their own policies of ``easy credit,'' big banks and credit card companies want to come down on families who took their bait, and in many instances, began to rely on credit cards to pay for basic living expenses…

I rise in support of the Reyes amendment and in opposition to the Traficant amendment, and I thank my friend from Ohio for raising this issue. I live in the district that has the busiest border crossing in the world. We need the attention…

I want to also commend the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Quinn), for his leadership on H.R. 3039, the Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act for 1998. This bill, as the gentleman has explained…

Yes, we must be relentless, Mr. Speaker, in our war on drugs, but not at the expense of the soldiers whom we must rely on to fight that battle. H.R. 3809 gives us tools in this tough battle but puts those who will use the tools into…

Mr. Chairman, I rise on behalf of the people of California's 50th Congressional District in strong support of BESTEA, because BESTEA is best for jobs. My constituents have many interests, but their most important ones can be summarized in…

it is with both great pride and humility that I rise to join in the celebration of the 177th Anniversary of Greek Independence. On March 25, 1821 the Greeks began their long struggle for independence from what then was the Ottoman Empire…

I am very proud that the members of our committee came together in a bipartisan fashion to introduce responsible and evenhanded legislation that will maintain the honor and dignity of Arlington's sacred ground. This matter is too important…

I am pleased also to be an original cosponsor of H.R. 3213, what we call the USERRA Amendments Act of 1998. The measure is similar to H.R. 166, the Veterans' Job Protection Act that I introduced at the beginning of this Congress. It was…

I rise in strong opposition against this measure to intimidate voters in my State of California. Mr. Speaker, the right to vote is too sacred to be dependent on incomplete, unreliable data bases. To top it off, H.R. 1428 would allow states…

I rise today and join my friends and colleagues in celebrating and honoring Black History Month. As we observe and reflect on the achievements of African-Americans in our Nation, I enthusiastically support and salute this year's theme…

The Majority is again sacrificing commonly accepted rules, practices, traditions, and even their own sacred mantras to meet their own partisan needs of the moment. The self-proclaimed party of family values now seeks to strip the name of…

we who serve as members of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs have many responsibilities. Our primary commitment, however, is to those men and women who are disabled while serving on active duty in America's Armed Forces and to their…

I rise as a fellow Congressman and a fellow professor of humanities, not to mourn Walter Capps, but to remember him. In many ways, a lot of us thought that Walter seemed out of place here. In a place that prided itself on action, Walter…

I rise today along with many of my colleagues to reaffirm our commitment to the education of our children and to our role in supporting local initiatives for strong neighborhood public schools. One fine example of a local initiative which…

Madam Speaker, homelessness among our Nation's veterans continues to be a significant and troubling problem across the country. Informal surveys indicate that up to 275,000 former members of our Armed Forces sleep on America's streets or…

Mr. Agbayani came to Washington as part of the 37-veteran delegation from Hawaii attending the gathering of the National Advisory Council of Philippine-American Veteran Leaders. Almost 300 Filipino veterans were in our Nation's Capital…

I am also privileged to represent the extraordinary residents of San Diego, CA, who have earned a nationwide reputation as a community committed to service to homeless veterans. It was the city of San Diego that created the Stand Down, a…

I understand that. But this authority has not yet passed on it. Many of those decisions were based on an environmental impact statement, which is being challenged in court right now as being, at the least, dishonest and, at the worst…

I do not call a decision which affects over 600,000 residents, thousands of businesses, and 154 schools micromanaging. These helicopters will fly at 1,500 feet or below. The potential for loss of civilian life and property is great. Just…

this is a bill affecting the national security of the United States. I thank the Chair and the ranking member for all the work on this bill. I have an amendment which pertains to my home town of San Diego, an amendment which I believe will…