Bob Filner

I represent part of the city of San Diego. I represent the district which has much of the California-Mexico border. The attention that this Nation should pay to building up that infrastructure for our economic future has not been done…

I think it is appropriate following the gentleman from Arizona's remarks on the anniversary of the Normandy invasion that we talk about our veterans in their current situation. On the first day of the 105th Congress I introduced…

I rise today to commemorate Asian-Pacific Heritage Month by speaking of a group of true heroes of World War II--the Filipino World War II veterans. Upon arrival in Congress, I soon learned about the plight of the Filipino World War II…

I rise to honor 43 courageous U.S. Customs and Immigration and Naturalization Service inspectors who were killed in the line of duty, and honoring at the same time the inspectors who currently perform the same dangerous work the others…

I want to tell all my colleagues a brief story that we here in Congress have helped write with the passage of what we called the Welfare Reform bill last year. Members of this body have written a story with a tragic ending, but it is not…

I thank the gentleman, and like the previous speakers, I thank Mr. Bilirakis for this annual special order in which we take some time to remember our relationship and our debt to the people and the nation of Greece. It is a privilege and…

tonight I want to report some good news for our Nation's Persian Gulf war veterans. The Veterans Administration has set up a help line phone number that gulf war veterans can call for health examinations. Veterans who are in need of care…

I was honored yesterday to join Senator Barbara Boxer in San Diego, CA, in my district as we announced historic legislation to improve our Nation's border transportation infrastructure. Today, Senator Boxer and I will introduce this…

colleagues, I rise today in celebration of Black History Month and to recognize a truly remarkable leader from my 50th Congressional District in San Diego. In the Rev. Dr. Timothy Winters, we find a man who has dedicated his life to the…

I rise today, and many of my colleagues will submit statements to the Record to support this special order, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a great organization called Americans for Democratic Action, an organization we fondly call…

the widows of our Nation's veterans are being misled and mistreated, misled and mistreated by our own Government. Although I introduced legislation 2 years ago to terminate the confusing system that discriminates against surviving military…

I rise today to remind this House of the continuing threat to our Nation's sacred houses of worship. Reverend J. Linzie Whitmill recently contacted me to say that his insurance company is threatening to cancel his church's fire protection…

Americans in every corner of this great Nation let out a collective cheer last Saturday as Gail Devers won her second straight Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters. Everyone in San Diego County, CA, is familiar with Gail's achievements. A…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3118, The Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1966, is an important step toward improving health care for our Nation's veterans. The veterans in my congressional district, the leaders of San Diego County's…

Mr. Speaker, today is an historic day in this Chamber. We are taking the first step in the long overdue recognition of a group of brave soldiers who played a significant role in the outcome of World War II; that is, the Filipino veterans…

today my colleague the gentlewoman from Georgia, Cynthia McKinney, and I rise in defense of our Nation's sacred houses of worship by introducing H.R. 3830, the Church Insurance Protection Act of 1996. Our legislation will prohibit…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3673 is a good bill, and I particularly want to express my strong support for the education and employment-related provisions contained in title II of this measure. I do want to say, however, that I am particularly…

First, this measure would provide a modest increase in the benefits paid under the Montgomery GI bill--active duty. As the costs of education continue to rise, we must ensure that the GI bill is a meaningful readjustment benefit that…

Mr. Chairman, America's children could once again become the innocent victims of shortsighted proposals to cut education programs. The American people remember last year, when the majority unleashed an all-out assault on title I, Head…

recently the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that, ``we remain committed to maintaining quality personnel, and recruiters from all Services have stated the Montgomery GI bill is the best recruitment tool they have.'' I have…

I wish all of us, the gentleman, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Bilbray, myself our colleagues, would be working together for the economic development of our region. This amendment does not help any. It does not even apply to the funds that my…

I wish the gentleman would work with me to find the method to get this project going.

I believe that the economic development on both sides of the border is the key for us getting control of that border, and this is a cooperative venture between two nations that would actually raise the quality of life for working people in…

This goes into the generic program authorized by law and would have to be applied for for the loan guarantee and would not be given unless all the due diligence was done by the railroad administration.

our Nation's veterans are getting a raw deal. Last week the Republican budget conference approved a veterans budget $573 million below that recommended by President Clinton. Now the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and…