it is no surprise that yesterday the Ninth Circuit ruled in complete and total disregard for the wishes of the people of California. I heard earlier speakers address the House and talk of the vacancies, and there are five on the Ninth…

I would like to speak about jobs. Before I came to this body, I spent over 20 years in the American electronics business, and I sold freely in those countries that had free trade; and I was either locked out or severely limited in the…

authoring this bill was a unique pleasure for me, for I have known Ron Packard for all but 2 years of the time that he was a Member of Congress. But what I did not know until I arrived here was what kind of a special Representative Ron…

Once again, I want to thank the gentleman for giving that good advice. The gentleman and I often vote differently, but we discuss that there are at least two ways to look at every single bill that comes to the floor. And I think that this…

I would like to second what the gentleman said and go one step further. We did some good with that resolution, but we could have done more. There was no question that had we encouraged the Palestinians to get their house in order, what is…

I think that tonight two friends of Israel, two people who in fact do support and will continue to support all the legitimate needs of Israel coming to the floor... it is not Israel right or wrong. It is Israel's survival protected, while…

I voted, as the gentleman did, for the bill last week. I was concerned that it came unamendable, and it came around our committee of jurisdiction. It never had an opportunity, even in the Committee on International Relations, where we deal…

I believe on the floor today we have to make a statement, a statement that the violence must end. A statement that now that Chairman Arafat has at least limited freedom of movement again, that he use this second chance to bring about an…

Mr. Chairman, while they are bringing up the appropriate face of this amendment, I think it is important to answer the criticisms made by my colleagues, most of them fellow Committee on the Judiciary members. I agree with the chairman that…

one of the reasons that we need restructuring of the INS is to keep the Mohammed Attas out of the United States. Reports state that Mohammed Atta, an Egyptian citizen, piloted the first plane that crashed into the World Trade Center. Let…

I rise in support of H.R. 2341, ``The Class Action Fairness Act of 2002.'' I thank Congressman Bob Goodlatte, author of this bill, House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner and the Judiciary Committee staff for their…

I do not come often to the well of the House, but today I feel it is essential that I address both my fellow colleagues here today and the American people because we are now in the process of considering airport security. And the debate…

It is beyond my possible understanding how in America, even the isolated incidents that have happened, could happen if we really view what those same people would like to have us do. We do not know who perpetrated this crime for sure. We…

I rise today with a broken heart, torn between great sorrow and great anger in support of this resolution. I have no words sufficient to express my total contempt for the cowards who perpetrated this horrific act of terrorism. In fact, I…

I woke up this morning, after not getting much sleep last night, with a broken heart and a tremendous feeling of sadness and anger. There are still so many questions unanswered. When we see these horrible events, feel these tremendous…

The gentleman has made a very good point, that this is all about the greenest State in America, the greenest State in America asking for this ability. I hope the Members will consider it.

I rise today in total opposition to the absence of fair play that we see here on the floor today. In America, in the America I grew up in, we set goals, we set standards when necessary; but we do not tell people how to achieve those goals…

I rise and came here with the profound desire to speak just a few moments in support of the very courageous legislation of the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher). I, like the gentleman, was not alive and did not participate in…

Here in America, we have unlimited and permanent liability. There are cases on the American books where a lathe maker who made products in the 1930s had to pay for damages caused to a worker in the 1980s. That is not always considered…

most of us go throughout the day without noticing that many of the products we use are a direct result of biotechnology. Everything from important medical breakthroughs like insulin and many HIV drugs to household detergents and cleaners…

I rise not just in opposition but in absolute dismay that for the last hour my colleagues have spoken so many disingenuous statements that I absolutely had to come to the well. I did not plan on speaking today. It was only watching this…

I would like today to take my 2 minutes and use it a little differently than the other Members. I would like to put a face on the nobody that was talked about here earlier. I am one of those nobodies who will pay the tax. I came to this…