DENNIS A. CARDOZA

I am honored today to have four students in attendance here from Valley Community School in Merced, California. Valley Community School, led by its principal, Jill Macha, is an alternative education program that serves at-risk youth…

I rise today as Congress considers the H.R. 3873 Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act to continue to advocate for achieving greater nutritional benefits for the children and needy of the United States. However, first I must…

H.R. 3157 would require USDA to designate employees of the Department to serve as disaster liaisons to State and local emergency agencies in a federally declared disaster area. These liaisons would be responsible for coordinating…

Mr. Speaker, the motion we are debating tonight instructs the Medicare conference committee to reject the controversial plan of premium support and reallocate the money saved to increase payments to disproportionate share hospitals. As a…

I would like to first assure the gentleman from Texas that I have not attempted to score debating points since I graduated from high school, and I think this issue dealing with Medicare for our seniors, prescription drugs for our seniors…

I rise today to welcome Taiwan's President, Chen Shui-bian as he travels through the United States later this month. President Chen recently celebrated his third anniversary in office; a term of service which has been marked by Taiwan's…

I must voice strong opposition to any provision in the Medicare conference that would put my seniors at risk of higher premiums and reduced quality of care as this so-called premium support would do. The House plan includes provisions that…

I rise today to discuss the economic challenges facing our Nation's working families. The latest unemployment figures make it official: We are now in the longest period of job losses in America since the Great Depression. America has lost…

I rise today to address the lack of Federal resources being allocated to local law enforcement officials, our front line in our war on terrorism. Several weeks ago, I sent out an e-mail asking first responders from my district to attend a…