Doug Ose

Perhaps I can elucidate. The point of adding that particular provision is that, given the crush of time, I am a little bit concerned that we did not cover everything. There is no purpose here to include Davis-Bacon or employment or…

I came to Congress to lower taxes because it benefits the Americans who pay taxes, and this bill goes a significant distance towards reinforcing that message. But even if you are still inclined to vote against this bill, let me remind you…

I rise today to reluctantly voice my opposition to H.R. 2028, the Pledge Protection Act. As a cosponsor of the original legislation, I am disheartened to see changes that have removed necessary civil rights protections. In the course of a…

As Election Day nears, many Americans are understandably nervous about terrorism. Each day brings news of terror warnings at home, terror attacks or other developments abroad and ways the entire world has changed since the international…

I thank my colleague. It is interesting that the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) was frankly very thorough in his remarks. One of the things that I continually try to do is bring to focus why this is important for my constituents…

I think his point about lessons learned, the implicit point that he makes, is an exceptional one, because we have learned here. We have learned that anything we do must be watched very carefully, because the purposes for which it was set…

I do not know of anything in my few years here that even begins to rival the complexity or the obvious opportunities that existed in this so-called Oil-for-Food Program set up by the United Nations. I want to go back and just kind of visit…

I just want to refresh everybody's memory about what happened in 2000 and 2001 and to point out the empirical fact that there have been no statewide blackouts or brownouts in California since, frankly, the Republican-dominated FERC got put…

Mr. Chairman, this oil-for-food program is a rip-off to trump any scheme or action perpetrated on any member of any country anytime anywhere. This oil-for-food program got hijacked, pure and simple. The way it worked was, Iraq complained…

Some of the revenues that were used in this program in effect were used to buy food that had spoiled. We paid people to deliver food under this program that was spoiled. And Saddam collected commissions or levies or tariffs or something on…

I find it ironic to stand here on the floor and I am not one that is so lucky to be on the Committee on Energy and Commerce but I am one that spends weekends at home every week. I am amazed to stand here on the floor and hear the comments…

Mr. Chairman, this is not the first iteration of this amendment we have seen. We also saw this in committee. While I would describe its purpose as well-meaning and well-intended, my position in the committee and my position today are the…

Congressman Doug Ose has introduced a new bill too filthy to even read on TV that would ban not just that word but seven other words and phrases as well.

Today, I rise to discuss Mr. Rohrabacher's Amendment (No. 1) to the Water Resources Development Act of 2003 (H.R. 2557). This amendment is well intended since it seeks to find a way to provide additional funds for needed port security…

I want to clarify the critical piece on this 8 U.S. Code 1182 is a notification process for the Secretary of State to receive notice from the families that an issue involving the foreign alien and these children has arisen. The Secretary…

Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 303 introduced by my colleague from the State of Georgia (Mr. Lewis) honors Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr., former mayor of the city of Atlanta and extends the condolences of the House of Representatives on his death…

House Concurrent Resolution 6, introduced by my distinguished colleague from Florida, supports the goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month. This is an important resolution that can help to alert all…

we just passed a wartime supplemental, and I wanted to make a note that it was unanimously done. I think it is a marvelous tribute to this country and this body that when this country is faced with the challenges that we have in front of…

Mr. Chairman, one of the things I have is an experience of having had to survive the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s when I was in the real estate business. This was not a pretty time for those of us who were confronted with that…

I fully support many of the reforms in H.R. 522 but must, once again, raise some concern with one particular section that would not only cause harm but could ensure that the other reforms are once again delayed by the other body or by the…

Mr. Speaker, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently declared it is unconstitutional to say the Pledge of Allegiance, our national recitation and proclamation of patriotism. This ruling is an attack on the history of our Nation…

Mr. Speaker, it is October 1, and every October 1 every American wakes up and realizes that it is playoff time. Today we across the country and in the cities fortunate to enough to have teams still participating, those playoffs started. In…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4717, introduced by our colleague, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bentsen), designates a post office located in Pasadena, Texas, as the Jim Fonteno Post Office Building. Members of the entire House delegation from the…

Our thought behind suspending fines for first-time violators was that a majority of small business owners who neglect to file a certain form are simply overwhelmed with paperwork and don't realize their error. We thought that small…