Jane Harman

Security and liberty are not a zero-sum game. You either get more of both or less of both.

I applaud the new tone of the Department. As I have told you personally, I think your role is to prepare, not scare the American public.

As this resolution states, our President must work actively to support a durable, enforceable, and sustainable cease-fire, promote a two-state solution, and encourage and strengthen moderate Palestinian voices. This House is doing its part…

I have often said that the terrorists won't check our party registration before they blow us up. Security has been my focus since coming to Congress seven terms ago. I have served on almost every security committee here, including 8 years…

my phones are ringing off the hook, and my e-mail accounts are full. By the hundreds and hundreds, my constituents are saying, ``don't cave in,'' ``don't toss due process out the window,'' ``no compromise on our civil liberties'' and ``all…

I rise in support of the Harman-Ehlers amendment and the underlying authorizing legislation. Madam Chairman, I represent the heart of the aerospace industrial base, and have long called my district the ``satellite center of the universe.''…

I thought we could all welcome a little bit of good news; and that is, that one of our colleagues, Kristen Gillibrand, gave birth in the middle of the night to her second son. Mama is doing fine. The son is 7 pounds, 14 ounces; 20 inches…

The State of Israel and I are about the same age. And the connection has been deep and constant throughout my life. My late father, a refugee from Nazi Germany, spoke fluent Hebrew and fondly remembered his early visit to Israel, then…

it's an honor to serve under Chairman Dingell on the Energy and Commerce Committee and to support this effort to keep the Medicaid safety net intact. That our chairman shepherded this must-pass bill through our committee with unanimous…

That quest continues. Dayenu. Peace remains illusive, but that for sure is what my father would wish and so do I.

My oldest grandchild, Lucy, is 2 today. She, my other two grandchildren, and my four children are never out of my thoughts as I wrestle with what are the right and wise security policies to protect our country. I served 6 years on the…

Mr. Speaker, for the last several years, Congress has been unable to pass an intelligence authorization bill. This means that the Intelligence Committee, entrusted with major responsibilities, a committee on which I was proud to serve for…

maybe because I, too, lost many family members in the Holocaust, I felt a special affinity for Tom Lantos. His story was an integral part of him. I was moved every time he described himself as the only Holocaust survivor in Congress. And…

I strongly object to that statement. It is inaccurate and yet again a bald-faced attempt to play the fear card and to jam Congress into gutting a carefully crafted, three-decades old bipartisan law called FISA, the Foreign Intelligence…

I am pleased to say that Mattel has worked hard to fix its problems, though I will continue to recommend that it move some of or all of its manufacturing back to this country, where quality can be carefully monitored. Madam Speaker, for…

as the only grandmother Blue Dog, I rise in support of this rule and the underlying bill. I strongly support AMT relief for 55,000 taxpayers in my congressional district, and 23 million Americans nationwide. But there is a right way and a…

while the process has been difficult, this rule is worthy of support, and the underlying bill is a test of our will to solve the cataclysmic challenge of our time: global warming. This rule and this bill give us many tools, from fuel…

I speak strongly against this motion to recommit. It is redundant. We have inserted language in this bill that takes care of the problem. In the manager's amendment, language was added at the request of the Blue Dogs, and I am proud to be…

one need look no further than the chaos in Pakistan or the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan to understand that troop levels in Iraq cannot be maintained--and that the surge, which I have always opposed, has done nothing to achieve…

I want to note for the body that this has been an excellent debate. We are bipartisan, we are unanimous, everyone understands the problem, and everyone wants to solve the problem. It is extremely refreshing, and I have thoroughly enjoyed…

On 9/11 we were attacked by foreigners who had come to this country legally. The next time and, sadly, I believe there will be a next time, my assumption is that many who attack us will already be here, and some will be U.S. citizens…

California is poised to join several other States in requiring its huge pension funds to disinvest in Iran. The decision is bipartisan. I commend my State's Democratic legislature and Republican Governor for this bold move. So, H.R. 1400…

just to respond to that, I'm not interested in lunacy, and I know that Mr. Dreier is not, and I'm sure that Ms. Wilson and Mr. Hoekstra are not either. There is a way to solve this problem correctly. I believe that the draft, which I'm…

to paraphrase an old ad, when Ellen Tauscher and Ike Skelton speak, I listen. They work together carefully on important legislation, and this is a piece of important legislation. I don't know about others in this Chamber, but I am tired…

This amendment adds teeth and says that no fund shall be expended unless this occurs. Mr. Chairman, it takes about 18 seconds to change a light bulb. In 18 seconds, each of us can change our energy future by changing that light bulb to one…