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I would like to thank Mr. Larson and Iraq Watch for what you have been doing to bring attention to the follies of what is going on in Iraq. I will stay here and talk back and forth, but we have folks here who have been so important, Maxine…
on May 1, 2003, under a banner displaying the words, ``Mission Accomplished,'' President George W. Bush stated, ``Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.'' In the summer of 2005, Vice President Cheney told Americans that the so-called…
I rise to honor our historically black colleges and universities, or HBCU's. It is important that every American understands the history of these institutions and the great impact that they have had on our Nation, and I thank…
yesterday I had the honor to visit a group of folks gathered on the Mall as part of Camp Democracy, a nonpartisan camp for peace, for democracy and for the restoration of rule of law. Those who gathered are relentlessly working to promote…
Sergeant Christian Williams of Winter Haven, Florida; Staff Sergeant Tracy Melvin of Seattle, Washington; Lance Corporal Jeremy Long of Sun Valley, Nevada, only 18 years old; Private First Class Colin Wolfe, also an 18 year old, of…
as a former welfare mom, I know what it is like to try to get by on a paycheck that is not enough to make ends meet. Today's minimum wage earner is trying to live on a wage that has not been raised for 9 years. Minimum wage has not been…
if this bill is so great, why are executives not being treated the same way as the rank-and-file workers? It is hard to believe that in the face of all of the corporate scandals that we have been experiencing over the last few years, that…
in conclusion, Tim, thank you for taking care of us. Thank you for being you, and thank you for being in this chapter of my life. ____________________
I rise today to talk about Tim Friedman who is leaving this body to start a new life, one a lot more relaxing I am sure. But I can tell him, he won't be surrounded by as many people that absolutely admire and like him like he is day in and…
there seems to be something missing from the debate today. It is like the elephant in the room, no one wants to talk about it. Whatever happens to the United States' own commitment to nonproliferation? Yesterday, I went before the Rules…
this evening I saw a film called ``The Ground Truth.'' It was about Marines in the infantry who had been sent to Iraq. These Marines were from all over the United States of America. It began introducing individual Marines, individual…
on October 10, 2002, despite the objections of 133 Members, myself included, this body, the House of Representatives, voted to give the President of the United States the authority to launch a preemptive strike against Iraq. If we had the…
I rise today to commemorate Tim Friedman for his 30 years of dedicated service to the House of Representatives. Tim began his career on July 19, 1976, working as a Doorkeeper to the House Chamber under the Hon. James T. Molloy. After 6…
today is the 162nd time that I have come to the floor during Special Orders to discuss the U.S. role in Iraq. Unfortunately, very little has changed on the ground in Iraq over the course of these last 3 years and 162 speeches…
today is the 161st time that I have come to the floor to deliver a 5-minute Special Order about the United States occupation of Iraq. Mr. Speaker, this effort would not have been possible, it would have been totally impossible, without the…
this resolution is a celebration of bad policy. I voted against it when it was a Clinton proposal, and I voted against it because my fear was, based on having been a past welfare mom, my fear was that ultimately it would be the kids who…
I honor the long-term marriages of my colleagues, all, in this Congress, but this so-called Marriage Protection Amendment isn't about trying to reduce the divorce rate, or it is not about helping married couples work through their…
for months and months we have been hearing from the Bush administration that the training of Iraqi security forces is going as planned. America will stand down just as soon as Iraq stands up, they said. A milestone which we were assured…
the more President Bush entangles this country of ours in the Iraq occupation, the less committed it seems he is to the real national security threat we face, global terrorism, al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. Over the holiday weekend, when…
first I want to thank Representative Miller for offering this motion and for his continued leadership in fighting for America's workers. Thirty-eight years ago I was a single, working mother with three small children. In fact, my children…
on March 1, 2003, the United States stopped fighting a war in Iraq and became the occupants of Iraq. That was when the U.S. occupation began. March 1, 2003, is the day that President Bush, speaking under a huge banner with the words…
some of the most frightening violence in months has erupted in Iraq over the past week. In fact, today was reported to be the worst day of death and violence since the United States started the war 3\1/2\ years ago. On Saturday, Sunni…
last week, Army General George Casey, the top American military commander in Iraq, presented civilians leaders here at home with a plan for sharply reducing the number of U.S. troops in Iraq for September of this year. According to…
the majority party says that we need to find a better way to end our energy crisis and a way to bring gas prices down. Well, that sounds really good because that is exactly what we need to do. But the solution they are offering today is…
stop the presses; we found Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Or at least that is what some Members of Congress would have the American public believe. They stake this claim on an unclassified portion of an intelligence report that…
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