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in November of 2000, America witnessed the breakdown of its electoral system. Four years later, as far as I can see, nothing that was broken has been fixed. Many Americans believe the same injustices to democracy that we witnessed 4 years…
this bill, H.R. 3313, is not about gay marriage, it is about taking away access to the Federal judiciary while manipulating our Constitution by using a wedge issue. It is about degrading the role that Federal courts have played in the…
during the 2000 Presidential campaign, George W. Bush pledged to renew the assault weapons ban that President Clinton signed into law in 1994. This is a courageous decision by a candidate who claimed he was not your typical conservative…
when Ronald Reagan was running for President in 1980, he asked voters the question, ``Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?'' Ronald Reagan won the 1980 election, becoming the 40th President of the United States. Now, in the…
it appeared earlier this month that if DeForest Soaries, the chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, had gotten his wish, his agency would have the authority to postpone the November Presidential elections in the event of a…
for nearly 3 months, the Bush administration has flatly refused to cooperate with the United Nations- sanctioned auditors examining the contracts provided to companies like Halliburton for services in Iraq. President Bush's government has…
earlier this week Deforest Soaries, chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, asked Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to consider seeking the authority to postpone a Federal election. In response, I have composed a letter to…
earlier this week, DeForest Soaries, chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and a Bush appointee, and I emphasize ``and a Bush appointee,'' asked Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to consider seeking the authority to…
In response to calls for postponing the Presidential election, President Lincoln said the following in November of 1864: "We cannot have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego or postpone a…
we have lost over 2.5 million jobs, manufacturing jobs, under this administration. Actually, we have lost 2.7 million jobs. I guess we should not be surprised, considering that the President's economic report suggested fixing the job-loss…
I believe in the freedom to read, and Americans' right to read and purchase books without fear of government monitoring has been wiped out, it has been erased, it has been undone by the passage of the PATRIOT Act. Congress must repeal this…
at the end of last month, the United States Government handed control of Iraq ``back to its people.'' And everyone I know who is being at all intellectually honest believes that the choice of a June 30 deadline was driven more by the…
when it comes to nuclear weapons, the policy of this administration looks like it was just pulled out of a 20-year-old time capsule. More than a decade after the fall of Soviet communism, President Bush and his national security team are…
over 200 years ago, our Founding Fathers pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to the untested ideas of liberty, equality, and democracy. But today as a new generation of veterans is being created in Iraq and…
once again this House has passed a resolution celebrating the manner in which the war in Iraq has been fought, and the burgeoning democracy it has ostensibly established. In reality, H. Res. 691 speaks to the profound failure of the Bush…
There is nothing romantic about the state of America's intelligence. It is a tired, rusty, bureaucratic, multi-headed beast that is letting down the American people. Fifteen different Federal Government agencies are a part of our…
today this House passed a resolution expressing support for Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, expressing support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and insisting that the Palestinians and all Arab states…
I rise in support of H.R. 4589 as an interim continuity of assistance to those who need help getting back on their feet. I think you all know I was one of ``these'' people 30 years ago when, as a young mother with three children, ages 1, 3…
the border between India and Pakistan has commonly been called the world's most dangerous nuclear flashpoint. India is thought to have at least 50, maybe as many as 120, nuclear warheads; and Pakistan is thought to have 30 to 70 warheads…
today I want to talk about a group of Americans that we do not always take the time to recognize, our Nation's first responders. This group of brave men and women are our first line of defense against terrorist attacks and disasters. They…
American troops are being court-martialed daily for their role in the heinous crimes that took place in Abu Ghraib, the prison in Iraq. For sure, their role in these incidents is embarrassing and shameful. But if we are searching for the…
I am certain that the people watching the floor today are feeling like they are having deja vu all over again; and, yes, they are right. We did do this before; and, no, there is nothing new here. What we should be talking about is…
no one disagrees that to keep our country secure, we must become independent of foreign fuels, while at the same time we must control the rising energy costs here in our country. Where the disagreement arises is how this should be done…
my constituents write each week telling me about jobs that are being outsourced, asking me what is Congress doing about it. They are amazed and they are outraged that our President can support this policy, when over 1 million Californians…
it is about time we address unemployment. Unfortunately, H.R. 444 is not the legislation that will truly put Americans back to work. It offers only a temporary solution for a limited pool of unemployed workers and is a poor solution to the…
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