Lynn C. Woolsey

I view this stimulus package through the eyes of a welfare mother. I can do that, because 30 years ago I was a welfare mom. And even though I was working, I needed aid for dependent children to get the health care and the child care and…

I rise today to urge the Republican leadership to bring the bill of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), H.R. 1343, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, to the House floor before we leave next week. Communities…

I rise also to support this conference report. And I say, good job, gentlemen. It was hard but they made it happen. I would prefer a bill, however, that includes more funding for all that we are asking of our schools and of our teachers…

it is time to bring the bipartisan bill, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers) to the floor to be voted on. The terrorists who committed the atrocities on September 11 want…

we must restore funding for all unemployed workers across our Nation. We have to provide income assistance and health premiums. It absolutely dumbfounds me that we would take away this aid for all unemployed workers to make up for a failed…

as I said earlier, H.R. 2269 is a prime example of how a good idea can become a bad bill. Is it a good idea to make investment advice available to employees at the work site? Of course it is. But it is a bad idea to allow self-interested…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2269 is a prime example of how a good idea can be turned into a bad bill. It is a good idea to make investment advice available to employees at their workplace. Of course it is a good idea. But allowing self-interested…

This Congress can no longer ignore the need for hate crimes legislation. Hate crimes legislation must be a priority. The Conyers bill, H.R. 1343, must be brought to the floor and passed and passed immediately. We are going to work with all…

There is a lot of anger and we need to find ways for people to deal with anger and their differences, and the entire situation in the Mideast tells us that we have to do that. We can start at home. It is very important that we start at…

And if the gentlewoman were from the Middle East, she would be proud of it; and it does not mean that she is an evil-doer or was going to do something wrong because she came from some part of the world.

I thank the gentlewoman. She has confirmed that the time is now. It is time to vote for expanding the intelligence community's privileges and giving law enforcement more tools as far as going after terrorists. I think the time is now to…

the savage attacks of September 11 resulted in the deaths of more than 5,000 innocent victims. To add to this horror, the horror of terrorist strikes, acts of violence against Muslims and Arab-Americans increased dramatically throughout…

since the tragedy of September 11, young children are being spit on, called names, harassed, and hurt because they are Muslim or they look like they might be Muslim. State governments and local police need the tools to fight and prosecute…

every time the gentleman brings up campaign finance reform, I see the shelf, and if the leaders of this House will not move towards the other body's federalizing of aviation security, we are going to take aviation security and shelve it…

I want to remind the public, I want to remind everybody here today and the press, that all of the heroes in this country since September 11, the pilots, the airline attendants, the firefighters and the police officers, every single one of…

I believe we have been forced to view aviation security in a brand new way. These past events emphasize that aviation security is vital to our national security, but also to our national economy. We have to get people back on airplanes. We…

Well, this is not about being inconvenienced; it is about being inefficient and senseless. We were talking about should we be protected here at the Capitol in a different fashion than our constituent in the traveling public is protected…

Congressman Julian Dixon was a legislative pioneer and a trusted colleague. It is only fitting that this post office in Los Angeles be named as a testament to his legendary career. During Julian's 22 years in Congress, he worked tirelessly…

yesterday, late in the evening, one of the authors of the bipartisan patients' bill of rights, a bill that the majority of the House of Representatives supports and the President does not support, the author of that legislation turned the…

so here is the question for all of us: If, in fact, the U.S. auto industry suffers from increased CAFE standards, then what is the effect and how much does the industry suffer and how much does our economy suffer when Americans import…

the Corporation for National Service changes lives. It gets people of all ages to volunteer, and, as they volunteer, to improve the lives of others. While they are doing that, they improve their own lives. At the same time, the corporation…

I rise in support of H.R. 1858, the National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act. I would like to commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert), the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall), the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Smith), and…

I am absolutely pleased and proud to stand in strong support of this amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez) to increase funding for YouthBuild. In fact, if I had my way, we would set a path in this Nation so…

after fighting for 5 years, we finally have an opportunity to pass real managed care reform in the House of Representatives. The American people are demanding health care, and it is time for us to stand up and deliver. By passing the…

I stand in support of H.R. 1, and I compliment the chairman, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner), and the ranking member, the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller). Good job. This was not easy to do. But I want to talk about…