Lynn C. Woolsey

in just 25 years the number of seniors in California will nearly double, from 3.4 million to 6.4 million, but the limited prescription drug benefit that the Republicans have proposed would leave nearly half of those seniors behind…

As a member of both committees, it's of particular importance to me that our children have the access to technology in order to succeed in school and in their future endeavors. Congressman Larson's amendment is a step in the right…

On Saturday night, millions of Americans lost their security blanket. Life will not be the same without Charles Schulz. The touching human stories he told every day through the Peanuts characters in his cartoons gave us such warmth that…

I have a math question for my colleagues today: If the Republican marriage tax proposal spends $182 billion and the Democratic plan is $89 billion, which one leaves more money to invest in our children? You do not have to know new math to…

Republicans must take all of us for fools, standing on a soap box trying to convince the American public that they are the saviors of Social Security, when in fact they are like the thief who does not believe he has committed a crime until…

The collaborative work begun on Stemple Creek has received local, national and international media attention and awards.

Because of Paul's generosity, his ranch is now a model of cooperation between a rancher and environmental project students and teachers.

Paul allowed the students to come on his property and plant willows, blackberries and other native plants along the creek.

He is wise and patient always taking time to explain things that are important.

there is no mistake about this, the loss of a pregnancy through violence to a woman is a major, major tragedy for the woman and her family. It is absolutely necessary that we punish any violent crime committed against a pregnant woman who…

we are hearing rhetoric from the other side of the aisle that should make them ashamed of themselves for trying to deceive the American public. Because the truth is the Republicans had every intention of using the Social Security surplus…

So while my Republican colleagues are running around trying to take care of the fiscal logjam they have again created, I want to know and we have to ask ourselves, all of us, when we do this, who is taking care of our children? Where is…

Mr. Chairman, I, too, am in support of this amendment, an amendment to bring the delivery of health care into the 21st century. Telemedicine is an innovative and fast growing field that provides real access and necessary access to medical…

the Goodling amendment is a clear attempt to silence the voices of working women and men, to stop their participation in the political process. Labor unions are voluntary democratic organizations in which the members vote on the union's…

if we sweep campaign finance reform under the rug, what legacy will we be leaving our children? Political mistrust, apathy? Or today, will we take a giant step forward in reforming a political system and leaving a system that our children…

I strongly support the Nadler-Crowley amendment and oppose any measure that would reduce HOPWA funding from last years level. When is this Congress going to come to its senses and start thinking about individuals and families living with…

back in the seventies, I was the human resources manager at an electronic manufacturing company. At one point we started to see a large number of repeated stress injuries. It was not hard for us to figure out why the problems were…

A peace has been negotiated in Kosovo, and are we not relieved? And are we not proud of our troops, and are we not proud that we did not do this in a unilateral effort, it was a multilateral effort? But at the same time, we must not…

how much longer do families have to live in fear before Congress acts? How many more memorials must our Nation have before Congress passes sensible gun control? Those are the questions. It appears that the answer is that some politicians…

as every Member in this body is well aware, the issue of Kosovo is an extremely difficult one and there is no easy answer. It would be easier for all of us if this issue were black and white. It would be easier for us if this supplemental…

children are 25 percent of this country's population but they are 10,000 percent of our future. There is no better way to invest in our future than to make sure that every child gets good nutrition and health care, right from the very…

like so many of all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I am hearing constantly from parents and educators at home about the importance of meeting the Federal commitment to fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…

5 years ago the Republicans defeated President Clinton's health care reform bill. They claimed it would allow the Federal Government to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. Yet when the same relationship was threatened by a…

first let me indicate my very strong support for H.R. 1184, which will reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, NEHRP. Since its inception in 1977, and particularly in the last decade, NEHRP has been successful in…

I rise today, as I have for the past 6 years, to acknowledge the atrocities suffered by the Armenian people at the hands of the Ottoman Turks over 84 years ago. This Saturday, April 24, will mark the 84th anniversary of the Armenian…