Mike Honda

I rise today to express my unconditional and heartfelt support for those euphemistically known to the world as ``comfort women.'' ... I would also like to recognize Ms. Lee Yong-Soo, a survivor of the comfort stations who is here today…

I rise in support of H.R. 3093. Mr. Chairman, this is my first year as a member of the CJS Subcommittee. It has been a great experience working under the leadership of Mr. Mollohan and Mr. Frelinghuysen, and I just want to indicate that it…

As an educator and a classroom teacher and as a principal of a public school, working with youngsters who come from different language background, I find the amendment quite counterproductive and a barrier. Many parents feel embarrassed…

I appreciate the three speakers here. I think we are all ex-Peace Corps volunteers. I think the other aspect of AmeriCorps is very much like Peace Corps in that we have invested in folks like ourselves, and the return on the investment has…

I would just like to address myself to the two gentlemen from New Jersey and from Georgia with a question: Have you ever administered and run a school, a title I school, that has an ESEA program? No. Mr. Chairman, it is really easy to…

it's interesting that folks would be making judgment about what I consider an educational facility. I am a science teacher and a good one. I was a student. I grew up in south Chicago where there were other facilities like the Museum of…

Mahalo. Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Asian American Pacific Islander community and to commemorate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. As Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus…

Just to comment about both Congressmen Al Green and Xavier Becerra, they too are also members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Hispanic Caucus, and so they serve dual roles in their leadership. And I think CAPAC, the Congressional…

In any endeavor, one must set achievable goals and benchmarks. As a teacher, I found that it was critical to provide guidance to students whose reports were not proceeding on schedule. President Bush definitely needs some help in his work…

the Nation brought in the new year by marking a somber milestone: the 3,000th fallen American combatant in Iraq. In response, the President proposes to send even more of a failed and dangerous policy. How much more heartbreak must American…

I rise in support of H.R. 6203, which is very similar to a bill we marked up earlier this year in the Science Committee, with some of the more expensive and contentious elements taken out. I'm pleased that this bill, which enjoys…

just very briefly, the Tri-Caucus strongly believes that the VRA continues to effectively combat discrimination and protect the gains achieved for minority voters. It is well documented that language assistance is needed and used by…

we are on the floor today debating a most serious issue. However, rather than truly addressing solutions, the resolution before us is filled with platitudes which seek to vindicate the ill advised policies of the President's war on Iraq…

Thank you, madam leader. Mr. Speaker, if I may just suspend my remarks and invite my colleague from American Samoa to share his comments with us, the great Congressman who has been here for quite a few years, Congressman Eni Faleomavaega…

I rise today to reiterate my grave concern about the situation in Darfur and to express my support for H.R. 3127, the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006. International efforts to end the genocide now occurring in Darfur have been…

rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4241, legislation that will require approximately $57 billion in federal spending reductions. Deceptively titled the Deficit Reduction Act, the bill resorts to trickery--a sleight of hand in which fiscal…

this motion to recommit with instructions would amend the bill by adding an authorization of the Advanced Technology Program within the National Institute of Standards and Technology at a level of $140 million for fiscal year 2006. The…

for the fourth time in the 5 years I have been a member of the United States Congress, I will be opposing a flawed Republican bill which would limit damage awards to patients injured by medical malpractice. While Republicans claim their…

I would like to share my thanks to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert) and the ranking members, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon) and the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Udall)…

I rise today to oppose efforts to pass legislation that will harm the American worker. Republicans are again bringing forward bills that would rollback worker safety regulations under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health…

All 5 minutes have expired? The CHAIRMAN. All 5 minutes of the gentleman's time have expired.

I ask to reclaim the balance of my time. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman's time has expired.

I rise today to honor the contributions of Asian Pacific Islander Americans, APIA. I would like to thank my colleagues for recognizing Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Thanks to the late Representative Frank Horton from New York and…

today, communities in the United States, Israel, and around the world will gather to observe Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Hashoah. This solemn day commemorates the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto…

there are very few things I like about this energy bill. However, I do support title IX, and I am proud to be the ranking member of the Committee on Science's Energy Subcommittee, which authored this portion of the bill. We have included…