But the fact is that all Democrats agree that the course of action that the president is following is not the best one and that we have to have another plan.

I think that Congress on both sides of the aisle stand ready to help the people.

This body to act in the shameful way that it is... Is this not part of the culture of the corruption... of the Republican Party?

For San Francisco, and the people of San Francisco would be very proud of that.

And Michael Brown has no qualifications for the job. He proved that last week. He removed all doubt.

They just pulled me out of my shoes.

The chair of the Democratic Party is an organizer. The policy is made by the members of the Senate, the House, the governors, mayors, elected officials throughout our country.

Mr. Rumsfeld has been engaged in a cover-up from the start on this issue and continues to be so.

I am calling for Mr. Rumsfeld's resignation.

We have a commission wholly owned by the executive branch investigating the executive branch.

They terrorize people who are just trying to earn a living.

Mr. Holmes' leadership in the civil rights movement and as an anti-poverty activist earned him the respect of our entire San Francisco community.

He worked his entire life for civil rights, equal opportunity, and economic and social justice.

Bennie's presence in the community can never be replaced, but the work of his life will live on after him.

The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development should be commended for its important work.

It is incumbent upon all of us in the public and private sectors to work for free and open trade with China that is real. The U.S.-China bilateral WTO agreement, however, is seriously deficient in substance, implementation, and…

Sadly I rise to call to the attention of my colleagues the passing of two of San Francisco's finest police officers

I urge support of it and rise in opposition to this so-called valentine for married couples in America, which is more like a Halloween trick masking yet again another tax break for the high end. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on the…

I stand in support of H.R. 1838 the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act. I believe this bipartisan legislation will send a clear message that the U.S. will stand firm for democracy and human rights. We must support the right of the Taiwanese…

This improved bill is a step in the proper direction and will address some of these problems.

I remain disappointed, but support this revised legislation.

While these increases will prove useful, we all recognize that the need for Section 8, public housing, HOPWA, and homelessness are significantly greater.

I was disappointed that the Republican House leadership initially had cut housing assistance to low-income Americans.

I hope future budgets will provide more funding to help low-income Americans obtain affordable housing.

I rise to support the VA-HUD conference report. I commend the conferees for the improvements they made to the House passed bill.