I rise in support of the Senate-passed version of H.R. 2868, a bill to designate a Federal building located at 600 Camp Street in New Orleans, Louisiana as the ``John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building.'' John Minor…

I rise in support of H.R. 3770 to designate the U.S. courthouse at 940 Front Street in San Diego, CA and the Federal building attached to the courthouse as the ``Edward J. Schwartz Courthouse and Federal Building.'' Edward Schwartz was…

I rise in support of S. 1206 to redesignate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham, MA as the ``Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center.'' Frederick Murphy was born in Boston, MA as the First World War was concluding. As a…

I rise in support of H.R. 3693 to designate the U.S. Courthouse under construction in Denver as the ``Byron White United States Courthouse.'' Byron White was born in Fort Collins, CO, in 1917. He attended high school in Wellington, CO…

I rise in opposition to the Myers amendment. It is vague, ill-conceived and onerous. It is vague because it proposes cuts--nearly $4 billion, for example, in full-time equivalent positions and administrative expenses--that are so general…

I rise in opposition to the son of Penny-Kasich. As with their original amendment from last November to H.R. 3400, Reinventing Government, this amendment is short-sighted, undermines the emergency process of the Budget Act and includes…

the devastation caused by the earthquake in Los Angeles may be hard for many who sit here, 2,500 miles away, to fully grasp. But I can tell you from having spent days on the ground and in the air over the devastation that it is immense. It…