WALLY HERGER

September 11, 2001, proved that our enemy is determined to kill Americans. Instead of sitting idle, our Nation went on the offense. We removed the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. We removed the regime in Iraq that had invaded neighbors…

I hear these touching stories, and regrettably they are true, and the gentleman from California (Mr. Cardoza) and some other stories we have heard, some 12 hearings of the tragedies that we see take place with these foster care children…

here is a real-world example of why this legislation is so crucially important. In 1995, a storm leveled 30,000 acres of forestland in the northern California district I represent. This blowdown increased the fuel load in the forest by as…

on rollcall Nos. 25 and 26 I was unavoidably detained meeting with constituents. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

today's legislation contains a number of important tax relief provisions, including an expanded research and development credit to keep American innovation competitive; and one supported by my friend from Wisconsin, Paul Ryan, which would…

because of time constraints during Floor debate, I was unable to present my full remarks in support of H.R. 4096, the Stealth Tax Relief Act of 2005. I would like to request that the following comments be published in the Congressional…

without today's legislation, the number of Americans ensnared by the alternative minimum tax is estimated to grow from 3 million now to an astounding 21 million in 2006. The problem is so great that the Treasury Department has estimated…

I appreciate the comments on the other side of the aisle. However, almost none of what was just discussed has anything to do with what is on the floor today. The bill before us is a good one and one every Member should support. Members…

I thank the chairman. As you know, Mr. Chairman, a terrible situation occurred in my district in Northern California several years ago where a levee that protects one of the communities I represent had deteriorated to such a point that the…

Well, obviously, it does not help our trade deficit; it makes it worse. As the gentleman is pointing out, if we lose that, and the gentleman has pointed this out, there are other countries that are seeking to take these markets. China is…

Again I thank the gentleman. You brought up the agreement of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, with Canada and with Mexico. And again, it was so tongue-in-cheek, it was so detrimental that we more than doubled our trade to…

on rollcall No. 157 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

Mr. Speaker, today we mourn a friend and able colleague. It is a tremendous loss to each of us and to our country. Bob Matsui was someone that virtually everyone in the Sacramento area knew and respected. Indeed, I was not elected to…

I rise in support of H.R. 4504, the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2004. I am pleased to be a cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation sponsored by the distinguished majority leader from Texas (Mr. DeLay). I…

Thanks to the Republican tax cuts, the economy is strong and getting stronger. The economy recently grew faster than any time in the past 20 years. In the past 4 months, 1 million new jobs were created. The unemployment rate dropped in the…

The Republic reauthorization bills passed by the House in 2002 and 2003 were more 'bipartisan' than two out of three welfare bills considered in the mid-1990s. During the 1990s, the vast majority of House Democrats OPPOSED welfare reform…

We have heard a great deal from the other side indicating that evidently when this bill originally came through, the historic 1996 legislation, that it was bipartisan. Yet we have heard the chairman that was chairman of the committee…

Mr. Speaker, well, here we go again, another 3 months, another extension of welfare programs. Today, the House will approve the seventh straight extension of welfare programs since September 2002. Since then, the number of Americans…

some of my first impressions of Ronald Reagan were back in the 1950s when I was yet in grammar school, and I observed him as he hosted the ``General Electric Theater.'' And then again I remember him just after graduating from high school…

I rise in support of S. 2231, the Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004. This legislation is a straight 3-month extension of key parts of the Nation's welfare system. The historic welfare reform law we passed in 1996 is working. Since 1996…

Not only is this not accurate, the exact opposite in fact is the truth. In terms of case welfare, child care funds available per person on welfare, there is twice as much funding available today as there was in 1996 because the rolls have…

I rise in support of the Hensarling substitute budget. This budget sets priorities by fully funding the President's defense and homeland security requests while calling for a 1 percent reduction in the rest of the discretionary budget. The…

I represent one of the richest agricultural areas in our Nation in northern California, the northern Sacramento Valley, just north of Sacramento. This agreement will be very, very helpful to our agricultural commodities. Singapore imports…

so this amendment seeks to save the wildlife refuges of the Klamath Basin. From what, Mr. Chairman? Farming in the refuge of the Klamath Basin has occurred since they were created nearly 100 years ago. Today it continues to represent a…

This important legislation before us today, H.R. 4, the Personal Responsibility Work and Family Promotion Act of 2003, builds on the many successes of the historic 1996 welfare reform law. H.R. 4 will help even more people transition from…