Gary Hart

Hopefully, if I may move us in the direction of a discourse without threats of violence, without acts of violence, and toward the goal that all of these leaders profess to have, at least most of them, which is peace.

Is this the most important thing that we need to learn, and not just us standing here when I say we, I mean everyone who is hopefully going to be part of a dialogue among the faiths toward hopefully a more peaceful world, is something…

I am pleased that we have joined the Official Truth Squad, because the main reason why several of us wanted to be on the floor tonight was to further discuss and hopefully enlighten each other and anybody who may be listening about what…

I mean, his goal was to challenge those faiths today, not just Christians, not just Jews, not just those of the Islamic faith, not just anyone in particular, but everyone to be challenged, to always include together in their thoughts and…

I thank the gentleman. Omar Rahman, no longer a threat to the United States. Syed Adnan Shah, no longer a threat to the United States. Amjad Hussain Farooqi, no longer a threat to the United States. Osama Nazir, no longer a threat to the…

Yusus a-Balkhi, no longer a threat to the United States. Mohammed Saeed Kazim al-Saha, no longer a threat to the United States. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, no longer a threat to the United States. Ibrahim Bah, no longer a threat to the United…

on rollcall No. 298 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Flake The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

Thank you Mr. Chairman, for yielding me a few moments today to speak with our colleagues and with the American people. As I traveled with seven colleagues earlier this year to visit our troops in the Middle East and Central Asia, I learned…

on rollcall No. 277 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Flake The Acting CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the…

I rise today to call for a stop to the misleading and dishonest rhetoric from some political circles that has been used to purposefully scare seniors regarding the new prescription drug program that is available through Medicare. These…

the results are in on the new prescription drug program, and they are very encouraging. Nowhere is the success of this new prescription drug benefit more apparent than my home State of Pennsylvania. Take these statistics into…

I especially thank the chairman for his indulgence in allowing me some time on this legislation, and I am honored to be part of the Financial Services Committee argument today for this House bill 280, the Brownfields Redevelopment…

I especially thank Chairman Ney, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick), and the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Scott) for moving this legislation today and Chairman Oxley as well of the Financial Services Committee. There has been…

It's a cumulative matter. Certain public opinion-makers tilt from one side to the other against the project, the invasion, the war, whatever it is. And then activists in a particular party begin to follow. And then the public at-large gets…

I rise in support of the DR-CAFTA agreement. And I stand here supporting it from a district that has a pretty significant portion of organized labor, and a district that has a pretty significant portion of manufacturing. Many of my…

I rise in support of the Dominican Republic- CAFTA agreement. Our colleagues have discussed a lot of issues regarding CAFTA: whether it is important to our national security and whether it will help those countries to grow and become more…

I thank the chairman and my colleagues on the committee for moving forward such an excellent package as part of the energy bill. I think many of us have spent the last several years hoping that we would get an energy bill passed. There are…

He became Pope in 1979, when I was a teenager. In a quiet Catholic community, one that was quietly prayerful, quietly service-oriented, but quietly, he inspired us not to be so quiet. He inspired us to change that quiet prayer into…

the REAL ID Act completes the mission of the 9/11 Commission recommendations by implementing common sense reforms to strengthen our borders security and better protect our homeland. Implementing Much Needed Driver's License Reforms…

First of all, this administration inherited a recession. Our goal was to bring us out of the recession. A number of these tax cuts and adjustments, tax credits, helped bring our Nation out of a recession. If we allow those tax cuts to be…

The Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act is extremely important not only nationally, but for our competitiveness in the world. Western Pennsylvania, where I am from, has a long history of manufacturing and I support the programs…

Mr. Speaker, I would first like to thank the gentlewoman from Illinois (Chairman Biggert) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson) of the Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Science, and also the gentleman…

The facts are simple. When we look at the facts, we see that our spending here in the Federal Government has increased by significantly more from year to year in the last 4 years than has the family budget. If we are spending more from…

I grew up thinking assassinations were normal, remembering the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy; that government corruption was normal, remembering Watergate; and that a failure of government to properly serve its…