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I strongly support H.R. 4614, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005, which contains funding for four important dredging projects in my district. The maritime industry in Connecticut has enormous potential…
I have been in Iraq five times, and four of those times I have been outside the umbrella of the military as well as being under the umbrella of the military. I have talked to everyday Iraqis, attended a wedding, visited schools, hospitals…
We know that we could not allow the sanctions to deprive Iraqi citizens of food and medicine. The problem was they did not get the food they paid for and they did not get the medicines they paid for, because Saddam Hussein was basically…
I do not believe that. With all due respect, I do not believe it. I do not believe that the passenger aircraft are dependent on cargo in order to be able to take passengers. I just do not buy it. I at least think, though, that the American…
I think the story is somewhere in between. The bottom line is we have people on passenger airplanes who believe that we check the baggage that is in the cargo of those airplanes. I think maybe at a minimum we should at least give them a…
I rise in support of the Holt-Shays-Rahall-Johnson Amendment to protect Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks. I believe protecting and preserving our environment is one of the most important duties we have as members of Congress. We…
I count my blessings for President Ronald Reagan. I count my blessings for this man because he spoke from his heart and he spoke the truth. Obviously he was an exceptional communicator, but he was also extraordinarily honest. You did not…
As we have developed this fiscal year 2005 budget resolution, I have listened carefully to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. The one common theme for the many budget alternatives offered by the Congressional Black Caucus, the Blue…
I want to recognize two Fourth Congressional District members of our military, Wilfredo Perez, Jr., from Norwalk, Connecticut; and Tyanna Avery Felder from Bridgeport, Connecticut; both lost their lives in Iraq fighting for freedom and…
I join the entire State of Connecticut in congratulating the University of Connecticut Women and Men Huskies for becoming the first school, ever to have both their college basketball programs win the NCAA National Championships in same…
I promise on this floor and again tonight, I will to the best of my ability and knowledge not vote for one penny more spending than President Bush asked us to spend, period. But let us stop blaming spending unless my colleagues are willing…
I was proud to play a role in crafting the budgets in the 1990s that not only got us to balance, but got us there ahead of time. We did it by cutting taxes, controlling the growth of spending, and growing the economy. But beneath the…
When we tried to eliminate it in the past, we were told we were eliminating it for the wealthy. And, in fact, we were saying, it is not a tax on the wealthy, it is a tax on the middle class. This tax does need to be eliminated. It was…
I believe people competing for a job should be judged on the strength of their candidacy, not on their gender, the color of their skin, their sexual orientation, or their religious beliefs. Supporting this amendment was not an easy…
House Joint Resolution 84, introduced by the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Gibbons), recognizes the 93rd birthday of President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Speaker, our Nation's 40th President, Ronald Wilson Reagan, turns 93 years of age this Friday…
I rise in support of the Mutual Funds Integrity and Fee Transparency Act. Mutual funds are based on trust. Every day, America's workers hand over their hard-earned money and trust mutual fund companies to invest their savings for them…
House Resolution 425 recognizes and honors the deserving firefighters in southern California for their response to the devastating wildfires there which have affected so many lives. The raging fires have scorched hundreds of thousands of…
Mr. Speaker, I am happy to join with the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) to introduce H.R. 3068, which designates this U.S. Postal Service facility in Sarasota, Florida, as the Brigadier General John H. McLain Post Office. The entire…
The commander of the Army's 101st Airborne Division in Iraq, Major General Petraeus, likes to remind Congressional visitors that money is ammunition in the battle to stabilize Iraq: money to reopen the cement factory outside Mosul, money…
As a fiscal conservative, I believe national service is one of the most productive and cost-effective investments our government can make. Through service, Americans of all ages gain a sense of commitment to their community and their…
The debate tonight to allow the reimportation of FDA-approved drugs is obviously long overdue. The arguments that Americans will be put at risk and the pharmaceutical industry will be harmed is specious and reminds me of the debate on the…
House Concurrent Resolution 230, introduced by my distinguished colleague, the gentleman from the State of North Carolina (Mr. Hayes), honors the great All-American communities of Laurinburg, North Carolina; Tempe, Arizona; New Haven…
I just wish him well as he goes forward. It is the least that we can do to name a post office in his honor. There are some Members who get elected to Congress, and it is an honor for them to be able to serve. I am convinced that Bob Borski…
House Resolution 240, introduced by my distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis), commends the invaluable work of community health centers across the country. As the text of this resolution states, there are over…
Mr. Speaker, S. 1399, introduced by the esteemed gentleman from Iowa, Senator Harkin, redesignates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Vine Street in Glenwood, Iowa, as the William J. Scherle Post Office…
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