Christopher Shays

Twenty thousand shells in Russia, chemical weapons, no bigger than this, they were put in, they almost looked like wine bottles stacked up, building after building.

I take issue with the fact that our credibility is in shambles.

It is a human rights abuse that cannot be tolerated.

When a candidate attacks the other candidate for being sleazy and ugly, they are as negative as the candidate that they are criticizing.

I rise today to support to H.R. 6377, the Energy Markets Emergency Act, because I believe the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CFTC, must investigate speculation in the energy futures market and account for any manipulation and price…

I rise in support today of H.R. 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment Improvement Act, because we can't afford our Nation's rail service to fail. Our economy depends on it, and the September 11 terrorist attacks made clear that our country…

It's kind of a mouthful to hear this is a bipartisan bill when 42 amendments go to Democrats and 14 go to Republicans. That's one Republican amendment for every three Democratic amendments. But it's a bipartisan bill? It's kind of amazing…

When I hear how partisan some of my colleagues have gotten on the other side of the aisle, it really astonishes me that somehow it is the President's fault. The clear fact is that we had better find a way to work together, because in my…

This industry may be highly regulated by State, Federal and international governments, but because all are involved, no one takes ownership. I had an experience with a constituent, George Smith, who was lost at sea on his honeymoon on…

I love to talk about this and just delve into the preventative care part even more. The insurance company isn't guaranteed that that individual will be with them for life. But they are aware that the insurance company's part of the…

I would love to, if you wouldn't mind, just point out that what we have done in this legislation is that when the bill passes, it will take 2 years to be implemented so that as we vote out the legislation with whatever changes are in…

Right. Because what we do is we cap the payroll at $120,000. And so it ends up being $12,000 an employer would pay. But when I was speaking of someone with 500 employees, they would pay $21,000 salary, they pay 5.25, 5¼ percent of payroll…

We have to draft legislation that we think is as accurate as can be, and then we present it to those who would be impacted: Employers, government individuals, and say tell us how it impacts your life. I have committee meetings, and I had…

But they won't have to negotiate a plan every year, and it won't be unique to that business. It will be a plan that will have been negotiated by the American Health Benefits Plan. You know, I look at this trend line, and I see that we're…

See, that's, I think, one of the key points. You could make an assumption that 15 percent are not covered and you're now going to cover them, that it means it's going to be more expensive for everyone. And there are arguments that we might…

And the exciting part, I think, or the very sensible part of what we have as Federal employees, because as Congressmen, we have that same plan that all Federal employees have, is that we can choose to upgrade our plan and spend 28 percent…

And if I could just jump in. The key that you make is that there are 8 million individuals, either actively working for the government or retired, who are part of the same pool, and so the purchasing power becomes more powerful.

Haiti is a country in desperate need of help, and it is a very close neighbor and friend and we need to do everything we can to help it.

Debt cancellation has proven to reduce poverty and save lives. It sends a strong message that we care about the rest of the world. It is sound economics, and it is humane. The debt cancellation support by Congress in 1999 and 2005 has…

I want to speak very frankly about this war and our presence there and what I think we should do and why I think we should do what we need to do. September 11 clearly was a wakeup call, from hell, that forced us to address the fact that…

I believe national service is one of the most productive, cost effective investments our government can make. Since the inception of the Corporation for National and Community Service, of which I was a co-author, more than 1 billion…

National service is one of the most productive, cost efficient investments the Federal Government can make. My wife Betsi and I were Peace Corps volunteers and we call ourselves volunteers because we gave 2 years of our lives in service to…

This amendment establishes a Congressional Commission on Civil Service. The Commission would identify ways to expand opportunities for volunteerism and national service in America. It would also recommend ways Federal and local governments…

I rise in support of H. Res. 951, sponsored by Congressmen Garrett and Engel, condemning the rocket attacks on innocent Israelis in Sderot and Ashkelon. Israel is our greatest ally and our best friend. Our nations share a strong commitment…

I rise in support of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act. It is reported 50 million adults, 25 percent of the U.S. adult population, suffer from mental disorders or substance abuse disorders; yet, despite the…