Christopher Shays

You know, you came here illegally and now you can stay and become a citizen. I don't think that's going to happen.

I would just like to thank him for his keen work on the subcommittee that oversees a good part of the issue and to say that it would clearly be the intention of this amendment to do that. I certainly will be advocating that the conference…

Israel is one of the United States' greatest allies and I am proud to join my colleagues in recognizing it on the occasion of its 58th anniversary celebration of independence. One of the most remarkable aspects of the U.S.-Israeli…

I happen to believe we are losing our moral authority to lead this place. It has been over a decade since my party took over the majority, and I feel like we have forgotten how we got here. Republicans were united on three common issues…

when Iran will have a nuclear weapon is not the right question. Rather, we need to focus on when Iran will have the indigenous capability to produce nuclear fissile materials. This is the point of no return and should be our benchmark…

I want to salute tonight the brave men and women who are fighting in Iraq to bring democracy to the Middle East and hopefully help turn around nations, particularly Arab nations, that the U.N. has said when you add up the gross domestic…

there is a concern obviously with continuing resolutions. Is there a way to deal with that issue?

if I can just add, reclaiming my time, evidently not one of these projects done by these organizations have had to deal with assaults by Iraqis, have had a building or something which was then destroyed by insurgents. They have all…

this amendment would designate $10 million of economic support funds for the Community Action Program, also known as CAP, in Iraq. That is what this amendment does. I would like to say, Mr. Chairman, that a real hero in this House is Mr…

on March 9, I was in Connecticut and, therefore, missed six recorded votes. I take my voting responsibility very seriously and would like the Congressional Record to reflect that, had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on recorded…

I strongly support the PATRIOT Act, which plays an instrumental role in the detection and prevention of terrorist attacks. Terrorists will strike again. It is not a question of if, but of when, where and of what magnitude. We are in a race…

I appreciate this resolution being brought to the floor so quickly and urge its passage. The Hamas victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections is of great concern to me and many others and presents a major challenge to the peace…

I rise in support of H.R. 280, which would allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to assist in the environmental cleanup and economic development of Brownfields sites. I believe the Brownfields program…

I rise in support of H.R. 4440, the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act, which provides tax incentives for businesses to invest in and rebuild the Gulf Coast communities ravaged by hurricanes. I am pleased these federal resources will not be used to…

I rise in support of H.R. 3963, which would reauthorize appropriations through fiscal year 2010 for the Office of Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study and for grants to implement the Long Island Sound Comprehensive…

there is concern on the floor tonight about the way in which this resolution was brought up. The gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, is one of the finest members of this body and has given his heart to our nation and his wisdom to…

on Wednesday, Iranian President Ahmadinejad called for the United States' greatest ally, Israel, to be wiped off the map. Unfortunately, these vile words are not new, nor were they his own. He was quoting Iran's self- proclaimed enemy of…

I rise in support of H.R. 420, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. The simple fact is, we have too many junk lawsuits being filed. It is imperative we reform our tort system, and it seems to me this legislation is an important step in this…

I am motivated to come because of the comments made by the previous speaker, by an incident that happened today in my committee, and listening on TV to a previous speaker on Iraq. All three of them, to the best of my knowledge, have not…

I rise it support of H.R. 3402, the Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2006 through 2009, particularly the sections which re-authorizes portions of the Violence Against Women Act that are under the…

And so I'm left with the feeling like the administration feels they have to protect you because you warned them. But you didn't warn us.

And that's why I'm happy you left, because that kind of, you know, look in the lights like a deer tells me that you weren't capable to do the job.

on rollcall No. 472 I was inadvertently detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''

is this the legislation extending time for the transportation bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Yes, it is.

And enable flying operations for all fixed-wing aircraft at that base.'' It is opening a base. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to make a closing comment, and if I am not allowed to, I would object. And my closing comment is this. This is to…