A hearing was conducted on this back in April with the National Park Service testifying in favor of this study going forward. We have also, as was noted by the gentlewoman, received numerous support from State and local public officials…

I again would like to congratulate the distinguished gentleman from North Dakota for his very vivid and historical explanation of what, for sure, is going to be yet another treasure we will be able to add to Statuary Hall. President…

I believe ultimately, Mr. Speaker, that this comes down to cost. For us to have the elderly of this country unfairly bear the cost not only of private sector plans, Federal Government plans in this country but around the globe is just flat…

I think Roosevelt said it best of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle: The Republicans seem frozen, frozen in the ice of their own indifference. Their indifference to what this proposal will mean to the elderly. The hypocrisy of…

I regret that due to a family medical emergency I could not be present today during the debate and votes on H.J. Res. 4, a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make burning or otherwise desecrating a United States…

So this is incredible when you think that this seems to be all part of a design, a design that is geared to in fact deny people over time the ability to respond to needs that we know, as your charts illustrate, with the baby boomers…

again noting the chart there, I just want to point out that certainly it is true that most individuals are happy to get any form of a tax cut from their government. That is an indisputable truth. People like to receive a tax cut. When I go…

I am very intrigued by the gentleman's charts, and it seems to me, based on the number of speakers that we have had in this hour that we have been given; my question is, Mr. Stockton used to say that what we have to do in order to get rid…

Mr. Speaker, let me begin by expressing my support for House Resolution 148, which provides an overall average of a 9.4 percent increase in funding for the 19 committees under the jurisdiction of the Committee on House Administration; and…

I am an enthusiastic cosponsor of this resolution authorizing the printing of the ``Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to 2005.'' The new and revised directory will contain more than 12,000 entries, as well as…

Mr. Speaker, the operative clause of this resolution says simply that ``Congress and the American people extend heartfelt congratulations to the United States Capitol Police on the occasion its 175th anniversary, and express the sincerest…

I am honored, as well, to be joined by my colleagues from Connecticut, and want to especially thank the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Simmons) for organizing this. The University of Connecticut at Storrs is in the heart of the Second…

I rise in support of H.R. 1559, the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003. While I believe that it is a tragedy that the Republican Leadership in the House did not allow the Democrats to offer an amendment…

in a world where too often neighbors have become strangers, the meaning of ``Love thy neighbor'' has dwindled. Fred Rogers never lost that spirit. He accepted us into his neighborhood, into his home, and presented our children with a…

Exploring the unknown has always been perilous. Magallan died in the Philippines defending his men as they were circumnavigating the globe. Lewis and Clark faced numerous dangers as they were exploring the bounds of the American frontier…

I rise to unite this body and the Nation behind the Spratt resolution of which I am a proud cosponsor. The Spratt resolution both strengthens the President's hand and demonstrates national resolve. It preserves the constitutional authority…

I rise today, one year after the terrorist attacks on our nation, as we collectively pause to reflect, remember, and memorialize those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. We proudly remember those heroic acts of bravery and courage…

We do not have the numbers to stop whatever the majority will is. Within the Republican caucus reside Members like the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Gutknecht) who are in my mind true heroes in this body who are willing to go against the…

This is an age-old battle between Democrats and Republicans and why I feel it is so important that we vote side by side on the differences between the proposals and commend those Republicans who have come forward with their own concepts…

the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson) is absolutely right. I think what is also compelling about the Democratic initiative is the ability, and I think people understand this readily, to be able to leverage the great buying power…

And yet they have a great opportunity. I want to commend those valiant Republicans who have stood up to their leadership. I will not use the Member's name who said, I have to choose between my leadership and the senior citizens that I…

It is not practical. And I do not want to say this, because I hail from a part of the country that has a deep understanding of insurance and a deep understanding of risk management and spreading risk over a large population; but…

So many seniors have waited in anticipation, after hearing every Presidential candidate, both throughout the primary season and then into the election of 2000, talk about how this was the most important issue facing not only seniors, but…

This is truly a profile-in-courage vote. And the vote here is merely just to allow two programs to appear side by each, the best effort of one party, the best effort of another party, and then to vote that issue up or down. We are told…

It is impossible to underwrite that actuarially. Every insurance man and CEO will say that. They have sworn under oath that is the case. The gentleman is right about this being a defining moment, not only for the respective parties, but…