Michael Castle

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July 30, 2010

I rise today to urge support for amendment No.…

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in accordance with the responsibilities placed on Congress by the Constitution, I support House Resolution 581 to authorize the Judiciary Committee to conduct an inquiry to determine whether the actions of the President of the United States require articles of impeachment to be filed against him2 sources1997congress.gov
Mr. Speaker, I believe this is an important message that we need to understand. I would like to repeat the language of the motion to instruct conferees where, in part, we say, ``Be instructed to agree to the amendment of the Senate, numbered 1, the Gramm amendment, creating the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund and providing a conforming reduction in the discretionary spending limits.'' This amendment just passed in the other body this morning by a 90-to- 1 margin. If we do not pass this motion to instruct conferees, the savings generated by the buyout provisions in the buyout program could be spent virtually on anything. Since the House has failed to pass the crime bill, this is necessary. If we are serious about addressing the crime problem and funding the crime bill, we simply must do this. Please note, as was stated in the motion itself, that discretionary spending caps will be reduced by the same amount. It is very simple. It will take this money and put it into the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. I think we are all virtually in agreement that that should be funded and this is the best mechanism by which to do that.2 sources1994govinfo.gov
Mr. Speaker, this afternoon I rise in support of H.R. 1650, the bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Mother Teresa, a woman who is perhaps as close to sainthood as anyone this Congress is likely to meet. Mother Teresa of Calcutta has set a standard of selfless dedication to humanity and charitable works for nearly 70 years. She founded the order, the Missionaries of Charity, which now includes over 3,000 members in 25 countries who devote their lives to serving the poor with no material recompense for their sacrifice. Among many other humanitarian awards, Mother Teresa has received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom 1985. Mother Teresa of Calcutta is most renowned for devoting her life to the sick and dying, the poorest of the poor. She lives with them and ministers to their physical and spiritual necessities, seeking to influence the rest of us by setting an example and defining charity. This example must cause us all to reevaluate our lives in the light of her wholly admirable life. Mr. Speaker, the standard for a Congressional Gold Medal is the recipient must be someone one who has performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement itself. Mother Teresa's career embodying the principle of charity clearly meets and exceeds this standard.2 sources1997govinfo.gov
I rise in support of H.R. 2211, the Ready to Teach Act, which will strengthen teacher training programs to ensure teachers are highly-qualified and ready to teach when they enter the classroom. Eighteen months ago the President signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law and ever since, States and school districts across the country have been answering the call. The Ready to Teach Act follows the momentum of No Child Left Behind and meets its requirement to place a highly qualified teacher in every classroom--a requirement of great import, as the value of a qualified teacher on a student's ability to learn has been proven, over and over again. H.R. 2211 achieves this by making improvements to the Higher Education Act to help ensure teacher training programs are producing highly qualified teachers to meet the needs of America's students. All States and nearly all teacher education programs in the country are affected by general accountability provisions in this legislation. Schools receiving Federal funds must report annually on the quality of teacher preparation, including information on the pass rates of their graduates on initial certification assessments.2 sources2003govinfo.gov

Jun 24, 2010

I rise in support of the DISCLOSE Act. I believe that this is relatively simple. I think that all of us in this country have a right to know who is putting forth ads for or against candidates as the campaigns run on. This act that we are…

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May 27, 2010

I rise today to express concern with section 346 of the National Defense Authorization Act. While the bill before us takes the important step of preventing the move of any C-130 aircraft away from air reserve components until Congress…

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Mar 25, 2010

The debate about how to reshape health insurance in order to reduce skyrocketing costs, and increase access, has dominated the attention of Congress for the past year. While there are many areas of agreement, Congress and the American…

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Feb 25, 2010

Woman, we hope this report can be done relatively soon. The amendment actually allows for 180 days more from this time in order to submit it. We have been in touch with the administration. We know that they're aware of this, and hopefully…

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Feb 25, 2010

This amendment, offered with Mr. Lynch, requires the President, through the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit to Congress a comprehensive report on terrorism financing that was first mandated by the Intelligence Reform Bill of 2004, but…

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Dec 7, 2009

I think political concerns can get in the way of it all. I hope it doesn't, but that is a part that concerns me a great deal.