It is my hope this expansion will encourage servicers to revisit the conditions of a problematic mortgage and encourage them to restructure the loans so more Americans may avoid foreclosure.

I am very concerned about the mortgage foreclosure process that is going on in this country.

We are talking about Federal dollars here. We have never at the Federal Government level funded school construction. Perhaps in emergency situations, but other than that, we have not. We do have certain responsibilities that we do need to…

this group of en bloc amendments includes an amendment I have offered. Although often overlooked, each military service offers active duty personnel and eligible members of the Guard and Reserve tuition assistance to take college courses…

Mr. Speaker, this is simple legislation, as Mr. Gutierrez has said, that directs the creation of an investment-grade coin of palladium made available to those who seek to invest in precious metals as a hedge against inflation. I'm happy to…

This marks the 139th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, indeed a very strong engineering feat in our country's history. Today, with gas prices soaring, congestion building on our highways, and concern about…

I remember 25 years ago when Secretary Bell issued The Nation at Risk and we had the whole discussion about the fact that America perhaps is not doing as well educationally as were other countries. I am not sure before that time that…

Everyone recognizes that Federal student aid is a good investment. Pell Grants, together with campus-based aid programs, Federal student loans and other higher education benefits help make a college education accessible to every American…

I'm pleased to offer this college cost accountability amendment to the College Opportunity and Affordability Act, which I also support, legislation to reform and strengthen many of the Nation's higher education programs. As you know, for…

with ongoing high oil and gasoline prices and the conference on global climate change taking place in Bali, the time for making investments to secure our energy future is now. H.R. 6 is a strong first step toward reducing our dependence on…

I do rise to ask my colleague to support this bipartisan conference report before us today. Like almost every other Member of this body, I believe strongly in the benefits of this program. I trust that the conference report on H.R. 1429…

Mr. Speaker, since 1965, the Head Start program has provided comprehensive health, developmental and educational services to disadvantaged, 4- and 5-year-olds. Head Start involves parents and communities in helping to prepare needy…

if there is anything in this amendment that I thought would slow down that process further, I would pull the amendment in a minute. The whole idea of this amendment is to compel them to look at what they are doing, give us a report, and…

Today, all members of the Armed Forces, including those serving in the Guard and Reserves, receive two-and-a-half days of leave time per month, regardless of whether they're deployed in Iraq or back in the U.S. or at their home base. My…

To the best of my knowledge, absolutely not. We have made the amendment very plain, very clear, so there could not be a roadblock and could not be a slow-down circumstance.

the work of this Congress will not be complete until we act to tackle our greatest hurdle in this area, climate change. While this energy bill moves us closer to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future for the 21st century, we must…

In closing, I think both of these amendments are extremely important. I sometimes understand the writing on the wall when it comes to votes on rules, but I would hope that we in this House would consider the amendment that I put forward on…

Let me thank Mr. Barton, who has been a tremendous leader in medical research in this country. I couldn't agree with him more. I think this amendment is of extraordinary importance. I would ask every single Member of Congress to think…

I am basically supportive of it. The first is something which the President has vetoed, the stem cell research legislation. Back in August of 2001, he signed an order which allowed 21 different stem cell lines to be developed. There was a…

in closing, I also would like to thank all of the sponsors of this legislation. I would like to thank the gentleman from Oklahoma for the managing of it here, Mr. Kildee, for his interest in this, and Mrs. Miller for coming to the floor…

I think it is a shame that we have gone through the last few months and all the revelations of the problems in the student loan industry on a whole variety of levels. I am not here to attribute blame to anybody at this point but to suggest…

I rise to offer a critical amendment to this legislation before us today. Yesterday, it was revealed that several individuals operating out of the Philadelphia area had plotted to attack key installations in the Northeast, including Fort…

I think some of them are very good amendments. I think some are relatively neutral. I think some are maybe a little detrimental to the bill. I just hope that everybody will listen carefully to the amendments and will not end up being a…

In response to Chairman Frank, I would just say, he is correct. We have not had that debate, by the way, on the progressive income tax rate. However, he opposes everything with respect to this legislation, leading up to that little squib…

I am a strong believer, as you have indicated as well, that when there are good ideas out there that we should borrow these ideas. I believe this is something we should do. I don't mean to burden Homeland Security with studies, but to me…