I rise in support of H.R. 54, the Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005, and I do urge its immediate adoption after consideration of the amendments today. Congress created the Congress Gold Medal honor in 1776 to recognize…

I have watched these medals. I have never seen a bit of politics in these medals. I just have not seen it. I do not think the limiting of the numbers is really going to alter that. I think a large part now is because you need all those…

I rise in support of S. 2845, the House-Senate agreement on the ``National Intelligence Reform Act.'' As a former Member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, I have long believed that making basic changes to the leadership and…

I think without the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner's) patience and will to continue to deal with what was a tough issue and tough politics perhaps in the beginning, we probably would not be here today. I would just like to thank him for…

as we approach the 3-year anniversary of the brutal terrorist attacks on our Nation, it is important that we remember those who lost their lives and the loved ones they left behind to face a world that is forever changed. The senseless…

I would like to paint a little bit of a different picture here. Let us assume instead of Members of Congress, these 435 seats were filled with stockholders of various companies in this country, and I said, look, we have $126 billion worth…

I would suggest that we vote for the Maloney amendment and then against the underlying legislation, because the Maloney amendment would reinstate where all of this should be with the SEC. Have we not had enough corporate malfeasance in…

in yielding back, let me just thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Evans) for his service to this country on a couple of fronts, obviously, here in Congress and as a Marine, and the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Scott) for his touching…

On September 13, the automatic assault weapon ban is going to expire. This is a ban which has been in effect for a period of 10 years now in this country. It is supported by the President of the United States, that is, the extension of it…

I rise in support of the Kirk substitute and encourage my colleagues to support this compromise approach. I know this is ancient history, but in the 1970s, my home State of Delaware struggled greatly. I know it is a small State, but we…

I disagree with the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina on the basis of what I have seen here in the years that I have been here. I have a great deal of faith in the Committee on the Budget. I have a great deal of faith in the…

On that particular subject, there may be times when we do need to put more money into discretionary spending. We may be in one of those times now in terms of the war in Iraq. There may be other emergency things that we have to deal with…

I rise in support of H.R. 4278, the Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004, and thank the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon) for his work. The legislation before us today is key to…

the gentleman's insight into this is as helpful as anybody I know in the entire Congress. His comments are highly appreciated. His continuing concern about the young people, the mentoring, the things that he cares so much about I think…

Mr. Speaker, this is all pretty simple. We are passing this Senate bill to extend these programs from the end of March, which is tomorrow, until June 30. Hopefully, in that time the other body will take up the full reauthorization of these…

I rise to support bipartisan legislation that extends certain child nutrition provisions, that are set to expire at the end of this month, through June 30, 2004. This extension is vital to ensure that low-income children have access to…

The Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act makes a number of positive reforms focusing on reaching three main goals: ensuring eligible children have access to services, promoting comprehensive solutions to the health and nutrition…

I just want to thank the representatives from the various territories and from the District of Columbia for actual historical lessons here on the floor. I think it behooves all of us, I recall those comments of the gentleman from Nebraska…

In a benevolent society, as America is, I think the most important function government can have is the care of those who may be unable to take care of themselves. As we know, with the Community Services Block Grant we are dealing with the…

I think it truly has been a team effort for both parties getting together to try to address the problem. Maybe we are not as far as I would like to be, as perhaps some others would like to be, but I think we started to move in the right…

it would be disingenuous, and plain false, for anyone to suggest that this Congress has not been dedicated to the needs of our nation's special education students. In the past year we have recognized the importance reform has on the…

we all have heard the impressive statistics regarding the education funding increases that this Congress and Administration have provided over the past two years. No one can legitimately refute the fact that each year we provide historic…

I rise in support of H.R. 3077, the International Studies in Higher Education Act. H.R. 3077 updates international and foreign language studies programs by ensuring these programs reflect the current international climate and national…

I rise in support of H.R. 3076, the Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act. The Graduate Opportunities in Higher Education Act, H.R. 3076, builds upon the success of the graduate fellowship programs within the Higher Education Act…

I do rise in support of the emergency spending measure that we have before us... the sooner our brave troops can return home. A few days ago, several of my colleagues and I returned from a trip to Iraq where we gained firsthand knowledge…