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Fast Track trade authority is an extraordinary concession of congressional authority in four critical areas to regulate and oversee the terms of trade. One vote, 62 pages, no amendments, 2 hours of debate. Now, if the United States had a…
I have heard an alarming amount of discussion on this floor of the House today, suggesting that there may be something wrong with federalizing employees who have the responsibility to check luggage and screen passengers. I have been a…
Mr. Speaker, the Internet Equity and Education Act may very well be a step in the right direction. It was introduced and passed out of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on a bipartisan basis. I salute the original sponsor…
I want them to know that I fully support the spirit of their amendment and in the past have supported similar freestanding bills. It is the substance of this particular amendment that I object to, and my objection can be distilled to one…
I can pretty much assure the Speaker that I will not take the whole hour, but the gravity of why I am here allows that time is of no moment. Time stood still on September 11 for this country and the world. Indeed, time ended for the…
I have a very strong feeling that American Airlines should have some of those slots, if we are going to open it, safely, for all of the airlines to be able to undertake to do their responsibilities as well. Mr. Speaker, sometimes…
Mr. Speaker, last week I received a call from George Mador. Mr. Mador is the President of L&M Aircraft Services, and he called my office looking for help. L&M is a small aircraft maintenance company that services charter airlines…
I applaud, as I have, and commend the efforts and actions of the District's law enforcement agencies and officials. I am equally concerned about the inadequacy of resources available to the District's police and fire departments, however…
I consider the airline industry to be the linchpin of our way of life in America. It is the fuel that provides the engine for our economy here and worldwide. A safe, secure, stable industry is all of our objectives as policymakers. On…
America changed yesterday, and it is changed for all time to come. My overwhelming sense of horror, grief and, yes, vulnerability cannot adequately be put into words. Obviously, my thoughts and fervent prayers are with the friends and…
I rise today to submit this amendment to the VA-HUD Appropriations bill. This amendment would appropriate an additional $1 million to the Veterans Health Administration. I had another amendment that would come later, but I am not going to…
Mr. Chairman, my amendment provides an additional $600 million to the Federal Elections Commission for the purpose of assisting State and local officials in updating their voting systems. 240 days have passed since last year's…
Mr. Chairman, there are a host of questions that need to be answered by the system of elections in this country, but there is one thing upon which Congress and I believe most Americans should agree: no single American should be…
This issue is a bipartisan issue. It is one that affects the lives of thousands in South Florida.
For the past year, the entire South Florida community has fallen victim to an ongoing drought. While larger, wealthier communities have been able to survive, smaller, poorer cities and towns have merely scraped by on savings that no longer…
I rise today to oppose this silly rule. This rule provides the American people with a limited opportunity to debate this important issue. It is a rule that was written by the Republican leadership that fears the will of the American people…
I rise today in tremendous support of H.R. 2052, The Sudan Peace Act. This bill will decrease the suffering in which the terrible atrocities are inflicting on the people of The Sudan. The Sudan Peace Act declares that Congress denounces…
as good as this bill is that is presently before us, I think this motion to recommit with instructions would make it even stronger. Mr. Speaker, there are several realities upon which we can all agree. Security and stability on the Korean…
I join our colleagues in offering condolences to his family. I got to know him in the way that he is, a quietly effective person who, obviously, is a tremendous patriot and statesman and will be missed by all of us here in this Congress. I…
Mr. Speaker, today I have come to the floor to speak on behalf of H.R. 3125, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act. As my colleagues may know, unregulated Internet gambling through virtual casino games has become a very lucrative business…
I am a proponent of the International Development Fund, IDA, and I am also a supporter of the measure that is being offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman). Ultimately, what it boils down to is that we have budgetary…
Please know this, that what we are failing to do is to assist a continent of people who, in the final analysis, are finding their life expectancy, according to reports in today's New York Times, reduced to 30 years of age. Ron Dellums, who…
I rise in support of her very important amendment. The base bill makes deep cuts in funds available for loans to the world's neediest countries. The 32 percent cut in funding for the International Development Association would severely…
Firstly, let us have it clearly understood that foreign assistance is an aid to America, it is not a hindrance. When we came to Congress, those of us in 1992, we spent $18 billion in America on foreign assistance. Now we propose in this…
I particularly rise on this measure for asking the House to support it. The Committee on Appropriations, each day that there is an appropriation measure, submits a report in explanation. The chairman of this subcommittee, my good friend…
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