C. W. Bill Young

Mr. Chairman, I think we are nearing the end of this debate and getting ready to pass this bill. I think there is one other amendment that we will deal with very quickly after we conclude this. So I want to take a few minutes to say a word…

I support and agree with what the gentleman is trying to do. But frankly, I am not satisfied that the language that he offers does not adversely affect other U.S. interests. That is the reason I rose in opposition to his amendment. It is…

Mr. Chairman, today H.R. 1559 is before the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union to pay for the war in Iraq, the liberation of the people of Iraq, the destruction of a regime that threatens its own people, that persecutes…

I told the gentleman during the negotiations with the conference committee I would make sure that this issue was brought before the conference and a thorough discussion would take place and see if there is something that we can do that…

Let me tell my colleagues, Mr. Speaker, there is money in this bill to take care of our soldiers in Afghanistan who are fighting the war against terrorism. There is money in this bill to upgrade our ability to perform intelligence…

we are rightfully proud in the Tampa Bay area of our team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; and I want to thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Davis), my colleague from Tampa and my neighbor, for introducing this resolution calling attention to…

Mr. Speaker, I do so to explain to the Members that first responders are extremely important to dealing with any kind of a terrorist attack that might occur anywhere in the United States of America. And we will be addressing the issue of…

Mr. Speaker, we are prepared to do it now. What we want to do now is get the continuing resolution off the desk and get it down to the other body and to the President. Then we will do it now on the final wrap up bill for the fiscal year…

we do not have a real argument here because we are not opposed to providing this funding, and the only difference we have is that it does not belong on a CR. It belongs in the 2003 final bill, or it belongs in the supplemental which will…

Mr. Speaker, protecting the homeland, being able to respond to a terrorist attack or whatever the threat might be threatens everybody, not just the national government, not just the State governments, not just the local governments. But…

I was happy to yield to my friend from Wisconsin, but I would point out the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and I sat down with our counterparts in the Senate and we produced a bill of $40 billion that was, I think, passed unanimously…

I understand the minority is upset. They are upset because they are the minority, and I know about that. I served in this House for 24 years under their rule. And if my colleagues think what our party is doing tonight to manage the…

Mr. Speaker, I misspoke when I said there was only one anomaly or change in this CR because there is one other I should call to the attention of the House, and that has to do with the Department of Homeland Security. In the CR we included…

Well, Mr. Speaker, I am only going to respond to the gentleman in this way: that we deemed a budget number because we could not get a real budget, and we had to have a top line that the House had previously agreed to. As I pointed out in…

I have to suggest to the distinguished minority leader, and he is distinguished, and I have a lot of respect for him, and I understand being in the minority. I served in this House for 24 years in the minority, so I know what it means to…

reclaiming my time, my friend, the gentleman from Maryland, is very smooth in the way that he makes his points, but his comment would be speculation because there are those of us who believe that we could pass those bills at the number…

I feel a sense of frustration similar to some who have expressed it on the floor today, because I joined some of my colleagues in the Committee on Rules in seeking support for a rule to allow the CR to be brought up to do one primary…

Mr. Speaker, what we are dealing with today is not a tax bill, it is not a budget resolution, and unfortunately, it is not even an appropriations bill, one of the 13 regular bills; it is a continuing resolution that just continues the same…

Mr. Speaker, I seldom try to put words in the mouth of other Members, but I listened carefully to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), and I think he did misspeak on one particular issue. The gentleman emphasized that the House had not…

The bill carries forward all amounts that were appropriated in fiscal year 2002, including amounts that were designated as an emergency. However, as in all previous continuing resolutions, the Office of Management and Budget has the…

since I have been here I have voted to give the President trade negotiating authority on every trade bill that has come to the House floor. I want the President to have that authority, and of all of the presidents that I voted to give that…

This conference report continues to recognize the tremendous human losses suffered by those businesses located in the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks, and we have included this emergency appropriation for the purpose of…

I would like to extend a statement of appreciation to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), who has worked along with us through these last several months in trying to bring this conference report to conclusion. There were differences…

I have to say I am a little uncomfortable here today because these Members who are proposing this amendment, I find myself more philosophically tuned in to their position than to my friends who are supporting my position on this amendment…

I think that I can truly say that, of all the Members in this House, I do not know of anyone who is more respected and more loved by his colleagues. Those who support and endorse his work, and even those who disagree with his work…