C. W. Bill Young

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…

I have never, ever asked for anything other than an open rule so that Members would have an opportunity to be part of the appropriations process. This bill goes directly to the quality of life for America's men and women who serve in…

I do not think anybody on my side of the aisle suggested that anybody in this House is unpatriotic. To the contrary, I appreciate all of the Members who came together with us after September 11 to provide the supplemental appropriations…

There is no question, as we watched on television as the recovery and the first response in New York City and at the Pentagon unfolded before our very eyes, we saw the importance of the first responders in not only protecting property, but…

our heart is in the same place, I would tell the gentleman. But the gentleman's facts are not exactly correct, because the first application under this program was America West and it was filed on November 28 of last year. So the…

Mr. Chairman, I listened attentively to all of these speeches. What I have to say is this is an emergency, wartime supplemental. Political speeches about whatever my colleagues want to make political speeches about, that is all well and…

first let me say it is essential to the United States that a viable air transportation system be up and running. So I would say to the gentleman that what he suggests is my understanding. The Office of Management and Budget in a letter…

as you know, the budget resolution includes a reserve fund for highways and highway safety. My reading of the relevant provisions indicates to me that if the Appropriations Committee reports a bill with obligation limitations for programs…

In the course of my review of the budget resolution before us today, I see no provision that establishes discretionary caps in fiscal year 2003 or extends the highway and transit guarantees beyond 2003. Is that accurate?

as you have just said, you and I have established great communications. We have had numerous discussions about the need of the Committee on Appropriations to be able to determine the appropriate balance of competing needs and priorities…

I appreciate the commitments of the gentleman from Iowa and the clarity that he has provided to me and to the House today. I would like to add that his job is not the easiest job in the Congress. It is a difficult job to bring all of the…

this bill does not enjoy as much support as many of our other appropriations bills, but I really compliment the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Kolbe) and the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey) for having been able to bring together a bill…

I rise to agree with the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha). He is one of the best national defense experts that I know anywhere in the House or the Senate, or at the Pentagon, as a matter of fact. He is right. He mentioned the…

Mr. Speaker, we have to be real. The other body had this issue of appropriating money over the $20 billion. Because it went over the $20 billion, it was subject to a point of order and it required a 60-vote margin to overcome the point of…

the answer is, of course it depends on the bill and the situation with that bill. In the case of the defense bill that we are dealing with now, the basic bill, the $317 billion defense bill, probably will not be that difficult to…

it is with sadness that I announce the death of Mr. Frederick G. Mohrman. Fred died at his home in Grayson, Kentucky early this morning. His wife, Jan, was with him when he died. Fred served as clerk and staff director of the Committee on…

I would say that the language that the gentleman refers to is included to allow the House of Representatives to continue planning for future contingencies and continuity of operations. Section 809 of the bill, which the gentleman from Ohio…

I rise, number one, to congratulate Chairman Walsh for having done such a tremendous job in taking a 302(b) allocation that was not nearly as much as these agencies could have used but in providing a bill that really gets the job done. He…

Mr. Speaker, I would like our colleagues to know that the education number in this bill, which is a very substantial number, is a solid number. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula) and I had…

as a senior Member of the Florida delegation, it is my privilege to present to my colleagues in the House and ask them to join me in welcoming Jeff Miller to the people's House. Mr. Speaker, prior to his election on October 16, the…

I rise to support this very good appropriations bill for our educational systems, for our health systems, for our labor programs and all of the associated programs represented by this bill. I want to add my compliments to Chairman Regula…

My friend from Alaska and the chairman of the authorizing committee made the point that this is not an appropriations issue. I disagree with that. This is an appropriations issue. In fact, the first language I saw, which was about 7:30…

Mr. Speaker, I do so to say that in addition to the security of the Nation that we talk about with respect to our uniformed services and our military personnel and those who are at risk at any given time and those who serve this Nation so…

Mr. Speaker, when America is attacked, when any American is attacked, when any of our places is attacked, all of our country is attacked. America was attacked on last Tuesday. Attacks took place in New York City and on our Defense…

Mr. Speaker, America is one Nation united under God today more than any time since December 7, 1941, when we were attacked at Pearl Harbor. Americans are normally very busy people, staying focused on those matters of concern to ourselves…