David Weldon

I believe that they will be able to make accommodations and they will be able to meet the work requirement, and I think it will serve the community extremely well. I think there will be enhanced community spirit. I think it will deal with…

a medical colleague of mine, Dr. Vince Griffith, came up here with his daughter, Stacey, to testify before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure about a tragic accident on Florida's Highway U.S. 192 that robbed them of a wife…

I rise in support of the change in language offered by the gentleman from Alabama. I have no intention to oppose this amendment, but accept this amendment. I am happy to craft the language in such a way that business incubators would be…

I want to increase the take-home pay of American workers. What could be done? We could cut the tax on job creation that would improve economic growth, create new jobs and more opportunities, or we could reform the Tax Code in a way that…

I would be willing to accept that if the gentleman from Michigan will define ``health'' in terms of the physical health of the woman. Now the Supreme Court has decided----

we have heard a lot of emotional rhetoric today that quite frankly has added little to the discussion of the real issues before us. I want to return the attention of the debate to the bill. What is the Working Families Flexibility Act, and…

it is only fitting that I should rise now, the Representative from the home State of the alligator, to address a particular area of our economy that I would like to set aside as not eligible for taxation, and that is the Internet…

this country is in a time of need. What our constituents need is a budget that will stay balanced. It is our obligation to provide that for them. Mr. Speaker, the President has proposed a budget that does not offer what we have been…

as a U.S. Army veteran myself, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3308, the United States Armed Forces Protection Act. This bill takes important steps to ensure the protection of our troops overseas. While it may not go as far as some of us…

I rise in support of H.R. 123. Our country has a historic tradition of receiving immigrants from all around the world. H.R. 123 builds on that tradition and binds us together through the use of English as a common language. Over the past…

I have seen firsthand the consequences of people not having health insurance and how they will often let minor illnesses go for extended periods of time until they become a serious complication and ultimately lead to greater costs than…

I did hear about some of the good things they do representing people who are being unfairly evicted from their housing, helping out the poor. But I did get them to acknowledge that there are Legal Services Corporation lawyers in some…

I rise in support of H.R. 3734, the Republican welfare reform bill. In my opinion, our reform bill is a very good start. I think further reforms will probably be needed in the future to ultimately get the Federal Government out of the…

before I speak on the issue of working families and what is happening to working families in my district and what I think is happening to working families all over the Nation, I yield briefly to the gentleman from California [Mr. Riggs] to…

When talking about children, there are significant differences between Democrats and Republicans. Republicans do not believe it takes Washington bureaucrats and spending to raise a child. But after 30 years of a failed welfare system, a…

I believe the gentlewoman will agree my amendment is a good amendment. The bill on the floor of the House has a shortfall for NASA personnel funding. My amendment would avoid possible furloughs of NASA employees, which would adversely…

I just want to explain a little to my colleagues how we got into this situation. Our staff on the committee sat down with the NASA officials and were given figures on the amount of money they needed for the support of their staff, the…

I think we all, on both sides of the aisle, share a desire to see this account restored to avoid any possibility of any furloughs and any significant financial shortfall on the part of NASA in terms of paying their employees. The issue and…

I rise to take part in this traditional rite of spring, to oppose the Roemer amendment and speak out in support of the future, in support of our children, in support of the space station. I would like to address several of the arguments…

I think we all share a desire to have the proper level of funding in this important account which pays the staff for NASA. They are a very, very hard-working work force, very, very dedicated to the future of our space program. I know in my…

I rise in support of the Employee Commuting Flexibility Act which is a good piece of legislation that we really should be talking about which allows employees to use the company car to go home, saves fuel, and is good for the environment…

I am a physician who participated in the health profession scholarship program. I worked my way through college, and I did not want to borrow money to go to medical school, and I was very attracted to the scholarship program. I remember…

I would urge all my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the DeLauro amendment. I will say what I have said in the past. I am a former Army physician. I went into the military in 1981, and I can tell you that when I went in, we were very, very…

Congress will once again this week have an opportunity to support the International Space Station Program. This is an exciting project, Mr. Speaker, and not just because of the tremendous science capability of the space station, nor just…

I tell you now that we can't afford not to build the space station. We cannot turn our backs now on the men and women who have worked to make the space station and its promising future a reality. I urge everyone to support the…