Gus Bilirakis: “Again, I want to thank Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Green for holding this very important hearing and including my…”

Let me tell you, the speaker on the floor of the House of Representatives in the great State of Florida used to begin his speeches by saying, ``I am fired up.'' I am fired up, Mr. Speaker, because we are going to pass a great bill that…

It is essential that Congress accurately understand what it is regulating before it does so.

The gentleman is correct, the sponsor of the bill. We are upholding this very important need. We are moving forward because we have a chairman and a ranking member that worked very hard to address these issues and move them forward. Let's…

Every person is endowed with inherent dignity and deserves the freedom to live according to their conscience.