Gus Bilirakis

HR303 introduced by Gus Bilirakis (FL). Retired Pay Restoration Act.

It requires 'the willing suspension of disbelief' to believe that our strategic interests are advanced by withdrawing our forces.

The work is not yet finished.

The White House is now trying to tout the lack of agreement as a success.

It is difficult to deny at least some causal link.

Iraq requires a greater American investment than this administration appears willing to make.

Until we can, we can't come to a consensus that Islamism is a threat.

I find to be offensive as a Muslim.

I guarantee you in this game a penny saved is not a penny earned. It could be a life lost.

FEMA should perform an internal review of each local project that is affected by Information Bulletin 379.

I appreciate the speed with which Congressman Bilirakis responded to the recommendations proposed in our letter.

Let me be blunt: VVA has good reason to believe that some predatory for-profit schools set out to enrich themselves and their investors by taking the hard-earned GI Bill for the 21st Century dollars.

VVA commends Congressman Bilirakis for continuing the tradition in his family of bold advocacy for the men and women who have pledged their life and limb in defense of the Constitution.

The VFW wants to thank Congressman Bilirakis for introducing H.R. 4057, a bill that reflects the ideas put forth by the VFW.

Thank you, Mr. Weidman. Thank you. Now I will recognize Mr. Johnson for five minutes.

What my bill boils down to is that the veterans need to be armed with information. They need to know what resources are available to them.

It appears that H.R. 3483 will require about $1.4 billion in mandatory offsets, an amount that would clearly be a challenge for this Committee to identify.

We cannot afford to be rebuilding the property year after year after year in the flooding.

I believe that the budget request lacks sufficient detail about the proposed National Preparedness Grant Program.

Studies have indicated that for every dollar that is spent on mitigation activities there is a $4 return on investment.

As an authorizer I am particularly troubled that this committee did not take action and did not--failed to send a message of support for these programs.

I'd like to close briefly. Of course I urge passage of this reasonable, commonsense amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 944, after line 22, insert the following new subparagraph: (D) The Secretary shall conduct, and take…

Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for all of your good work on behalf of our heroes.

I am concerned about the unemployment rates of our guardsmen and our reservists, of course, and I have sponsored legislation to provide employers with tax credits of up to $2,000 for their guardsmen or reservist employees called to active…