Gus Bilirakis

I support the bill. I am up here mostly to express my gratitude and acknowledgment to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin) and the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. John) for their efforts in bringing this important public health…

The only answer I will give the gentlewoman is that this is not intended to be an expansion on what is already law. We are trying to clarify as a result of court action that has taken place regarding the legislation that now exists.

This amendment guarantees our veterans will have the right to express their views on issues affecting them. The Constitution grants Americans the right to criticize or praise their elected officials, and we should not punish the very…

I put my life on the line in terms of a question that was asked, and the gentleman from Louisiana (Chairman Tauzin) did, too; not the chairman's life, my life, on the line. I will not go quite that far this time around, but I feel very…

Mr. Speaker, I endorse the remarks of the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette) and thank her for her role, the role that she has played, not only in this legislation, but all matters involving particularly children. I want to emphasize…

Mr. Speaker, an awful lot of blood, sweat and tears has gone into trying to secure a better future for our children by helping to reduce the incidence of disease and illness. I thank my Committee on Commerce colleagues, particularly the…

I rise in support of H.R. 4386, this bipartisan bill, which was introduced by our colleagues the gentleman from New York (Mr. Lazio), the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Myrick), and the gentlewoman from Missouri (Ms. Danner). This…

Mr. Chairman, I really appreciate the gentleman sharing his story with us and commend the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson) for offering this amendment. Back in the days when Ron Wyden from Oregon, who is now a U.S. senator, was…

Mr. Chairman, the staff has, as they have in all of these amendments, reviewed this amendment, spent an awful lot of time in many cases with the proposers' staffs. We have had an opportunity to review this particular amendment along with…

I just want to say that the majority has had an opportunity to review this amendment, which would require that the director of the agency submit an annual report to the Congress beginning with fiscal year 2003 regarding prevailing…

I would say that not only talking about the scientific community, but certainly the gentleman's knowledge on these areas certainly greatly exceeds that of ours, and I have no reason to dispute what the gentleman says. I have already…

In 1992, Mr. Speaker, I chaired hearings of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus and heard heart-wrenching stories of people who had relatives abducted during and after the invasion. As a result of legislation that I cosponsored, our…

States have historically provided accommodations in their laws for individuals whose religious beliefs and practices would be burdened by certain governmental programs. This act does not preempt those existing State religious accommodation…

All I want to do is get this bill passed that both sides wanted to get through the system today.

We did, sir. Questions were raised. It was a bipartisan thing. It was approved by the gentleman from California [Mr. Waxman]. I know question was raised by either Mr. Waxman or someone in the minority about the quality standards, does this…

The green line that the gentleman just refers to divides northern and southern Cyprus. It not only divides a nation but it divides a people. I might add since the Berlin Wall went down, it is the only wall left in the entire world that…

I rise this evening, as I have year after year at this time, to honor the heritage of freedom and democracy which reintroduced itself in Greece 175 years ago. Mr. Speaker, March 25 is Greek Independence Day. On that date in 1821, after…