I would like to pay special tribute to two wonderful individuals in my congressional district: Betti and Carlos Lidski, National Trustees of The Foundation Fighting Blindness. The Foundation is working valiantly to find a cure for retinal…

today we commemorate Israel Independence Day. Since its creation in 1948, the State of Israel has faced seemingly insurmountable challenges to its very survival, with conventional military attacks leading the way to suicide bombers who…

today we welcome a distinguished member of the clergy, Reverend Stephen M. Torrence, from my district of Key West, Florida. Reverend Torrence was ordained in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, and in 1985 was…

today I want to thank Mr. Bereuter for his leadership in introducing H. Con. Res. 165, expressing support for a renewed effort to find a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement to the Cyprus problem, and I want to take this opportunity to…

on this great day, as we celebrate the freedom of the Iraqi people and continue the international war against terrorism, let us also continue our war against domestic drug abuse. And because of their valiant cause against substance abuse…

Nobel peace laureate Eli Wiesel has said: ``. . . to remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all . . .'' Indifference breeds evil. Indifference is the enemy of freedom. Indifference helps cloak the deplorable actions of…

House Resolution 179 establishes the nexus which exists between the current wave of repression and the 59th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights which is currently being held in Geneva. And in doing so, it takes into…

Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the resolution. We in America inhabit the bosom of freedom. Yet, scant miles, though a lifetime away from our shores, suffering and dying under an antiquated Communist tyrant, the Cuban…

today I congratulate a man of great honor and integrity, a man who has devoted his life to the cause of serving our community in south Florida, Carlos de la Cruz. Carlos has been selected to receive the 2003 American Red Cross Humanitarian…

last month we celebrated Heart Month, a time for us to reflect upon heart disease, its effects, and our methods of prevention. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the Miami Heart Research Institute for its dedication to the…

this month we celebrate the birthday of a great woman in the history of the United States, Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony is known not only for her fight to gain women the right to vote, but also for her great courage in the stand…

On January 20 of this year, Libya, a gross violator of human rights and a state sponsor of terrorism, was elected to chair the United Nations Commission on Human Rights despite the Bush administration's best effort to block this farce…

I rise today to honor the dedication and the life of a dear friend of this great Chamber, former Congressman Wayne Owens. Wayne Owens was an energetic Member who served the American people faithfully for four terms. As a member of the…

I rise today to honor several organizations and individuals in my congressional district who have done an extraordinary job of serving our communities. It is my pleasure to recognize Marilyn Adamo, Monsignor Emilio Vallina, the Brickell…

a year ago we stood in this Chamber trying to recover from the shock that no longer were U.S. interests threatened by terrorists; but the United States itself, our people, our way of life, our very existence was the target of terrorists…

I rise today to honor one of Florida's outstanding agricultural heroes, Seymour Goldweber. Near Jersey City, Seymour was born on July 24, 1918. As a young boy he moved with his family to Miami where he completed primary and secondary…

I would like to recognize tonight and congratulate a very special constituent in my congressional district, Heather Ivanyi, who is a teacher at Oliver Hoover Elementary School, and I want to thank her for her tireless efforts on behalf of…

I am proud to congratulate Sandra Peebles, a constituent of my congressional district, for her support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in its fight to find a cure for these deadly diseases. Susan became involved with the society's…

Mr. Speaker, during the Stenberg v. Carhart case, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accurately described the partial-birth abortion method when he said the following, and I apologize for the graphic nature of the quote, but this is the…

I ask Members tonight to not be part of what Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick calls the ``blame America first'' crowd, and that is what we have in front of us in the Rangel amendment. The sole mastermind behind Castro's degrading treatment of…

I am proud to congratulate Miami Children's Hospital for recently having been recognized among America's best hospitals by U.S. News and World Report. "We are here for our children" is the motto of Miami Children's Hospital, and this…

today I recognize the Miami Job Corps Center for all of its hard work in providing quality training programs and employment opportunities for our South Florida youth. I want to send special thanks to the center's director, Luis Cerezo…

If Castro poses no threat to the United States, I would like the gentleman to place a call to the parents of Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre, Mario de la Pena and Pablo Morales, and four young men, three of whom were United States…

I rise to lend my strong and unequivocal support to the amendment offered by the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Goss), chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This is an amendment which seeks to protect…

Mr. Speaker, on this 25th anniversary of the founding of the Congressional Women's Caucus, I rise along with my colleagues to congratulate its founder, the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to have served in such a…