James Davis

the Shays- Meehan proposal subjects those people who attempt to influence the outcome of an election to the same requirements that congressional candidates face now when they spend money to influence the election. There will be meaningful…

at stake on Election Day was not just the selection of Al Gore or George W. Bush as President of the United States. What was at stake was the legitimacy of the process by which we made that choice. The bitter truth is that in Florida, my…

The professionalism of the Capitol Police is above any that any of us I think have ever seen in State and local law enforcement throughout the country. Normally their job, until September 11, has involved balancing the tremendous public…

I am delighted at this appointment. Ms. Patricia Stonesifer has distinguished herself in a variety of fields. She brings a combination of skills to the Smithsonian Institute. In her capacity as Cochair and President of the Gates…

I rise in support of H.R. 3005, the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act (``TPA''), which will open up new markets for our businesses here in the United States. This bill is about breaking down trade barriers abroad and expanding…

I rise in support of this balanced resolution expressing heartfelt condolences to the victims and their families throughout the United States, as a part of this horrific disaster that happened yesterday, and support for working with the…

as a Floridian, I wanted to share the painful story about what happened in Florida one more time tonight. Part of the tragedy of the Florida election, which was our country's election, was that the margin of error ultimately exceeded the…

Mr. Chairman, nobody has answered the question yet why we are here. The gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) said we are here to redebate the amendment; the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan) to put the language in the amendment, but…

There are 21 days of crude oil in section 181. We do not think as Floridians we should have to choose between satisfying our energy needs and exposing ourselves to undue environmental risk for 21 days of crude oil. The House has spoken on…

Mr. Chairman, I am going to stick to the facts today. I think that holds us up to the standard that we should be held up to. First, I am flattered at the notion that I had the chance to control the timing of the debate last week. I wish I…

for the last several months, I have been getting an earful from parents, teachers and students who are concerned that standardized educational testing in Florida has run amuck. Today, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Florida public…

for the last several months I have gotten an earful from parents, students, and teachers in Florida who are concerned that standardized educational testing has run amuck there. Today, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of school children…

I think the incredibly meager increase in the Pell grants cited by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price) is really a pitiful example of how little we are doing and how much more we can do. I would urge that we adopt this motion to…

as we all know, we are approaching an education crisis in our country. Over the next decade, school districts throughout the country will need to hire over 2 million new teachers. Four months after the school year started, my school…

I would like to rise and to thank Julian Dixon on behalf of myself and the community I represent in Tampa, Florida, and also to provide a further glimpse as to this really remarkable man that so many of us served with. I got to know Julian…

The chancellor of the New York City School District, Mr. Hal Levy, has instituted a program he calls the New York Teaching Fellows; and he is succeeding in inspiring men and women to leave their jobs and go into teaching. We need to be a…

I have talked to men and women who have said to me, I want to make the transition; but before I start my job and earn a salary, I need a little help paying my tuition. That is one of the purposes of the bill, to provide up to a $5,000…

we are squandering a golden opportunity here today to preserve this surplus, to protect Social Security and Medicare, and pay down the debt. As has been mentioned earlier, when one adds up all the spending and tax cuts this House is…

we face, over the next 10 years, a need to hire over 2.2 million new teachers in this country. In my home, the Tampa Bay area, 7,000 new teachers we will need over the next 10 years. The problem is there is already a cut. School districts…

we are going to debate and adopt some form of estate tax relief today, as we should, as was pointed out by the previous speaker. But we also have an obligation to deal with an immediate problem that has developed in our campaign finance…

I just want to highlight what the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moore) was referring to by the 527. A lot of times, when an issue comes before Congress, we need to spend a tremendous amount of time collecting information, conducting a…

I think it is perfectly clear that we have to engage China in commerce. These are the ties that bind. This is a country with a population in excess of 1.2 billion people and growing. I think it is terribly important to point out that the…

this remains the dirty little secret about this budget resolution, that we do not have the 10-year price tag associated with the tax cut, and I stand on my assertion it is an $875 billion tax cut which undermines what should be our…

somebody very wise once said that everybody is entitled to their own opinion but not their own version of the facts. We need to get the facts down here today because the one thing we owe to the public is to have an open and honest debate…

last year the Republicans in the House of Representatives beat their chests mightily to talk about a $792 billion tax cut over 10 years. That tax cut was so fiscally irresponsible that it was rejected throughout the country. We are back…