Tom Feeney

I will not necessarily oppose this amendment. I will point out that I think the amendment provides some confusing requirements on NASA. On the one hand, for example, it says, ``The administrator shall work to ensure that NASA's policies on…

I do not rise in opposition to the amendment. I should say I have no objection to the amendment. I have read it very carefully, and I appreciate the language 'when appropriate.' Of course, it would be the United States that determined, in…

We appreciate that. Having said that, on a technical issue like this, it sure would have been great to take a more technical look at this at the subcommittee or committee level. Having said that, I appreciate the chairman's gracious offer…

I think all of us support that. I don't understand the language in her amendment. It will substitute for small business, substitute the language in quotes, small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses, end of quote; is that conjunctive…

Reclaiming my time just to close on behalf of Mr. Rohrabacher's amendment, he is a great advocate, but I felt more comfortable after I heard from a bevy of the world's best astrophysicists that this is not only a real threat, but a real…

I don't know whether, candidly, I support or oppose the amendment, because it has some very technical effects in its interplay with other portions of Federal statutes and requirements and regulation. Just one of the many questions I have…

Reclaiming my time, I should point out that the minority happily worked on a manager's amendment, where we enthusiastically endorsed the concept that the administrator ought to contract with external organizations to facilitate new…

This really is an amendment that we're enthusiastic about. NASA currently conducts weather research in cooperation with NOAA, although through the U.S. Weather Research Program, the gentleman's amendment emphasizes the importance of this…

I did want to take a moment or two to point out a very important aspect of this manager's amendment. It directs the White House Office of Science and Technology to establish an interagency committee to study issues related to locating a…

not only am I not in opposition, but I wholeheartedly and enthusiastically endorse the Harman-Ehlers amendment. And I should point out as she mentions the trouble in getting new people into the workforce and an aging and retiring…

I have carefully read the amendment, and while I may not press my objection, I will state that the amendment, in my view, is unnecessary, that NASA has a policy in place that goes to the very same points expressed in the amendment, and…

Again, this is an amendment we enthusiastically support. NASA does a great deal to incentivize education programs for women engineers and scientists, but a lot of us Americans remember exactly where we were the moment that Ms. McAuliffe…

Manufactured housing, as has been said, plays a vital role in meeting the needs of families to get affordable, attractive and safe housing throughout our country. There are some 18 million Americans that live in manufactured housing in…

I would say this bill tonight proves at least two maxims about Congress: One is that we have two speeds: zero and that we overreact; and the other is that the law of unintended consequences means that often the adverse or the harmful…

I didn't say what the chairman said I said. I said that it has been the policy of many in this Congress for about 40 years now to criticize lenders all over the spectrum for not pushing more money into low- and moderate-income areas. I…

there couldn't be a more critical discussion to have this morning before we cast this critical vote. The chairman of the Intelligence Committee, I must say, I respectfully disagree with in terms of the devastating consequences his proposal…

earlier I shamelessly invited people to come and experience the Daytona 500. While they are there, they may want to come visit a museum not far from the Daytona 500. Launch Complex 26, where Explorer I was launched, now houses the U.S. Air…

With this resolution, the House of Representatives joins with all Americans to solemnly remember the loss of the space shuttle Challenger 22 years ago on January 28, 1986. Many Americans remember where they were on that cold January…

I'm honored to speak today in support of H. Res. 942, recognizing the significance of Black History Month... The achievements of so many have encouraged today's youth to strive for a more equal and free country.

I do oppose the manager's amendment and the bill. And I don't think there is any difference of opinion about the crisis in the mortgage markets in America today. I think the difference is on the impact that this bill will have. The problem…

Information technology has become an integral part of our lives. It shapes how we communicate, how we entertain, and how we work with one another. Computers route our phone calls, print our paychecks, constantly tune our Nation's power…

I would suggest that the real math is that this amendment would still anticipate a $6.5 billion increase, yet it is being called a cut. I had to come down from my office, because I heard that if you were an advocate for taxpayers, you are…

I too want to thank Congressman Flake and the cosponsors of this amendment. Our friends on the Democratic side have two arguments. Number 1, they say this is a superfluous, it's a red herring because nobody's talking about it. But we've…

I will tell you this, before Sarbanes-Oxley, foreign initial public offerings raised 90 cents of every new dollar in America. Now 90 cents of new dollar raised by international public offerings is raised overseas. We are outsourcing…