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I thank my friends from Pennsylvania and Illinois who did a great job describing the sacrifice that Mr. Mastrapa gave to his country on behalf of the citizens of Iraq and, actually, freedom throughout the world. Mr. Speaker, today we honor…
I thank the courageous gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling) for the great job he is doing trying to contain Federal spending, and I really do want to thank our appropriations chairman. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) is a great…
Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is, the Constitution is going to be amended. Either radical, unelected judges are going to amend the Constitution from the bench to redefine the traditional view of marriage, or the people's…
The point of this is that we should not be giving certain people special protections that we are not giving all Americans... All of us deserve equal protection. What we want to do in opposing this is make sure all Americans get the equal…
Madam Speaker, whatever any one of us thinks about the merits of the specific language, it does not belong in a defense authorization bill. If these provisions were introduced as a freestanding piece of legislation, they would have been…
it is very rare that I come to the well to encourage my colleagues to pay attention to television in general or the news in specific, but I do that here today because there are unconfirmed reports that there are some shocking documents…
As I took the helicopter ride, we deliberately went over some of the nurseries and ferneries, and they have a lot of glass and plastic buildings that they use to soak up the sun and provide the right amount of water. They do a terrific…
I have a friend who is a civil engineer, and his primary job is to certify each and every set of plans, which is now required since the 1993 changes. I remember asking him at one point, because he designs dozens or hundreds of homes, Why…
this is a great occasion because 35 years ago a mesmerized world watched as Americans landed on the Moon. Behind me stands a moon rock that was brought back by our Apollo astronauts, and next to me is a picture of a man standing on the…
Mr. Speaker, today's Florida Today editorial started out by saying this: "On July 20, 1969, humanity changed forever. The moment the boot of astronaut Neil Armstrong touched the surface of the Moon, the future of humanity no longer was…
It is an important night tonight, because I find myself in between a fight with two sets of freedom fighters, two groups that care deeply about freedom. But the suggestion made by the last speaker, who is a dear friend of mine, that we are…
for all Americans, Ronald Reagan was a happy warrior who fought all of his life for freedom with a gracefulness and a confidence that inspired all of America. But for American contemporary conservatives like myself, Ronald Reagan was more…
there are some enormous issues that face America today, but something is lost, as we talk about the challenges in the war on terror and the President's leadership in Iraq and, of course, finally, the strongly recovering economy under…
I would start with the proposition that Lord Churchill pointed out, and that is that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others. It is an inconvenient form of government even at the best of times, but the…
today we will pass a resolution honoring the great members of the Columbia crew and their sacrifice. As Lincoln reminded us at Gettysburg, such tributes are altogether fitting and proper. But also, as he observed, we can never fully…
I would tell the gentlewoman from Florida that there is a November 10 article in National Review magazine that on the front cover refers to America now as "NASCAR Nation," and I include a copy of that article for the Record. NASCAR Nation…
tonight I rise to speak for the life of a fellow citizen, Ms. Terri Schindler-Schiavo. Her story has been heard worldwide and I join millions across the world, including our Governor, Jeb Bush, to urge that her feeding tube be replaced and…
I just sat through a fairly extraordinary hour with a lot of criticism of the majority leader of the United States. And first thing I want to make clear that I am not here to question anybody's patriotism. I think we have 435 patriotic…
I will never call the Democratic party unpatriotic, but I will call their current leadership unfit to face the serious challenge of the 21st century. This is not about who is patriotic. We have got 435 voting patriotic Members of this…
Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process. All over America there are candidates…
I rise today to commend the Altamonte Springs Patriots for winning the Babe Ruth World Series Championship for Age 16 and Under. These twelve young women along with their coaches and parents should be extraordinarily proud. The Patriots…
I am delighted to rise tonight and join the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling) and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart) as we have established the Washington Waste Watchers. Ronald Reagan once defined the American taxpayer…
Mr. Chairman, first, I want to rise to express a lot of empathy and sympathy with the concerns expressed on the Otter amendment. I think that they are very legitimate questions. I think some of the concerns about the rapidity with which…
I am not surprised that some tax planners oppose this act, because what this does is to simplify the Tax Code. What the substitute amendment does is to make a 40,000-plus page Tax Code longer and more complicated. It is understandable that…
As I understand what the conference committee report did, it is actually Hatch-Sensenbrenner-Graham, referring to Senator Bob Graham, who is a colleague of ours from Florida. I am sorry, Lindsey Graham; it is tough when we have got too…
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