Austin Scott

this is a very shameful amendment, and I will tell you why it is shameful. Here we are on the eve of the 4th of July at the very foundation of this country when those noble words were spoken by Thomas Jefferson, ``We hold these truths to…

This was a remarkable experience I had with the soldier in Iraq, and we had to make that choice of staying that night and putting our own selves in greater danger because, you know, going over there, you cannot fly up at night. You have to…

That is exactly the point we were making earlier in the debate early last week in terms of these tax cuts. I mean, we are here and this administration last week prides itself at a time when our soldiers are making these kinds of sacrifice…

Thank you so much and to my good friend, Mr. Israel. What a pleasure it is to serve, the three of us, as co-chairs of our Democratic Group on National Security and providing leadership for this Nation on this critical area, and also…

this week as we begin to go into this weekend to celebrate Memorial Day, it is most fitting that we take a moment to say a word about our soldiers, those who have fallen, who have given their lives in battle for the protection of this…

I rise to support the Deal amendment. It is very important to our State of Georgia. Georgia is one of the fastest growing States in this region, and because of this growth, we certainly need to make sure that we have this detrimental…

I thank the gentleman. As always, it is indeed a pleasure to join you on the floor of our very distinguished Congress of the United States to address what is without a doubt the most pressing issue facing the American people, and that is…

Absolutely, and I will tell you another example of the lack of response as well. =========================== NOTE =========================== May 18, 2006--On page H2886 the following appeared: Mr. PRICE of Georgia The online version…

Again, Mr. Ross, we must repeat because it is very important, we are here to do America's business. Every waking moment this Congress should be preoccupied with the three or four basic concerns that are threatening the quality of life in…

And the people are not asking for these tax cuts. They are not demanding these tax cuts. They are demanding that the borders be secure. They are demanding that gas prices come down. And it is a shame that this budget is not addressing…

This is exactly right. America's not crying out here for tax cuts for the top 1 percent. As a matter of fact, Bill Gates and several others said we do not want it; Mr. President, we do not need it. Those farmers need it for the drought…

Mr. Ross, it is always a pleasure to come down on the floor and talk with you about the pressing issues facing our Nation and the world today. You know, Mr. Ross, you talked about the debt, and you talked about the budget. It is the budget…

The gentlewoman from Texas brings up a very interesting point in terms of our energy crisis and how it dovetails with our debt, one of the important points we have got to look at so we can see the dangerous track we are on. Mr. Ross, you…

it is a double-ended stick too, because we must understand what this means in terms of the President will say, well, we are borrowing this money, we are making these budget cuts for tax cuts, so we can give tax cuts to the top 10 percent…

Mr. Ross, you cannot help but feel compassion for the American people. They deserve much better than this, with Katrina, the natural disasters that are happening and the lack of response of FEMA. You talk about FEMA. I had a similar…

one of the points, just to add to what you are saying to show the real gravity of this situation, is this: Just the interest, just the interest alone that we are paying back on this, is the fastest growing part of our budget. Just the…

it is an honor to be on the floor with Mr. Schiff. I commend his leadership on the national security issue. It is so important for the American people to be able to understand and know wholeheartedly that Democrats are the strongest party…

Absolutely not. Our President, it brings chills to me when I remember what President Roosevelt said: ``We have nothing to fear but fear itself,'' to raise people, our people, to that level. Or President Kennedy saying: ``Ask not what your…

Excellent point. And there is no greater emergency in this country than addressing the plight of African American males. No group in this country has paid the price, has made the contributions, has gone through the struggles, and has faced…

And here is the danger. Here is the danger when you put your financial security in the hands of foreign nations at the rate that we are doing it. Now we have to worry that some of these nations could very well sell their U.S. dollars in…

Always a pleasure to be with you, Mr. Ross, and with you, Ms. Bean. It is always a pleasure. You were talking about the young kids, and you have got to think about those young kids. You have got to think about the generations coming behind…

Thank you very much, Mr. Ross. And, as always, it is indeed a pleasure to be with you on these special orders. I want to agree with our distinguished majority whip, who has distinguished himself in his years of leadership here, who has…

We are in a very, very delicate situation financially and a very insecure position financially, particularly as the world is looking at us. But the most important point that I want to make, as I turn it back over to one of my other…

Just to add to that point, just to add to that, in addition to all of what you just said, when you add the fact that this country is borrowing $2 billion every day from foreign governments, just to finance our trade deficits, we have just…

I thank very much my distinguished friend from Tennessee. It is a pleasure and, quite frankly, an honor to be on the floor with you tonight to talk about this extraordinary problem and crisis that this country is faced with. Without…