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Mr. Speaker, I need to remind everybody that this hour is devoted to H.R. 2729, that it is about the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act. That is exactly what we are talking about. I want to remind everyone that…
the legal training simply is not the only criteria. There are other criteria, such as education and experience, and I do not necessarily think that it has to be a lawyer. Speaking of the AFL-CIO, they have as many lawyers in this town as…
I want to sincerely and honestly thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne) for staying on the subject matter. We are indeed dealing with this bill. He and I may not agree, but at least we are having a discussion about the bill, and…
I rise to support H.R. 3722, and I would note if safety and security is the main concern of our country, then perhaps we ought to start at the borders and enforce the laws that we have on the books. Were we doing that, this legislation…
I rise today in order to voice my strong and unwavering support for the conference report on H.R. 3018, the Pension Funding Equity Act, and also to express my sincere appreciation for the hard work and dedication of Chairman Boehner in…
We are talking about a resolution that I cannot imagine any American, frankly, could not support. I mean we are simply saying that we affirm that the United States has made the world safer by the removal of Saddam Hussein. Well, I believe…
I rise today to thank and commend the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton) for what I think is excellent work in the House and in the conference. This is landmark legislation. I think it…
tonight I will cast a vote in support of the Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2004--to provide $87 billion in supplemental funding for military operations (making up roughly $66 billion) and reconstruction efforts (accounting for an…
I rise on the floor of the House today to share, sadly, yet another tragic story of another instance where senseless criminal acts, acts that could have been prevented and should have never happened, were allowed to take place because of…
earlier this month was a very somber time for our Nation, in fact, for all freedom-loving people. It was 2 years ago this month that America and the world watched in horror as terrorist thugs took the lives of an estimated 3,000 innocent…
I am afraid to say that it has happened and happened again. A week ago, I rose to tell my colleagues the case of a brutal crime committed by criminal illegal aliens in New York. This time it happened near a small town in southern Illinois…
I rise out of breath simply to urge my colleagues to vote for this. This is an enormous undertaking. The Secretary has done a great job for us. I think all Americans I know are as concerned about bioterrorism as any part of terrorism out…
I have absolute proof that Dave Lauriski comes from the private sector, and I am delighted that he comes from the private sector to bring to us new and innovative ideas on health and safety for our miners. I must oppose this amendment, and…
I just simply rise in very strong opposition to this amendment which basically prevents the Secretary of Labor from implementing regulations to update complex, and I do mean the word complex, and outdated, and I do mean the word outdated…
I rise today to share the tragic tale of a New York mother's brutal attack, why it should never have happened and what can be done now to ensure that it never happens again. Mr. Speaker, just this past December, a man and woman were…
let me rise to support this amendment. This language really needs to go to conference. It needs to be in the bill. There are too many people placed in special education that should not be in special education, and that harms the system and…
In 1975, IDEA was passed by a Democratic Congress and signed by a Republican President. From 1975 to 1995 the Congress was controlled by the Democrats. Where were my Democratic colleagues' amendments then to fund IDEA? Why did they not…
our Nation is at war. Thousands of the fighting men and women of our Armed Forces are serving on the battlefields of Iraq, defending freedom, liberating the Iraqi people, and making our world a safer place to live. Today I rise to…
Mr. Speaker, yesterday over the northern Iraq city of Bashur, in the deepest, darkest time of the night, the unmistakable and ominous rumblings of C-17 transport planes could be heard overhead. They came in low, delivering roughly 1,000…
Madam Speaker, today our Nation stands at a crossroads. I noticed that it is quieter today, it is a solemn day, it is a serious day as Members of Congress individually try to make the right decision and hope and pray that we do. Are we to…
Mr. Speaker, unlimited liability is an unacceptable drain on our health care system today. It is about access to care. It is about unruly costs from defensive medicine. We have got to make a change before it begins to truly affect our…
Securing sufficient dollars for law enforcement to ensure the safety, environmental quality, and the security of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests is critically important, as future generations deserve to enjoy this treasure as…
I do not believe I have ever heard more misrepresentations or mistruths or demagoguery on a subject in a long, long time. I could spend the night discounting some of the things, but some of the statements are just absolutely ludicrous…
I have grave concerns in one particular area... this practice is inherently inhuman and barbaric. The handlers of these fighting birds drug the animals to heighten their aggression and to clot the blood. They affix knives or ice picks like…
I think that it is perfectly clear to me and perhaps to other Members that there really are people in our body that just do not like the pharmaceutical industry. It is a little baffling to me. I do not impugn their motives, I do not…
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