Elijah Lewis

Mr. Speaker, like any other great and necessary journey, the journey to improve Medicare must start with a first step. Although we can and must do more, this bill is that first step. I want to just mention the pulmonary rehabilitation…

I rise today for the weary Americans who are working harder than they ever have but still find themselves falling behind. I rise today for Americans all across this country and especially those in my home State of Georgia who are hurting…

The President wants to blame the Democrats for the economic mess he's made. He is the one who wants to sweep our problems under the rug. He should be ashamed of himself. When he came into office, the previous administration had created…

Billions of dollars, more billions of dollars to fund the war in Iraq. The best present, the best gift we could give to our young men and women in the military during this season of peace and goodwill would be to bring this madness to an…

Today we must override the President's veto because it is the right thing to do for our children. We have a mission, an obligation, and a mandate to provide health insurance for all of the children and override the President's veto. We can…

269 Members of this body are on record in their support of this bipartisan amendment. It is simply wrong to punish the hospital before they have done anything wrong. So I urge all of my colleagues to support this bipartisan amendment. I…

Charlie Norwood, the man from Georgia, not just a citizen of Georgia, not just a citizen of the American South, but a citizen of the world, a man who fought the good fight, who kept the faith. He was a good and decent man, and we will…

Do we want to be responsible for stabbing the Voting Rights Act in the heart? We must defeat with all that we have, with all of our power, with all of our votes the Westmoreland amendment.

Let me say to my friend and to my colleague from the State of Georgia, it is true that years ago I said that we are in the process of laying down the burden of race. But it is not down yet and we are not asleep yet. The Voting Rights Act…

On which day next week might we consider the budget reconciliation bill that calls for more than $50 billion in mandatory spending cuts?

Next Tuesday is Election Day in many States and localities around the country. Given that we are scheduled to be in session and voting, how do you think votes might be structured that day in order to accommodate Members who have elections…

Could the chairman tell me what appropriations conference reports we might expect to see on the floor next week?

Continuing to yield to the gentleman, I understand we have appropriation bills coming up, and we understand we may have a number of appropriation bills on the floor prior to the Memorial Day district work period. Which appropriation bills…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Deputy Whip, does leadership anticipate having votes next Friday?

I thank the majority deputy whip for that information. I will continue to yield to the gentleman to ask about the gang violence and the first responder bills. Which day will we consider each bill, and what type of rule is anticipated for…

Is the majority leader telling us there is not a need to bring this legislation to the floor of the House for a vote when more than 200 Democratic Members have signed a discharge petition? Mr. DeLAY. The last time I checked, Mr. Speaker…

I must say to my colleague that I think the Members on this side, and all Members, want to be supportive of our men and women in uniform in Iraq. At the same time, I think all of us need to know very soon whether we are going to have an…

Our side would like to know if it would be possible for us to begin that debate, since we are going to be here, on Wednesday, so that every Member, every Member of the Congress will have an opportunity to participate in this debate? I take…

We have not done our work. The Republican controlled Congress has not finished its work. Where is the Patients' Bill of Rights? Where is a prescription drug benefit? Where is the minimum wage legislation? Where are the 100,000 new…

Mr. Speaker, I have known Senator Paul Coverdell for many years. We worked together in the city of Atlanta in the Fifth District. He has been very helpful and very supportive over the years. Our prayers are with him at this time, with his…

Mr. Speaker, I have a deep respect for the power of young people. Forty-three years ago, I was but a child myself when I first met Martin Luther King, Jr., and joined the nonviolent struggle for justice in America. So I know, Mr. Speaker…

This morning I rise with a heavy heart. Yesterday, another child, another baby, lost her life to gun violence. This sad day, this great tragedy is made worse by the fact that this little girl was killed by another child. How long will we…

The Negro History Bulletin, the Journal of Negro History, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Black History Month--these were the creations of Carter G. Woodson. Carter G. Woodson said we must know and celebrate our…

I have seen the exhibit. I have seen the book. It is very, very moving. It makes me very sad sometimes to think that in our recent history that our fellow Americans would do this to other Americans. Some of these photographs makes me want…