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like my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis), I rise tonight to salute an extraordinary and gifted American. John H. Johnson had a vision and used that vision to destroy negative racial stereotypes and to expand opportunities…
43. Specialist Philip D. Brown 44. Specialist Isela Rubalcava 45. Specialist Chase R. Whitman 46. Specialist James J. Holmes 47. Sergeant Rodney A. Murray 48. Private First Class Andrew L. Tuazon 49. Specialist Kyle A. Brinlee 50…
what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Mr. Speaker, what does it profit one political party to rule this government with an iron fist and destroy the foundation our Founding Fathers built? This is the central…
I thank the gentleman. Mr. Deputy Whip, does leadership anticipate having votes next Friday?
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 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…
America has lost more than an entertainer. We have lost one of the most committed and dedicated citizens that I have ever known. We grew up with Ossie Davis. During the March from Selma to Montgomery, during the struggle in Birmingham he…
I am pleased to rise tonight on this day, February 1, 2005, for February 1, 1960, 45 years ago, became a history-making day when four young men, four young African American students, took seats in an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent fashion…
The right to vote and to have every vote counted is precious and sacred. It is the heart and soul of our democratic process. We cannot be true to ourselves as a democratic society unless we get it right. I think, Mr. Speaker, it is fitting…
each and every day more and more information comes to light, and every single day we see more and more proof that there was no justification for this war in Iraq, no justification. Did this administration and this President mislead…
Mr. Speaker, 41 years ago last month, domestic terrorists bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, claiming four innocent lives and changing the course of American history. On that Sunday morning, four beautiful…
Mr. Speaker, for me, this is unreal. It is unbelievable. I thought that as a Nation and as a people that we had moved much further down the road. To pass this legislation would be a step backward. There is a song, and some of you are old…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in outrage at this irresponsible bill we are voting on today. This bill is so reckless that the majority refused to allow us to vote on a substitute for fear that the debate would show the bill for what it really is…
I rise in disbelief that we are even considering such an irresponsible bill today. Instead of taking responsible steps to make permanent a tax cut to help working families with children, this bill balloons our Federal debt and gives…
this Friday marks the 1-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Over 10,000 Iraqi soldiers are dead. Thousands of Iraqi civilians are dead. Nearly 600 Americans, 600 of our sons and daughters, are dead. Thousands more have been wounded…
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…
H.R. 1616 is a good bill. It authorizes the exchange of land owned by the National Park Service for land of equal or greater value from the City of Atlanta. The National Park Service and the City of Atlanta have already agreed to the land…
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…
I think it is so fitting and appropriate to pause and take note of the march on Washington 40 years later. 250,000 Americans gathered on the Mall and listened to Martin Luther King, Jr. say, I have a dream, a dream today that is deeply…
I rise to pay tribute to David Bloom of NBC News. In the passing of David Bloom, we lost a thoughtful, passionate and courageous journalist. Yet he was more than a journalist, more than a face on NBC News. He was a husband, father…
this is a very sad day. I weep for my country tonight. I am sorry, very sorry, that we have arrived at this point. Tonight I think the world is a much more dangerous place for all humankind. I want to make it clear that I support all of…
I rise today to speak for peace one more time, to speak against a rush to war. Our courageous sons and daughters have been placed in harm's way, and I will continue to support our young men and our young women, but I cannot in good…
I rise today to plead for peace. Every day our great Nation moves ever closer to war with Iraq. I know many Americans believe war is unavoidable. I hope and pray that they are wrong. It is not an easy thing to disagree with the…
This legislation has one purpose and one purpose only, to allow our houses of worship to become vehicles for partisan political activity. As someone who stood alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the other great leaders of the civil…
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