Nathan Deal

unless there is someone in opposition to it, I would claim the time in opposition, even though I am not opposed to it. I am not sure that Mr. Waxman and I are on the same position on the amendment.

yes, it is. I would add that, under the bill, ``identical'' means that the language in the State law is substantially the same as that in the listed sections of Federal law and that any differences in language are not material. This is…

No. Reclaiming my time, let me give the Members of this body examples of some of the things that are excluded from it. The gentleman mentioned shellfish. Shellfish are specifically excluded from the provisions of this act. Some of the ones…

You would not advocate repealing that law and giving it back to the States, I would assume?

many institutions affect the progress of communities and States across this Nation as we continually evolve in our march of civilization. Usually, those of us in government in particular think about those institutions being governmental…

if we want to talk about who won and who lost, let us talk about who did win. It was not special interests. It was those who qualify under the Family Opportunity Act who for the first time for families with disabled children who may be up…

In the manager's amendment, we provide for a GAO study that would authorize the Secretary to delay the implementation of the new reimbursement structure if the study finds that the average payment rates to pharmacists for drugs under the…

last Saturday, I attended a birthday party in Ellijay, Georgia. It was not an ordinary birthday party. The honoree, Lieutenant Noah Harris, was not physically present. He had been killed in Iraq the week before. But his spirit engulfed all…

I thank the chairman again. I ask that upon completion of this report that it be submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Armed Services, and that it be made available to the personal offices of all…

Yes, I can give the gentlewoman that assurance. I am sympathetic to the issue that she is concerned with. Our committee is more than willing to work with my colleague and her staff to try to coordinate that. We simply do not think that we…

today I pay tribute to a close personal friend, a mentor, a dedicated public servant and a respected attorney, Robert E. ``Bob'' Andrews of Gainesville, Georgia. Bob was many things to many people: a devoted husband who was always…

we are here today because on September 11, 2001, 19 men, all of whom either entered our country illegally, overstayed their visas or obtained fraudulent visas, boarded four airplanes and used them as bombs to kill thousands of our…

I would say, if the gentleman would come to Lake Lanier in north Georgia, we have some fish big enough to ride in Lake Lanier. We will provide the saddles. Fishing rodeos are big business, and they attract a lot of people to the sport of…

I would suggest that if we really want to stop the flow of drugs from Mexico, rather than sending that $40 million there, we could use it on our border to beef up our DEA, our Customs and others to try to stop it here. The real irony of…

I am sure there are arguments that can be made that it does some good, but Mexico continues to be the main source of illegal drugs into this country. And if we are doing something, it has not been as effective as it should have been.

Mr. Chairman, for almost the past 3 years, this Congress and this Nation have been intent on what do we do to protect our homeland. In that same period of time, we have sent military forces to protect the boarders of Kuwait, Afghanistan…

It is with great pride and a distinguished privilege for me today to address the colleagues of the House to honor a man who has accomplished more for northeast Georgia over the past 40 years than most people will do in an entire lifetime…

As this greatest of all deliberative bodies debates this resolution tonight, we are confronted with the same questions that every nation, every family, and every individual must answer when deciding matters of monumental proportions. The…

I think the information just brought forward by the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher) is certainly pertinent to the issue of the 245(i) matter that is still pending before this Congress. Mr. Speaker, we should learn some things…

on March 10 of this year, Russia imposed an export and import ban on United States poultry. Even though an agreement was reached with Russia supposedly on March 30 and they announced that the embargo had been lifted on April 15, the truth…

each year some 75 million individuals enter the United States and are inspected at our major airports. It is estimated that about 10,000 of these have inadequate documents to justify their existence in this country, but are allowed to…

by the adoption of this resolution tonight, let us send one very clear message to the world: we are the United States of America. We are the United States. We are united.

today is a day of words, words of outrage at the unspeakable horrors of yesterday; but we know that words cannot provide the bond to heal those wounds; but by our words we extend our arms and embrace the injured and the families of the…

I am both amused and somewhat dismayed by some of the things that have been said here today. First of all, as a trial attorney, it is amusing to see my good friend the plastic surgeon cross-examining my other good friend, a dentist. But be…

Mr. Speaker, exactly 20 years ago this month we had completed the first legislative session in which I participated as a freshman member of the Georgia Senate. When I arrived there, Paul Coverdell was already entrenched in that body. He…