Phil Gingrey

I am very happy to rise in support of the amendment of the gentlewoman from Washington. A little disappointed my own great amendments were not made in order but very happy to support hers. As a physician, having practiced 30 years of…

today I rise to commend a fine constituent of the 11th District of Georgia, Dr. Roch Doliveux. Dr. Doliveux is the chief executive officer of UCB, Incorporated, a leading global biopharmaceutical company with facilities in my district, the…

today was an historic day on this House floor when we heard in a joint session of Congress from the Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri Al-Maliki. The Iraqi people have spoken and their prime minister has spoken. Last night during our special…

I thank Representative LaTourette and my colleagues from Ohio and Iowa, as obviously this is their native son, and to hear them talk about Bullet Bob. I, like so many of the male Members of this body in particular growing up in the early…

I rise today proud to stand with our President to ensure that our society remains a people that values life. The President is a man of his word, and today he made good on his promise and he issued his first Presidential veto against H.R…

I yield myself 20 seconds. I just wanted to respond to my friend from Florida. I didn't see that quote. I need to grab that newspaper that he was referring to. It sounds like I was either misquoted or my words were taken out of context…

I yield myself 1 minute just in response to the gentleman from Wisconsin. Madam Speaker, a couple of weeks ago on another rule that I was managing, this same issue was brought up, had really nothing do with the subject at hand, but was in…

to my good friend from Florida, at this time I have no additional speakers. I will reserve to close.

Well, in response to the gentleman, again, as I said, it is not an issue of same-sex union.

reclaiming my time, it is because of these activist judges who are chipping away at the will of the people. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to my good friend, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer).

I am happy to be here this evening as the designee of the majority leader talking about something that is hugely, hugely important that we debated on the floor of this House just an hour, maybe a couple of hours ago. And, Mr. Speaker, I am…

And benefits that are afforded them by many States. The States certainly have the right to prescribe that in regard to issues of consanguinity and the age of consent and benefits for same-sex unions. But they don't, in my opinion, have the…

I proudly yield 2 minutes now to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Ryun), who has been married 37\1/2\ years.

I yield myself 15 seconds. My good friend, the gentleman from Tennessee, decried politics, and then he started his remarks about politics. He talked about whether these judges were Republican judges and Democratic judges and gave numbers…

I thank the distinguished vice chairman of Rules for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule, and I would ask my colleagues to join me in supporting it. I am pleased that our committee allowed the opportunity to consider…

I rise today to emphatically encourage the United Nations to take a strong stand against North Korea. Last Tuesday, North Korea shocked the world by test-firing missiles, including a long-range Taepodong-2, that could one day be capable of…

We currently have no more requests for speakers at this time, so I am reserving for the purpose of closing. Mr. McGOVERN. I am the final speaker on our side, so I will proceed. May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro…

I yield myself 30 seconds. It is interesting to hear from the other side the complaint about ending our workday at 2 o'clock or 3 o'clock or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, whatever the case may be, and yet we hear from them repeatedly of the…

I thank Mr. King very much for controlling the time in this hour. I thank him for yielding, and certainly Mr. Miller and Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Goode and others that have spoken during this hour. Those are the eloquent voices on this issue…

I rise today to commend a brave and giving man from my district, Dr. John Burson. Dr. Burson is the CEO of Chattahoochee Healthcare in Carrollton, Georgia; and he was recently honored with a Healthcare Hero award for his selfless efforts…

I believe our Nation needs to secure its points of entry and we need to do it now. Specifically, I believe we should prevent any additional countries from joining the United States Visa Waiver Program until we have the technical and human…

at this time, I want to yield as much time as he might consume to the distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier). (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

as we head into the 4th of July holiday, millions of Americans will feel the pinch of high gasoline prices as they travel to see family and friends. We are watching gas prices climb higher and higher, and it has become readily apparent…

I rise today in memory of C.J. Fouts, a businessman and community leader in the city of Smyrna, Georgia, in my district. Mr. Fouts passed away this week, leaving behind his wife, Betty, three children, eight grandchildren, four…

I rise today to thank our brave servicemen and women for their exceptional work in fighting the global war on terror. I recently spent time in Iraq with the 48th Brigade Combat Unit of the Georgia Army National Guard. This unit was doing…