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would the chairman engage in a colloquy with me and my colleague, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline), concerning the difficulties facing the airline industry, particularly in terms of assisting airlines and that they fulfill their…
Iraqis tomorrow will vote and America will stand firmly behind them for this historic milestone. While we look into the future, it is instructive to look back just a few short years. Iraqis lived in fear. ``Freedom of expression'' were…
as we prepare for the Christmas holiday, it is important that we remember those who will not be home for Christmas, our men and women in the armed services. Next week is Thank the Troops Week. While we celebrate the holiday, our troops all…
traditional pension plans, once the legacy of a lifetime of work, are crumbling. And with time running short on our legislative year, action by Congress is necessary to protect the retirement of hardworking Americans. Large and small…
there are a couple of other items that are included, and one that I want to highlight is the 2-year extension on the reduced tax rates on capital gains and dividends. It is so incredibly important for Americans to understand and…
did you see the great economic news? Last month, November, 215,000 new jobs were created. Just another sign that the positive, productive policies of tax relief are working. In the past 2\1/2\ years, 4.4 million new jobs, an unemployment…
while home over the past 2 weeks, constituents kept asking me, when are we going to do something about illegal immigration? When are we going to take this problem seriously? Congress should act now, and one thing is critically clear: Our…
I appreciate that so much, because that is exactly right. Anybody that is opposed to extending these tax decreases is in favor of, in fact, a tax increase. And what could we expect from continuing the tax decrease? Well, I would expect…
Let me just share a few more charts with my colleagues, because I think these charts just speak loudly. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and these charts can say it so much better than I can. This shows again the jobs as it…
I thank Congressman Conaway for organizing this hour and giving us an opportunity to present what we will call ``correct the record.'' How does that sound? I served, as you know and others, four terms in the State Senate in Georgia, and in…
I am proud to be a Republican. I am proud to be a Member of the party of Lincoln, who knew and understood that you cannot build up the poor by tearing down the rich. The class warfare being waged by the other side belittles a once-proud…
our economy is continuing its move up, with the housing market in the driver's seat. Since the 1990s, the housing market has been on the rise, and last quarter this increase was even bigger, reaching record-breaking growth. This is good…
here is a quote: Others have talked about this threat that is posed by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons. He has biological weapons, and he is trying to get nuclear weapons. That is not President Bush. That is Democrat Leader…
contrary to what some of my friends on the other side of the aisle do, I like to take this time, morning hour, and share a little good news with the American people, because this is an exciting day. It is a new day for health care in our…
can you imagine an insurance policy that paid thousands of dollars for the most expensive treatment for a disease but not a few hundred dollars for medicine to prevent that disease from occurring? Well, that is what Medicare has been…
on rollcall No. 585 I was inadverently detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________
last March Atlanta experienced one of the worst instances of courthouse violence on record. A defendant overpowered a courthouse security guard, grabbed her weapon and shot a judge dead in his own courtroom. The defendant then escaped…
while watching the nightly news last night, I was shocked by the stories being reported or, more accurately, by those stories that were not being reported. What, you say. Well, during the month of October we added over 50,000 jobs to our…
our brave men and women in the military are accompanied by other brave men and women who work hard to protect us. They are our border agents who guard our international boundaries, and they are now often serving in what amounts to a war…
if you were to listen to many folks in this Chamber, you would think there was absolutely no good news to be heard anywhere. With the challenges this Nation has faced over the past couple of months, the economy ought to be in awful shape…
Thomas Jefferson said that ``the true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property,'' and the fifth amendment to the Constitution states ``nor shall private property be taken for public…
today, I had the privilege of joining the President for his speech at the National Institutes of Health where he discussed the avian flu and a potential pandemic. He talked about our Nation's strategy to protect outbreaks, expand domestic…
there has been a whirlwind of news lately, from Supreme Court nominees to hurricanes and natural disasters and the cost of gasoline. If you were to listen to many folks in this Chamber, you would think that there was absolutely no good…
have you seen the headlines: Bird Flu Anxiety Spreads Across Europe. Bird Flu Could Kill 150 Million People. WHO Warns of Dire Flu Pandemic. Media should report facts, not create panic. Unfortunately, today many of the stories we see and…
we are at a financial crossroads. My Republican colleagues and I are committed to fiscal responsibility, while Democrats merely propose slogans and catch phrases to hide behind their tax-and-spend policies. Over the past 3 years, Democrats…
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