in an old blues song, B.B. King provides some sound advice: ``don't make your move too soon.'' Clearly, Congress should heed Mr. King's advice on the issue of human cloning and act with prudence. Based on my own personal, moral and…

on July 9, 2001, the House Government Reform Committee released the results of a national study that examined the income and racial disparities in the undercount of the 2000 presidential election. At my request, the Committee investigated…

I commend him once again for his extraordinary leadership on this particular issue of the Federal subsidies of the sugar industry... this Federal sugar subsidy program disproportionately impacts American citizens and American businesses…

Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the first reported HIV/AIDS cases in the United States. On June 5, 1981 Federal researchers reported a baffling new disease that, over the next 20 years, would claim more than 20 million lives…

Tonight, I just want to rise to discuss the endless stream of energy problems suffered by consumers within the City of Chicago. This is indeed not just a California problem. It is not just an Illinois problem. It is a problem that America…

each day, 16,000 more people become infected with HIV/AIDS. Nowhere is this staggering figure more apparent than sub-Saharan Africa, where 25 million people are HIV positive. Last year alone, 2.4 million sub-Saharan Africans died of…

I rise today to salute Pastor Jo Ann Long as she celebrates her ministerial anniversary of 30-plus years. She is the founder and pastor of the New Covenant Life Church located in the heart of my district. As a young woman, Pastor Jo Ann…

We went to South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and North Africa; a North African country, Tunisia. But in South Africa, it was driven home most graphically the effects of this problem of HIV/AIDS and how it affects the children. A lot of folk do…

Really, one of the most salient examples is right here in this Nation. When HIV/AIDS first became known, it was not poor people who had it, it was educated people who were ignorant of not only the disease, but how to prevent the disease…

I just want to add that in my district and in my State, sexually-transmitted diseases are also on the rise. I certainly share the gentlewoman's comments. Syphilis, gonorrhea, all those diseases that we thought had been abolished…

I rise today to honor a veteran journalist, a political organizer, a constituent, a neighbor, and a long-time friend, Mr. Lutrelle Fleming Palmer. He recently retired after 50 years of hard-fought and committed activism. Since 1950, Lu…

I rise in support of the Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2001, H.R. 624, which was reported by the Energy and Commerce Committee last week. As reported, H.R. 624 authorizes up to $5 million each year--for each of the next five years--to…

today, I rise to speak out against murder. In the past few weeks, there has been a ground swell of support for Gary Graham, a man placed on death row in Texas at the age of 17. This case and others have drawn public attention to the death…

I rise today a week after the Million Mom March to remind the Congress that even though the march is over, the cause is not. On the eve of the march, some argued that we were being rabble-rousers and troublemakers. They argued then and…

I certainly want to applaud commend and thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) for this special order. It is a very, very important special order and it is very timely. Mr. Speaker, requiring trains to blow horns at railroad…

Mr. Chairman, the issue of whether these low-power FM stations cause interference must be addressed. We sat in the committee, observed and listened to both the FCC and the broadcasters. We were privy to the debate, the unsettled debate…

I believe that the FCC has done a great service to the American people. I am an unmitigated supporter of the FCC, and I think that the FCC has done an outstanding job in terms of trying to ensure that all Americans have access to the…

I fully support this bill, and I believe that this bill is a good bill. I believe this bill could become a better bill if, in fact, my amendment was a part of the bill. I, too, represent a disadvantaged community on the South Side of the…

1 year ago Amadou Diallo was shot to death in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment. Last week, the four New York City police officers who shot and killed unarmed Amadou Diallo were found not guilty of any crime related to his death and…

this morning I rise to pay tribute to the life of a respected journalist, a superb writer and a true Chicagoan. Phil Walters covered the streets of Chicago with his own unique style and in his own brilliant way. He shared Chicago's life…

the VA-HUD bill that we are considering today is unacceptable. At a time of unprecedented economic prosperity, the question is: Why is it that we are cutting the supply of affordable housing instead of increasing the supply of affordable…

today I am here to introduce the Payday Borrower Protection Act of 1999. Payday loan companies are springing up all over the country. Payday loan companies are cannibalistic. They are akin to loansharking. These companies provide…

I solemnly rise today in tribute to a Chicago police officer who has fallen victim to the senseless violence that is suffocating far too many of our Nation's neighborhoods. Just today we are now mourning the death of Officer James H. Camp…

I come before you today to bring to your attention a disturbing pattern of conduct that has taken place in the United States Navy. My constituent, Lt. Commander Sheryl Washington, who is in the gallery, is a victim of an effort by the U.S…

I rise today, in honor of Women's Month, to pay tribute to the contribution that women-owned businesses make to our economy. Carolyn Sanchez Crozier founded CSC Consulting six years ago. An Hispanic American, she employs over 25…