Mr. Speaker, Althea Gibson overcame unbelievable odds to achieve international acclaim and success. Her journey from Harlem to Wimbledon reveals her strength of character and her remarkable composure in the face of racial prejudice. She…

Mr. Speaker, despite failing health, Pope John Paul II has continued to travel around the world promoting the cause of peace. He has made over 102 journeys outside Italy to 123 countries and territories to spread peace and God's word. He…

I did not have the opportunity to serve with Representative McCloskey, but from listening to the accolades that have been given to him by his colleagues who did serve with him and know him, it is clear that he was not only honorable, but…

Mr. Speaker, the fires raging through Southern California have killed 20 people, destroyed more than 3,400 homes, and scorched over 750,000 acres of forests. Most of the deaths and demolished homes were in San Diego County, where a…

Mr. Speaker, at first blush, I thought that this was a good bill, good piece of legislation, that it made some sense. But then I thought about the fact that the goal of our prison system really should be to try and make sure that…

just as the seniors in Texas and all across the country are concerned about prescription drug coverage and the action of the conferees, so are those in Illinois. I met with a group of seniors on Saturday, and they are waiting in…

Mr. Speaker, as a young child, I was taught that he or she who fails to plan, plans to fail. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, this resolution is very timely, given the sluggish economy and loss of jobs. H. Con. Res. 176 supports the goals and…

Mr. Speaker, the Chicago Bears, Bulls, White Sox and Black Hawks are all in my congressional district; but today, they take a back seat to the Marlins. Inspiration is what we call this. That is the best way to describe the Florida Marlins…

Rising tuition rates force families to borrow thousands of dollars to fund their children's college education. The debt that these families and new graduates face after graduation is daunting. The majority of college students today will…

Dr. Dorothy Height is a steadfast pioneer of women's rights and racial justice for people of color. She has set an example of what can be achieved through commitment and group activism. As the fourth elected president of the National…

I support H.R. 1828 as a part of my hope and commitment to finding a just, permanent, democratic, prompt, non-military conclusion to our occupation of Iraq and as part of my hope and commitment to doggedly pursue a roadmap to peace…

I rise in favor of the Obey substitute and in opposition to the President's $87 billion appropriation request for Iraq. I am not in opposition because it has been proposed by the Commander in Chief. I am not in opposition because I do not…

on Saturday I attended a funeral in my community, a funeral of an outstanding American, one who spent time in Vietnam, who served his country, but then who came back and was a quiet, gentle man. He raised a great family, served as an…

H.R. 2826 would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1000 Avenida Sanchez Osorio in Carolina, Puerto Rico, as the Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building. As a member of the House Committee on…

America is indeed a land blessed with many treasures and foremost among them are people. Some countries, for example, such as Japan, have formal programs to honor citizens which they classify as ``national treasures.'' We have no such…

Mr. Speaker, the march on Washington, August 28, 1963 marks a cornerstone in American history and especially in African American history. It was a movement towards civil rights whose purpose was to embrace freedom and justice for all. The…

Mr. Speaker, I know that the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), the gentleman from New York (Mr. Owens), the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), and the gentlewoman from…

Mr. Speaker, Governor O'Bannon was in my congressional district when he passed away. Certainly I would want to extend on behalf of all of the people in Chicago and the people of Illinois our sympathies to his family and to the people of…

My amendment dealt with the fact that section 8 is underfunded and HOPE VI housing is underfunded in this appropriation. The bill funds the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The single largest low-income housing program at HUD…

I have always stood by the saying that ``education is the great equalizer''. Yet, in this bill, we are allowing education to be easily accessible to the haves and more difficult to obtain for our Nation's have-nots. This attitude toward…

H.R. 2210 will dismantle the most effective of all Great Society programs, Head Start.

on this day, I will join many of my colleagues in voicing my disapproval of the amendment presented by Rep. Pete Sessions and Rep. Thomas M. Davis III on H.R. 2691. H.R. 2691 makes appropriations for the Interior Department and related…

I would simply close by suggesting that my mother always used to tell us if we knew better, we would do better. I would hope as men become more aware as this kind of information proliferates, we will find men going to see their physicians…

Mr. Speaker, National Men's Health Week is celebrated each year as the week leading up to and including Father's Day. The National Men's Health Week Act was passed by Congress in 1994 and signed into law by President Clinton, becoming…

Mr. Speaker, Maynard Jackson, Jr., who took on Atlanta's establishment as the city's first black mayor and later helped plan for its role in the 1996 Olympics, died last month at the age of 65. Maynard Jackson first made history in 1973…