I too want to commend and congratulate the gentleman from New York (Mr. Sweeney) for introducing such a meaningful piece of legislation. All of us know that small businesses are, indeed, a backbone of the economy in this country. And we…

since enactment of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994, the number of forcible rapes of women have declined, and the number of sexual assaults nationwide have gone down as well. The Justice Department's states nearly 25 percent of…

I rise to pay tribute to noted author and journalist Carl Rowan, who passed earlier this week and who devoted his life to working and fighting for equality and justice both here at home and abroad. Carl Rowan was born in 1925 in…

Mr. Speaker, I was pleased on August 28 to cosponsor a statewide hearing on the impact of the Balanced Budget Act on hospitals in the State of Illinois. And they came from all over the State: from down state, central Illinois, from…

I also want to commend and congratulate the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis) and the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Watts) for their introduction to a very important piece of legislation. As a matter of fact, it is my hope and my…

first of all, I rise in serious and enthusiastic support of this legislation. I want to commend the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Talent) and the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Watts) for the longstanding pursuit that they have had of this…

we are now celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I rise this evening to not only celebrate this landmark occasion, but also to acknowledge my unwavering support of the Americans with Disabilities…

I rise in favor of the Rangel substitute, which will assist more than 60,000 married families in my district. Mr. Speaker, I believe there should be relief from the marriage tax penalty, but the way it's being done in this bill is wrong…

I rise in support of H.R. 3909, which names the post office on South Cottage Grove after Henry McGee. I was fortunate to have worked for and with Henry McGee. As a matter of fact, one of the very first meaningful jobs that I ever had was a…

The term health care professional means an individual who provides health care items or services, treatment, assistance with activities of daily living or medications to patients and who to the extent required by State or Federal law…

the intent is oftentimes medical providers work as a team. The physician is generally the lead person on the team, and so the language is not restricted to a physician in a situation where only he or she is working alone, but also as they…

I rise today to support the Waxman-Evans-Hansen-Meehan-Stabenow amendment. This amendment would restore the permission of the Justice Department to use section 109 to receive funding from client agencies interested in aiding them in the…

On May 17, 2000 the Field Museum of Chicago unveiled the largest and most complete T-Rex skeleton ever found, Sue. Sue as she is named was found by the renowned fossil hunter Sue Henderson, who discovered the 67 million year old…

I rise to pay tribute to Mr. James Belanoff, a long-time union leader for the United Steelworkers in Indiana who was part of a politically and social activist family, many of whom lived in Chicago and were actively involved in the labor…

I rise in support of the Rush amendment. There are many economically distressed and medically underserved communities that find it virtually impossible to recruit nurses, virtually impossible. This amendment would provide nurses and those…

we all know that budgets really are about priorities. And this budget presented by the Congressional Black Caucus speaks to the needs of millions of Americans who, in many instances, are left behind and left out of the great economic…

I rise in support of H.R. 3843, the Small Business Reauthorization Act. First of all, I want to commend the gentleman from Missouri (Chairman Talent) and the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez), the ranking member, and all members of…

I certainly want, first of all, to thank the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney), who has done such an outstanding job of providing leadership on this issue over the past 2 years and more. As a matter of fact, the gentlewoman has been…

the denial of justice is one of the most egregious fronts to all of democracy, and I can tell all my colleagues that the verdict in the Amadou Diallo police case puts justice on trial. And so, Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my voice with that…

I want to use the few minutes that I have to pay homage to the African American church. There are many outstanding religious institutions in the district that I live and represent, notwithstanding even the one that I hold membership in…

what is really alarming to me is when I look at the tremendous shortage of nurses. I mean, we can go to almost any hospital and there is a need for nurses, yet there appear to be not the numbers of individuals especially coming from the…

I think of my mother, who was probably in many ways when I was a kid my greatest doctor. I do not know how she could do it, but if I had a fever or was catching a cold, somehow or another it seemed as though she could come into the room…

I guess what we are going to have to do in some of these areas, my colleague mentioned education and the difficulties where some of the schools are not up to standard and where individuals do not get the early training, the early education…

it would just seem to me that, especially as we talk about unemployment and as we go into certain areas and as there is uncertainty about what fields individuals should pursue and go into even those individuals who are available to attend…

So we will just keep on dreaming, we will keep on working, we will keep on believing, we will keep on doing politics, and we will keep on celebrating black history.