Judge was much too young to die, and yet he did probably because like many other men and especially African American men, did not adequately look after his health.

Judge was tough, tenacious and a skilled labor negotiator who could stand like a rock and not be moved.

He would not be moved, he would not be compromised and he shall not be forgotten.

He enjoyed the simple things of life, church with his family, backyard barbeques, trips back to Arkansas and Louisiana, family re-unions, poker games with the boys, interacting with his peers and students, attending community meetings or…

I rise in opposition to the Gilman-Goss amendment. I do so because we know that Haiti has been unstable. We are not really providing that much to them. But to take away the little bit that we are providing is unconscionable. All that we…

I rise against the Coburn amendment. I rise against this amendment because any cut in domestic programs is wrong--including the proposed 2 percent cut for Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Indian Health Facilities, Indian…

150 years ago in 1849, Oak Park, Illinois was just 10 years old, with a total population of less than 500 people. There were no streets lined with Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. There was no elevated train system for rapid transit to the…

Environmental Justice matters. We must begin to eliminate the mentality that our nation's poorest communities can be used as dumping grounds for our industrial achievements.

I am proud of my strong environmental voting record.

We must begin to eliminate the mentality that our nation's poorest communities can be used as dumping grounds for our industrial achievements.

It is clear today, maybe more so than in 1970, that there is a global connection through the environment.

Earth Day has been a catalyst for the enactment of some of our nation's most important laws.

I strongly support H.R. 525, the Defense of the Environments Act.

We must also strive as global citizens toward safer drinking water and cleaner air at home and abroad.

Environmental Justice matters.

It is not a question of whether we can afford to protect the environment, rather it is a question of whether we can afford not to.

As a member of this body, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Earth Day.

We now must begin to realize the responsibility we have in providing under developed nation with the environmental technology that will allow them to grow as they move towards a more industrialized society.

In closing, I leave you with this thought, it is not a question of whether we can afford to protect the environment, rather it is a question of whether we can afford not to.

Earth Day matters. It raises the awareness of Americans and is a catalyst for positive change.

I challenge my colleagues to work towards its passage.

Earth Day must also serve as a reminder that even today, we still have a need for improvement.

the Urbana High School Concert Choir is scheduled to appear in Rome, Italy during this week of March 12 through March 19 as a representative of the State of Illinois in an American Celebration of Music in Italy 1999. The Urbana High School…

I join with those who maintain that we must save Social Security, we must save it for the 46,481 households in my district back in Illinois who currently receive it, and we must save it for the millions of workers and their families who…

I call this the nightmare before Christmas. And the American people find it difficult to believe that here we are on this day talking about impeaching a president who just came back from the Middle East almost with a peace accord. This is…