I take personal offense to that. That's the name of the museum. Burpee was the name of an inventor of seeds.

I rise in support of S. 966, which gives the Department of State the authority to re-hire Foreign Service retirees without harming their pensions through October 1, 2010 to temporarily increase more personnel to reduce the backlog on…

the science and technology and math education fields, they are inseparable, tremendous assets to our economic strength and national security. These disciplines are critical to ensuring our global competitiveness, and the demand for…

I am privileged to be a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Our chairman, Mr. Lantos, has scheduled for March a hearing to discuss the different proposals relating to the handling of the war in Iraq. He has promised a lot of…

I find it ironic. What we are trying to do over here is to save the taxpayers what could be up to $15 million, and we are accused of wasting the time and taxes of the American people by engaging in a debate to save $15 million. The purpose…

You accused the Republicans of being a do-nothing Congress. The last 3 days Members of Congress have been here with all the lights burning. That costs more money. We got out yesterday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon for six suspension votes…

Reclaiming my time, the American people have a right to know what is in the amendment.

it was a scene reminiscent of the courtroom scene when Scout was asked by the pastor to stand up when her father was leaving the courtroom in To Kill a Mockingbird. When Atticus Finch got up to leave, the pastor turned to Scout and said…

Mr. Speaker, the bill simply extends all of the programs, including pilot programs, the authorities or provisions of the Small Business Act, the Small Business Investment Act, until February 2 of 2007. Currently, the programs and…

Federal Prison Industries takes jobs away from law-abiding citizens of this nation. Many people are concerned about their future job security or where their next job will come from. If it is within one of the more than 250 industries FPI…

I also want to join in praising Chairmen Oxley and Pryce for the tremendous work that they have done on reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank. Mr. Speaker, now more than ever we need the Ex-Im Bank. With the collapse of the Doha round of the WTO…

the 7(a) program at the Small Business Administration has operated on full cylinders, breaking record after record of program usage throughout all demographic and regional groups. Look at this chart and look at the number of 7(a) loan…

if I could address the statement made by my colleague from New York where she said up-front fees can exceed $50,000, the issue is how much of an increase would there be if we get the subsidy eliminated? Well, on a $1.5 million loan, the…

I am proud to come down to the floor this morning to show my strong support for my friend and our Speaker, Denny Hastert. This is a man of intense integrity, a man of great character, a man who has worked tirelessly to bring honor and as…

I rise in support of H.R. 3673, but as chairman of the Committee on Small Business I want to raise an issue of potential concern regarding one provision included in the bill that raises the micropurchase threshold from $2,500 to $250,000…

as the chairman of the Small Business Committee, our Nation's small business men and women tell me over and over that finding accessible and affordable quality health care is their number one priority for themselves and their employees. I…

last week, I rose in opposition to bringing up the East Asia Security Act of 2005 (H.R. 3100) on the suspension calendar because it contained some provisions that created unintended consequences for our exports to China as well as some of…

I would note that as to the gentleman from Ohio's (Mr. LaTourette) district, in all of 2004, he had 185 7(a) loans totaling about $30,400,000. For 2005, year to date, it is 319 loans totaling nearly $29 million in loans. So it just amazes…

in looking at the figures for the gentlewoman from Illinois' (Ms. Bean) district, my colleague, for fiscal year 2004, there were 193 loans, that is 7(a) loans, totaling $31 million. So far, to date, in fiscal year 2005, 7 months, there are…

today I stand in this great Chamber of democracy to adopt a Cuban political prisoner, Mr. Hector Fernando Maseda Gutierrez. Mr. Gutierrez was arrested on March 18, 2003 during a regime crackdown on dissidents, sentenced to 20 years in…

I recently presented a joint statement with Senator Snowe regarding small business contracting and would like to submit it for the Record. Section 6022 of H.R. 1268, as adopted in the Conference Report, H. Rep. 109-72, contains certain…

I first had the opportunity to meet my colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski), when I became a Member of Congress in 1993. What impressed me is the fact that I could live only 100 miles from the gentleman from Illinois (Mr…

the honor of being elected to Congress is distinct, singular, as the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth) so eloquently stated. But I never thought in my life I would have the opportunity to serve with Phil Crane. There are big shadows in…

I thought I would recite the names of some of the organizations that are in favor of the Manzullo-Velazquez amendment. Sure, we have the American Bankers Association that is in favor of it, but just listen to the names of these groups that…

I voted and continue to support the war on terrorism, but we reach a certain point when we have to ask ourselves, when do we take care of our own? When do we take care of the little people? This is not an outrageous request to ask that we…