today, we are a Nation at war, we are working to build our homeland security, and we are suffering an economic recession. I am proud to say that our commander-in-Chief, President Bush, has shown strong, resolute leadership in the war…

let me first begin by complimenting the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas) for his perseverance in working to get this economy going again. Today, the fourth time, will be the charm. I hope that the bipartisan support we are hearing…

Let me read the language of the bill, and I urge everyone to take time to read the language of the bill. Page 79, line 12: ``Prior to January 1, 2003, the committee may spend such funds to retire outstanding debts or obligations incurred…

I rise in support of the Ney substitute based on the principles that were articulated by the sponsors of this legislation in the last Congress who claimed at the time that the original version of Shays-Meehan was based on principle. If my…

Today our Nation is at war. We are in a war against terrorism. We are working to build our homeland security, and we are suffering an economic recession. Our Commander in Chief, President Bush, is demonstrating strong, resolute leadership…

I come to the floor and first want to commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall) for their bipartisan efforts to address an issue that is so very important to our Nation's economy and…

In conclusion, I would say to my colleagues that it is clear to me that we have an ideological divide. Our friends on the other side of the aisle are proposing a tax increase as their solution to our current situation. And if we look at…

Today our House has an opportunity, an opportunity to go on the Record and speak clearly of whether or not we should continue lowering taxes for American workers. Today we are at war. The war on terrorism, our efforts to strengthen our…

we are having the traditional debate today, and that is, when spending is a little tight, do we raise taxes, or do we bring spending under control? Our friends on the other side of the aisle are using their traditional argument to raise…

Mr. Speaker, today our House of Representatives has the opportunity to speak very clearly on whether or not we should continue to lower taxes for American workers or to raise taxes on American workers. The war on terrorism, homeland…

I will make my question quick. A few years ago my friends on the other side of the aisle said when we wanted to slow the rate of growth and increase some funding for Medicare, that was called a cut. So the same definition would apply. If…

we have an important vote in this body tomorrow, an important vote that has a major economic impact. Our Nation is in a recession. When President Bush became President, he inherited a weakening economy. In fact, his White House…

some have advocated repealing, delaying, or killing the implementation of these tax cuts. That is bad news for the economy. If Members look at what is in the tax cuts that are before us today, what begins getting phased in in the tax cut…

my home State of Illinois had bad news this week. Like many communities across America, one of our Nation's largest employers, Motorola, headquartered in Illinois, announced they were going to lay off 8,900 workers yesterday; 8,900 men and…

That is, legislation to draw attention to the expensing provision that is in the Economic Security and Recovery Act of 2001. When you think about it, we are looking for ways to encourage investment and the creation of jobs. If we can…

I said, ``You know, young man, you have a very good question, and that is, will America appreciate what complacency has cost us?'' Clearly what we were reminded on September 11 was the consequences, number one, of thinking it will never…

If you think about it, the globe's population, billions of people, 96 percent of the consumers on the Earth today live outside the borders of the United States. So if we want to increase the opportunity to find new markets for American…

December 7 of this year will be the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For those of us in our generation, of course we now have September 11, 2001, as a day that we will always remember of how it changed our lives and how it…

My colleagues, I stand with President Bush. President Bush has called on this House of Representatives to pass the legislation that has already been approved by the House Committee on Ways and Means. President Bush has called on this House…

earlier in the 20th century, America was once referred to as a slumbering giant, and was later shocked and angered into a victorious response to the atrocities of the imperial Government of Japan, as well as Nazi Germany. Yesterday, our…

One group of people has been often overlooked in this debate, and that is the American worker. Trade with China means a lot to American workers. I think it is important to point out that 350,000 American families depend entirely on trade…

I stand in support of this commonsense, balanced package of tax relief that will pass this house with bipartisan support today. If we think about it, if we look at the big picture, this does make a lot of common sense. We have, thanks to…

I have been enjoying some of the rhetoric I have been hearing from some of my friends on the other side of the aisle today. Clearly, when it comes to a rise in energy prices, the policies of my friends on the left side of the aisle is very…

this is a great day. We are doing something, and the question to ask as we work on this legislation is, is it not about time? If you think about it, I think this is the third or the fourth time we have passed this legislation out of the…

I want to ask an important fundamental issue of fairness that particularly affects the middle class, and that is the question, is it right, is it fair that, under our Tax Code, a married working couple, a couple with two incomes, pay…