if I may reclaim my time, I want to say to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert), this is a marvelous amendment. The spirit in which it is offered is exemplary, and it is a very difficult thing to oppose it. But I see a problem with it…

I simply want to say, in response to my friend, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), that contempt is not animating our legislation, and I really question the wisdom of penetrating motives, which seems to be a habit with some people…

that is what I think of the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos). Mr. Chairman, I just want to point out that substantial compliance is accorded to the Secretary of State, so if 38 of the 39 are complied with, the 39th could have been…

Well, reclaiming my time, Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman, but the Bush administration is on your side, not mine, this time.

the reason this vote is so important is simply because the embryo is human life. It is not animal, it is not vegetable, it is not mineral, but a tiny, microscopic beginning of a human life. Everyone in this room was an embryo at one time…

the question was asked, whose side are we on? I am on the side of the family. It seems to me the practice of ferreting some pregnant girl who is a minor out across the State line so that parents will not know about it is an assault on the…

It is a privilege to speak in honor of the life and the achievements of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. It is hard to imagine any other person who holds so much worldwide respect regardless of religious faith. The estimated 4 million…

From the darkness, Mr. Speaker, came the words, ``Be not afraid.'' A quarter century on, through tearful eyes, we behold the man, Karol Wojtyla, who with gentle vigor willed history toward the splendor of truth. Born to an age of man and…

the right to vote--democracy itself--is more than a way to settle disputes, however petty or important. It is, rather, the embodiment of a larger, much more important notion: the notion that every individual is worthwhile; that every…

there is a very troubling development taking shape in the security policy of the European Union concerning arms sales to China. Briefly stated, the major European countries have already resumed arms sales to China and now propose to…

the following provides a summary and the legislative intent of the provisions included in the conference report on S. 2845, the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004, that are within the jurisdiction of the House Committee on…

The final report of the 9/11 Commission made recommendations on how best to confront the threat of terrorism in the 21st century. Of these 44 recommendations, one-third of them fell within the jurisdiction of the House Committee on…

while there may be some provisions in the Menendez substitute that are worthy of discussion during conference, I still rise in opposition to his amendment. Our review of the Commission's report was performed with a seriousness and a…

one of the most heart-wrenching issues we will ever contemplate is the problem of child abductions. As a parent of four children and four grandchildren, I cannot think of a more terrifying nightmare than one in which one of my children or…

I think the use of these cards is very misleading. It facilitates money laundering, and it is completely out of the spirit of the PATRIOT Act. Therefore, with extreme regret because I do not think I have ever disagreed with the gentleman…

Today we gather in the House of Representatives to consider a resolution commemorating the anniversary of the terrorist acts launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. September 11 was a brilliant, sunlit, late summer…

I think this is a wonderful debate. It is something that I have waited for years to listen to, because these are very important questions and the Constitution is everybody's business. It is certainly ours. What we are really debating is…

Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, we are daily inundated with the rhetoric of terrorists selling their singular savagery to the world as revolution. Yet, when did we cease to be a revolutionary country? Never. One look about this weary, wanting…

What we are here for is a resolution that celebrates successes in the war on terror. Yet, to make their arguments, they might as well go back to World War II and all kinds of things that have nothing to do with the war on terror, with the…

Mr. Speaker, we live indeed in a very historic moment in history, and our world is engulfed in conflict of a very new and terrible kind. But it is remarkably consoling to come together today in unity, and we are certainly in bipartisan…

I have given much thought to what I might usefully contribute to the chorus of those thousands who will be called upon or be moved to voice their respect and their sadness at the death of President Reagan. His accomplishments will be…

It gives me great pride to inform my colleagues that Jon Dudas, former counsel to the Speaker, and former key member of my staff when I was Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has been nominated by the President to the crucial post…

I was fascinated by the remarks of the last gentleman. We have been checking records of people who have strong views on this subject, and I find the gentleman has voted 11 times to cut the intelligence budget. That is pretty consistent…

I think there is a little semantic difficulty on the words ``safe'' and ``safer.'' I would not say that Iraq is safe. I would not say crossing Pennsylvania Avenue in rush hour is safe. The question is, Is it safer with Mr. Saddam Hussein…

Mr. Speaker, after this partisan debate, I want to open my remarks by saying I agree with Bill Clinton who in December of 1988 said, ``There should be no doubt, Saddam's ability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction poses a…