I am so pleased to be the cosponsor of this bill that was introduced by my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird). This bill may seem familiar to many of my colleagues in the House and for good reason. In both the…

Thank you so much, Mr. Kirk, for organizing this opportunity to discuss the Suburban Agenda. As a Member who represents part of Cook County, the most populous county in Illinois, DuPage County, the second most populous county in Illinois…

Not even a teenager, but let's say a pre-teen, when the statement comes in and they look at it every month, they see how much interest, what interest means and what compound interest means, that they are getting more money every month…

Thank you. Yes, there are several States that have started this process, too. The more that we can entice people to start that saving, to know what is available, the more that it is publicized, whether it is a State account or a Federal…

I support provisions in this resolution that provide funding for roads and transit, Pell Grants, Special Education, NCLB, veterans' healthcare and scientific research at places like NIH and Argonne National Laboratory. However, I do not…

This alternative energy legislation is crucial for America. But it isn't just an alternative energy issue. It is also very much a national security issue. For some time now, we in the Congress have been pushing towards reducing America's…

I rise today to remember a beloved former Congressman from Illinois who passed away October 30, Representative John Erlenborn. John was a member of this body for nearly 20 years. Throughout his distinguished service in Congress, he became…

after 88 years of anguish and torment, baseball fans in the Chicagoland area can breathe a sigh of relief. This past Wednesday the Chicago White Sox clinched their first World Series championship since 1917. Led by their always colorful…

I thank the chairman and I appreciate all he does. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of all four of the OSHA reforms bills on the floor. These bills contain reforms that will encourage a more collaborative environment in which small…

I really appreciate all that the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite) is doing with the Women's Caucus, and she has done a great job bringing these women's issues out and how important they are to all of us. Mr. Speaker, I…

will you pledge to work with me to improve and refine these programs in a way that preserves the valuable contributions that LDRD makes to the science in this country?

would the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the Committee on Appropriations engage in a colloquy with me about some provisions and programs in this bill that fall under the jurisdiction of the…

Under the bill, the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative, or NERI, would no longer operate as a separate program. NERI was targeted at university research which is a vital source of innovative ideas on nuclear energy. Is it the gentleman's…

Mr. Chairman I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment would strike from the bill two provisions that would limit the amount of money available for a very important activity at our national laboratories, laboratory-directed…

I thank the chairman and I look forward to working with the chairman. I thank him for his cooperation. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from…

I claim the time on the majority side for the Committee on Science. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman from Illinois is recognized.

I yield myself 3 minutes. As chairman of the Science Subcommittee on Energy, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, particularly those provisions that originated with the Science Committee and are now…

earlier this month I traveled with the Iraqi Women's Caucus members, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger), the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Tauscher) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) to meet with Iraqi women to discuss…

Mr. Speaker, when we think of how computers affect our lives, we probably think of the work we do on our office desktop machines or maybe the Internet surfing we do in our spare time. We do not normally think of the enormous contribution…

unlike many other Members of this body, I never had the great privilege of serving with Ronald Reagan. When President Reagan was elected in 1980, I was raising my four children and running a law practice out of my home in Hinsdale…

There is no sound reason in our securities laws to exclude the church plan participation and specifically tailored pension plan investments; and I think the gentleman from Massachusetts is right, this has been an oversight as we have…

the state of financial literacy among our children is not good. Sixty percent of preteens do not know the difference between cash, credit and checks; 28 percent of 12-year-olds do not know that credit cards are a form of borrowing; and…

my amendment would allow the continued U.S. participation in and contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association, the Asian Development Fund and the African Development Fund, three key institutions for which funding…

on June 6, 2003, the United States and Chile signed a historic and comprehensive free trade agreement designed to reduce barriers and facilitate trade and investment between both countries. Negotiations had begun back in December 2000, and…

over the last 6 years, the United States has lost nearly one-third of its share of Chile's import market. Not coincidentally, the plunge occurred while other nations were implementing their own free trade agreements with Chile and getting…