the reason I want to do that is because I remember ``Big Cat.'' When I was a boy, I remember when he broke into the NBA, and he was an outstanding basketball player. The prejudice that occurred back in those days was unbelievable. I played…

Mrs. Margaret Truman Daniel, as has been stated, was the daughter of Harry Truman, who was one of the fighting Presidents of the United States, and his daughter, Margaret, was also a very strong young lady. As has been mentioned, she…

Let me just say that Julia Carson was a friend of mine. I have known Julia for a long, long time. She worked for our former colleague Andy Jacobs when he was in the House, and she did a tremendous job for him. She started out politically…

In my opinion, the accomplishments of this Congress under the Democrat leadership has been a big zero. The appropriation bills that the President wanted to sign and get through this process have not been given to him, and now you're going…

it's late at night here in the Capitol, and most of my colleagues are in their offices or have gone home. But I want to talk about an issue that's very, very important that we've been talking about now for the last 8 years. I was chairman…

everybody in America, at least the vast majority of Americans, are very concerned about illegal immigration. And they want it stopped. Back in the early 1980s, we passed a bill called the Simpson-Mazzoli bill. It was in about 1986, and it…

Thank you, Mr. Davis, for yielding the time. You know, I get such a kick out of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, in particular the chairman of the committee. He was my ranking Democrat for 6 years. And during those 6 years we…

For 4 years, they did exactly what they're accusing this administration of doing, and they did it in spades. When people wouldn't testify, they stuck up for them. When people took the fifth amendment, they stuck up for them. When people…

There was a 17-year-old boy who was about to become an Eagle Scout. His name was Andrew Larochelle, and he wanted to give a flag that's flown over the Capitol to his grandfather, who was one of his heroes, and he asked that his Congressman…

I want to comment right now on a little article that was in the paper. Probably most Americans didn't see it today. But I followed what went on in Zimbabwe a long time ago when the communist leader, Mr. Mugabe, took over. He said they were…

It's so important that everybody in America be involved in stopping domestic violence. There's so many people that hear some woman scream or see some child being beaten by their father and they don't do anything about it. They say it's not…

nobody wants tax increases, and a tax increase right now would be detrimental to the economy of the United States. In fact, the Treasury Secretary thinks it would be disastrous. It would put the economy into a tailspin. Chairman Rangel of…

Mr. Speaker, directly across from me, at the top of the Chamber is a depiction of Moses, and behind me, above the Speaker's rostrum is words, ``In God We Trust.'' There are a lot of people in this country who have tried to get all symbols…

I wish the whole world were listening to what we are talking about tonight. In 1965, there with a murder committed in Boston, Massachusetts, and a man named Deegan was shot down. A man named Joe "The Animal" Barboza, the first man in the…

Today, we discussed at length the war in Iraq. And that's probably the most important issue facing America today, and I'm glad we had that very thorough debate. But one of the things that's very, very important that we're not focusing…

I've always supported the right- to-life position. And I've listened to this debate with great interest. Money is fungible. Tens of millions of dollars are going to go to NGOs. And these NGOs can take money that they already have and use…

I think for the edification of my colleagues who may not be on the floor right now, they would like to make absolutely sure how this procedure is going to work. As I understand it, when the conference report comes back, we have the right…

I intend to yield a couple of minutes to my colleague here. But before I do, my colleague who just spoke said that we ought to be working together, and I really agree with that. The problem is, to my knowledge, the people on our side…

if the tax cuts expire, that in effect is a tax increase. And that tax increase will amount to $392 billion on the American people, the largest tax increase in American history. This second-degree amendment here only cuts $9 million in…

everybody in America is concerned about gas and oil prices. We all remember the long gas lines during the Carter administration, and the government made a commitment that we would be independent as far as energy needs were concerned at…

President Bush today gave a speech, and he talked about the terrorist threat, and he talked about the attempts on the United States that have taken place since 9/11. He talked a little bit about the attempted attack last week at Fort Dix…

I haven't heard anybody over there say anything good about the President, who is trying to protect us against terrorism around the world, which is emanating from the Middle East and al Qaeda. Al Qaeda are the ones that are running the…

Al Qaeda is the enemy. They are the ones that attacked us on 9/11, attacked the USS Cole, our embassies in Africa, and they have said they want to destroy us. The military leader of the terrorist group in Iraq today is the al Qaeda leader…

I remember my Democrat colleagues after 9/11. They, along with us, were one voice saying we're going to go after these terrorists, no matter where they are; no matter how long it takes, we're going to get them. The terrorists attacked the…

Let me just say that appeasement and weakness led to World War II, and 62 million people died. We are now in the nuclear age, and we have an enemy that will tie a nuclear weapon or plastic explosives around themselves and blow themselves…