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I am disappointed to come to the well today to learn that President Bush is proposing to cease live combined arms training on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques by 2003. In short, the President and his administration are ignoring the issue…
I rise to honor who I believe is one of the most distinguished men ever to represent the State of Indiana in the United States House of Representatives, my dear friend and former Congressman, Elwood Haynes Bud Hillis. Those of us that know…
let me take a shot at this. Since I am also a JAG officer and I have been in a theater of war, what the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Kennedy) is purporting I would say is false. When a war is fought, it is fought under the laws of war…
while it deeply saddens me to stand in the well here to pay tribute to my dear friend and former colleague, Mr. Bateman, I can do so with fond memories, as I pass the love and thoughts and prayers from Joni and my family to Laura and…
Mr. Speaker, by adopting this resolution today, we have an opportunity to recognize a pivotal event in the military history of the United States. This August marks the 10th anniversary of the executive order signed by President Bush to…
once again this House has before it legislation to eliminate the penalty on marriage that is found in the income tax code. Quite simply, marriage should not be taxed. As the financial pressures of families result in both spouses entering…
Moreover, it is my sincerest hope that the award ceremony will be conducted here in Washington as befits a celebration that honors a truly larger than life American. Lastly, I spoke with Tweed Roosevelt today, a direct descendant of Teddy…
I almost have to say that demagoguery is a serious ailment, an illness, to a democratic form of government. It is unfortunate that we cannot have serious dialogue and debate about the issue that we have. This is about a rule on the repeal…
reclaiming my time, the Russian Bear has been replaced by a thousand Vipers; and we have to be leaning forward and be very prepared and be very ready because we do not know who is going to be the next threat.
I will reclaim my time, that is a silly statement. No one in this body endorses fraud, for crying out loud. I do not even know where that came from. What bothers me is it is easy to say, oh, well, the Pentagon, they spend this much on a…
I reclaim my time. My compliments to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Dicks). He has have devoted a great deal of his time in Congress to the issues of national security. The issues on spare parts, I think American people would be…
I would advise everyone that it is no secret that the Republicans are putting together the plan to derive a pharmacy benefit for the over-65 individuals of whom are most needy; and we are not ashamed of that at all. I will also say that…
I would share with my colleagues that I believe we have a very fair rule and also a very strong bipartisan bill that is coming to the House floor that will serve the national security needs of those men and women who serve in our armed…
I thank the chairman for the leadership that he has given me as I put this together and also worked with the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Abercrombie). I needed to address several points earlier when I talked about making sure our advocacy…
I would first, by the way of opening, say that we need a little truth in advocacy. It is very easy to create a strawman in advocacy that we then get to knock down. So the allegations of those of us who oppose the Skelton amendment that…
I speak in reference to Amendment No. 11 that makes technical corrections regarding the Army National Guard Selective Reserve, the Active Guard and Reserve, which are referred to as the AGR and the dual status military technicians…
I wish to issue a statement in response and in disagreement with the position of the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Abercrombie) that only the Democrats' budget has a response to military health care. That is false.
The forgotten war. That is what many of our Korean War veterans think about their service in Korea and the Korean era, and yet there are so many names in the Korean War that are permanently installed in the American lexicon. Such names as…
Mr. Speaker, H.J. Res. 86 sets the record straight. Never should our courageous veterans, whether it is Bill Green of White County, Indiana or my father, Dr. John Buyer, or the millions who served in the Korean War ever, ever, ever doubt…
I rise in support of H.R. 6 and I am proud to be a cosponsor of this bill. More than 20 million American married couples pay higher taxes than they would if they were single. The ``tax'' on marriage in our system averages nearly $1400 per…
I support the manager's amendment. Once this bill was reported, it is fitting that the Uniform Code of Justice be compatible with the Federal statute, and that is why we procedurally waived jurisdiction. The need for the manager's…
This is a great bill. This is a bill that really would, in bold neon lights, focus on people. A lot of times we focus on buying, whether it is the aircraft carriers, the munitions, the weapons systems. This one focuses on people. This one…
I understand that, I understand that. I am just saying that what I most fear about is, in Kosovo shots can be taken and that has not happened in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The gentleman's point is well taken. Let me also compliment the gentleman…
Irresponsible action by this House would be to not properly fund the Nation's national military strategy to fight and win two nearly simultaneous major regional conflicts. That is exactly what would be irresponsible. To come onto this…
The Subcommittee on Military Personnel has been striving to find the right combination of incentives to address the negative recruiting and retention trends that threaten the readiness of our military forces. That is the purpose of the…
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