Dennis Moore

Section 111 of the bill also includes language that member business loans in an underserved area underwritten by a credit union for a business, or a local outlet of a business, operating on a nationwide basis, shall not be eligible from…

As one of the cosponsors of this legislation, I would like to engage its primary sponsor, you, Mr. Kanjorski, in a colloquy on two questions related to section 111. This section concerns the encouragement of small business development in…

I also want to congratulate Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Royce on their hard work in crafting a bipartisan bill to provide reg relief to credit unions. As you know, the legislation before us today combines important provisions from credit union…

the Air Force's recent decision to award a contract to Airbus to replace our current fleet of aerial refueling tankers is a reckless one. Americans are experiencing job cuts, a credit crisis, foreclosures on their homes, and rising foods…

Thank you, Mr. Boyd. I appreciate the opportunity to speak here tonight about something that should be very important and that, I believe, is very important to every one of us whether we acknowledge and understand the importance or not…

last Friday the Labor Department in our country reported that in May the unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent from 5 percent and reported that unemployment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, retail trade and temporary…

Mr. Speaker, with the consideration of this budget resolution conference report, we're taking another important step towards restoring fiscal discipline as a priority of our Congress, and that's why I rise today to express my support. We…

it's my great privilege today to honor the 2008 NCAA men's Division I basketball champions, the University of Kansas Jayhawks, and to encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 1096. The University of Kansas men's basketball team began their…

I rise today to express my cautious support for this House amendment to the Senate-approved version of H.R. 3773, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. I extend my gratitude for the hard work that Chairmen Conyers and Reyes have put into this…

Thank you, Congressman Ross, for the time this evening to speak to the American people about what's happening in our country with our deficit, with our debt, and what we need to do to correct this problem for future generations in our…

with today's passage of the fiscal year 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill I am pleased to acknowledge the inclusion, in this important legislation, of funding to begin the implementation of the National Windstorm Impact…

Information technology has significantly changed the way we live and do business, making it easier to communicate with others, manage our personal finances or even track a package we ship across the country. Unfortunately, the health care…

I would like to thank, Mr. Speaker, Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite for her help and leadership on H.R. 1065, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007, as it has moved through the legislative process both in this Congress and in…

This legislation that we are considering today is a simple, straightforward bill that would take a small but important step to recognize and honor the more than 3 million American veterans currently living with disabilities as a result of…

today with this budget resolution the majority party, the Democratic Party, takes an important step towards restoring fiscal discipline as a priority of our government, something the Blue Dogs in Congress have advocated for years. When the…

I voted for the use of force resolution based upon what later proved to be flawed intelligence about the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. I am glad Saddam Hussein is gone. He was a vicious dictator who killed thousands and thousands of…

I thank the gentlewoman. Former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan once said, ``The government being the people's business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view. Publicity…

I would support the proposal before this House today if there were just one additional provision, and that is something I moved during the Budget Committee last week, to reinstate and add as an amendment to this PAYGO provisions that Mr…

joined by my Kansas delegation colleagues--Representatives Tiahrt, Ryun and Moran--I recently introduced legislation to designate the United States Postal Service facility located at 6029 Broadmoor Street in Mission, Kansas, as the ``Larry…

I rise today to share my comments and concerns regarding H. Res. 861. While this resolution is purely symbolic and does not have the force of law, I am voting for it, as I agree with the majority of the sentiments it expresses. In 2003, I…

Mr. Schiff, the distinguished gentleman from California, I want to thank you for your leadership in putting together this little seminar and this presentation this evening on national security and how important it is for our country. I…

I am disappointed this week that Buck O'Neil of Kansas City was not inducted into the Hall of Fame of baseball. Buck O'Neil was in the Negro Baseball League as a player and a manager for more than 17 years. Buck taught the people of the…

Hurricane Katrina is the largest natural disaster in the United States in decades, impacting large parts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. There has been enormous damage to homes and businesses in the Gulf Coast region, as…

on February 17, 2004, the national debt of the United States exceeded $7 trillion for the first time in our country's history. One year later, our national debt is $7.7 trillion. In the past year, our country has added $700 billion to our…