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Ed Whitfield is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, who served Kentucky's 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2017. During his tenure, he was known for his work on energy and commerce issues, particularly in relation to the energy sector and healthcare. Whitfield played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at reforming the Affordable Care Act and addressing energy policy in the United States. He was also involved in initiatives related to veterans' affairs and agriculture, reflecting the interests of his constituents in rural Kentucky.
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3993, the Calling Card Consumer Protection Act. We have a lot of students and military personnel around this country who depend on prepaid calling cards. Unfortunately, we have discovered that…
Yesterday I read an article by Speaker Pelosi in which she said the health care bill they proposed would strengthen Medicare, reduce deficits, and bring the predatory practices of health insurance companies under control. How can you…
Since the founding of this great country, representatives of the people have come to this floor, this Chamber, to debate legislation and either vote for it or against it. If you support legislation, stand up and support it. If you are…
Today I rise to discuss an issue that I think very few people in America are aware of. It relates to the very important topic of nuclear waste and the impact that that has upon our Federal policy and its effect on our energy needs and our…
On December 19 of last year, this body spoke with a resounding voice of approval for our Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act. The measure passed by a unanimous vote of 407-0. I would like to thank Chairman Dingell; Ranking Member…
I rise today to oppose a nonbinding resolution that will have serious negative consequences to our national security. H. Res. 106, the Armenian Genocide resolution, is a dangerously short-sighted and controversial resolution that is being…
if there ever was a bill that should have bipartisan support, it is this SCHIP bill. All of us support health care for children. But the problem that we have in this process is that this is a bill that really did not receive the full vent…
Chairman Obey, I am going to withdraw the amendment, but I would like to make this point: This is an authorized program that we are talking about. We had 2 years of hearings on this project. There is some sentiment in the Congress, I…
in 2005, the U.S. Congress adopted the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act, which was signed into law by the President in 2005. The amendment at the desk simply provides funding of $10 million for this authorized…
But this resolution says as a requirement that the Secretary of Defense shall commence the reduction of the number of Armed Forces in Iraq no later than 120 days after the enactment of this act. General Petraeus was confirmed unanimously…
as we debate the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, I want to commend the members of the Judiciary Committee for the tremendous job that they have done, but I did want to ask a couple of questions regarding this legislation…
So this bill would not prevent former Members of Congress who are now registered lobbyists from continuing to park for free in government parking spaces, nor would it require them to file disclosure of that benefit that the taxpayers…
I certainly admire and respect the gentlemen who are offering this amendment and making arguments in favor of it. I agree, however, with the gentleman from West Virginia that it has very negligible fiscal impact on the Federal budget. As…
I genuinely appreciate that. As I said, we simply want to do this for a couple of years to gauge all aspects and the impacts of this action. I look forward to working with the chairman and other members of the committee to try to address…
all of us join in wishing our condolences to Charlie's wife Gloria and his entire family. Those of us who were elected in 1994 and had the opportunity to know Charlie, to work with Charlie, and for me personally I had the opportunity to…
does he have the right to close or do I have the right to close? The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mrs. Capito). The gentleman from Kentucky has the right to close.
He has 10\1/2\ minutes because time was yielded to him. The CHAIRMAN. That is correct. The majority leader reallocated time.
some of us were late coming to the floor. I would like an explanation of the division of the time on this debate. The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 981, as designees of the majority leader, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton)…
A parliamentary inquiry. Could you explain the remaining time that is available. The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mrs. Capito). Yes. The gentleman from Kentucky has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia has 4 minutes remaining. The…
I want to thank Chairman Bonilla for yielding. He is most gracious to yield to someone who will speak against the conference report and will reluctantly vote against the conference report. It is not every committee chairman that would…
I want to thank Pastor Don Young of the Heartland Worship Center in Paducah, Kentucky, for leading today's opening prayer. Pastor Young was born and raised in Childress, Texas, and following his graduation from Baptist Bible College in…
I might add that BLM has already told us that under the Burns language they have no criminal penalties available to them. Even though they may put in a contract that a horse cannot be taken to slaughter they have no recourse if someone…
as the world's attention turns to the 131st running of the Kentucky Derby, frequently called the most exciting two minutes in sports, I would like to turn the House's attention to Jimmy ``Wink'' Winkfield, who is a Kentucky Derby legend…
as we conclude the 108th Congress, I think all of us who served in this body feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment for the legislation that we passed that will have a positive impact on our Nation. I think also many of us have a…
We are excited today to have on the floor this legislation relating to prescription drug abuse in the United States, which has reached epidemic proportions. Recent statistics show that 6.2 million Americans abuse prescription drugs. To…
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