Rae Oliver Davis

I think one thing to put into perspective is the real question, what I like to do is come back to the facts and the numbers. There is a lot of talk about, again, the politics of fear, the politics of class warfare, who actually will be…

To the gentleman from Texas' point, my constituents, who are members of the International Boilermakers, from a bipartisan standpoint, we have a positive and proactive relationship with our boilermakers and our professional trades in the…

The property tax base that pays for the schools. In my home county, which has got a growing and thriving manufacturing industry, that payback is 7-1. One of the reasons we have some of the top schools in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the…

And I would add one point on that. We have 10 times that number of folks in my district in Kentucky. I think there is a bit of a double standard on Samoa, too. Though they would be given the vote on the ability to raise taxes, they were…

The idea of working 100 hours would normally translate into about 3 days or 4 days worth of work, possibly 5 if you had really to get something done... what we have here was somewhat misleading to the American people who expected 100 hours…

I think all young people, when you see kids in this country have that natural desire to create opportunity, and what do we do with Big Government? Big Government stifles that opportunity. We stifle it by creating excessive regulations. We…

The next aspect of this was the markets for investment to create jobs in the private sector began to drop. When I graduated from college, I was glad I enlisted in the Army because there were no manufacturing jobs left in western…

I just think one thing the gentleman from Texas brought up is very important for us to realize, and that is manufacturing jobs are the best benefit providing jobs we have for working families in this Nation. Eighty-four percent of…

Well, I think we need to put in real terms what is going to happen in 1,446 days, and that is a $2,096 tax increase for every working family in America. What does that translate into? For me, that translates into one semester of college…

There you go, what did we have? We had rationing; we had gas prices skyrocketing.

we both had the opportunities to pursue the American Dream, to start our own businesses and create jobs. I look back on the last time there was a large increase was in the administration that came in in 1993 that passed one of the largest…

I want to echo some comments that were made by Mr. Pomeroy. Our title II language of the original House bill directly addressed the predatory lending issue, and we were disappointed, many of us, that that language was removed from the…

I rise today with tremendous pride to support the Student and Teachers Safety Act. Drugs and violence simply do not belong in our schools. Our teachers and children are entitled to a safe learning environment, free from weapons and illicit…

on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 I was absent from the House to attend the visitation for a United States Marine from my district. Had I been present I would have voted: Rollcall No. 427--``yea''; rollcall No. 428--``yea''; rollcall No…

again, I want to reiterate my thanks to the gentleman from New York. It has been a great process to see this come to pass. Let's pass this bill as a first step toward creating a process for continuous improvement that will simplify and…

on Monday, June 12, 2006 I was absent from the House due to an airline delay. Had I been present I would have voted: Rollcall No. 251--``yea''; rollcall No. 252--``yea''; rollcall No. 253--``yea.'' ____________________

on Friday, May 19, 2006, I was absent from the House due to a prescheduled event with the President on his American Competitiveness Initiative at Northern Kentucky University. Had I been present I would have voted: Rollcall No. 173…

I also thank the chairman. It is a privilege to serve on a committee chaired by a fellow Army Ranger. Today, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5122 and to speak about a matter of importance to our men and women who serve in the Reserve…

on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, I was absent from the House. Had I been present I would have voted: Rollcall No. 128--``yea''; rollcall No. 129--``yea''; rollcall No. 130--``yea.'' ____________________

a few moments ago we heard almost all the members of the Out of Iraq Caucus ask for a debate on the war, and one of the comments that was made throughout that series of unanimous consent requests was a statement affirming that they honor…

I would point out first that the childish shouting from many who have not served dishonor those who serve on the front lines with quiet resolve at this time while we have a necessary debate on this war. I am here to represent some folks…

as a fellow Ranger, I thank the chairman. It is a great honor to serve in this Chamber. I think the one thing that has been very humbling to me is the experiences I shared visiting many of my friends that I have known for 28 and 29 years…

I am a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and a life-long shooting sports enthusiast. I have been an outspoken supporter of second amendment rights and strongly support the original intent of this bill. I regret the…

Cuba is a country that has a people with a diverse culture, a rich heritage, a people who came as pioneers, people who came and sought their freedom and built a future. This rich and diverse history was suppressed 46 years ago under a dark…

on rollcall No. 485, I put my card in the machine but it didn't register my vote. Had it registered I would have voted ``yea.''