Ron Lewis

I think they're starting to ask. I talked to a group of citizens this morning, and they're wanting to know what is wrong with the Congress; what is wrong with the Democrat leadership; what is wrong with their presumptive nominee for the…

I want to thank Mr. Andrews for this bill, and I certainly have appreciated working with him on this. And this is a good time. This is good for the American people to see that we can come together when a problem, a serious problem, is…

this debate is a sad moment in our Nation's history. If there was ever a time when Americans should be standing together, this is the time. This resolution does nothing but divide. Throughout our country's illustrious history, we have been…

how do you withdraw from the war on terror when we have been attacked over and over and over again? We were attacked at the World Trade Centers, the first time by a bomb. Then our African embassies were attacked; the Khobar Towers in Saudi…

I rise tonight to also applaud the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas); and, Chairman Thomas, I think you not only came back with your shield, but for the Kentucky tobacco farmers and their families, I think you came back as a knight in…

I am from Kentucky, and I can tell my colleagues that we are talking about small tobacco farms and family farms where men and women and their children get out in the fields every summer and try to eke out a living in the tobacco fields by…

I rise today to mourn the death of President Ronald Reagan and to pass along the thoughts and prayers of the people of the Second District of Kentucky to the Reagan family. So much of President Reagan's life was dedicated to public…

I must say the gentleman's comments are very, very appropriate. I am taking a group of 16 Members over to Iraq this weekend to begin to try to lay the foundation for a better understanding of what is happening there by Americans; but to…

Mr. Speaker, there is a sense of fairness, as the gentleman just spoke of a minute ago. In this Nation, it is really a great privilege to live here and to have all of the blessings of freedom that we have and all the opportunity that we…

I think fairness really is the issue here. When I look at the child tax credit that is refundable to the extent of the taxpayer's earned income in excess of $10,500, plus the earned income tax credit, the earned income tax credit, here are…

Enron is being dealt with. No one appreciates what Enron did. It is a disaster for a lot of people, and they are being dealt with. It was really an embarrassment to our country that a corporation and the people that ran Enron acted the way…

I certainly did not say that the working poor are not responsible. They are very responsible. I have been in that position. I have been among the working poor. I know how hard it is to make ends meet. But, I also was brought up in a…

as my colleagues are aware, Division D, the Ways and Means tax portion of H.R. 6, includes provisions which will benefit the coal industry, such as repeal of the 4.3 cent surtax on each gallon of fuel used by barges and railroads. As coal…

Mr. Speaker, with Western Kentucky University's recent success on the basketball court and the Hilltoppers' first NCAA championship on the football field in 2002, Kentucky is now home to yet another top-ranked college sports program. I am…

it is time to provide prescription drugs for our senior citizens. It is time to stop fussing and discussing and get down to business. We just passed recently in this House a Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002. This…

I rise today to register my strong support for the Social Security Protection Act of 2002. Last month, the House passed a bill that would result in higher Social Security for women. It passed 418 to 0. I expect to see the same strong…

This bipartisan legislation keeps the interest rates on college student loans at their current and unprecedented low levels. Had I been present, I would have voted in favor of this bill. This is solid legislation that provides for the…

The basic question tonight, Mr. Speaker, is where do jobs come from. If the Members will indulge me, I want to give some of my personal experiences. Tonight the other side of the aisle has indulged in the old political rhetoric of class…

I came here in 1994 when the Democrats had the majority. They had just passed in 1993 the highest tax increase in the history of this country, planning on balancing the budget. But when I got here, they were running a $200 billion deficit…

the Coast Guard provides a number of vital services to protect and defend our Nation's coastal areas and waterways. H.R. 1699 authorizes funding to conduct search and rescue efforts, vessel safety compliance, as well as wildlife promotion…

I would love to know the numbers. How many jobs have been lost? How many jobs has this movement cost the workers in this country? How many automobile workers? How many construction workers? How many miners? How many timber workers? How…

as the gentleman knows, the information that is put out by some of these extreme groups says that this is pristine forest and a beautiful landscape, and it is the last great frontier. I have a picture of the area that would be drilled…

Here are the people who are being hurt by these high energy prices. The gentleman just mentioned the dairy farmers in California having to pour the milk out because they cannot run their operation, keep the milk without the electricity…

When we look at the energy crisis that we are facing today, the question is, How did we get into this mess? Well, number one, there have been no major oil refineries built in 30 years. There are 36 refineries that have been shut down since…