I believe abortion has no place in our society. Partial-birth abortion is a procedure clearly beyond the pale. Even the medical community has said that this procedure is, in fact, never medically necessary. For all of the rhetoric from the…

this year the United States celebrates this very significant anniversary, the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. In my home State of Louisiana in particular, but really all across the country, celebrations are taking place…

I rise to highlight a section of the Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary bill that affects the citizens of LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. The bill contains provisions that separately direct the Office of Federal Detention Trustee and…

I rise today to urge the support of my amendment that would assist in our efforts to ensure that militarily useful United States flag commercial vessels crewed by American citizens are available for this Nation's military and national…

I offer this resolution today and encourage my colleagues to join me in supporting Buckle Up America Week. This national campaign promotes awareness of safety belt and child safety seat use. The fundamental message is that seatbelts save…

Mr. Chairman, today with the Workforce Investment Act, we are addressing perhaps our best and most valuable resource in this economy and this society, which is people. This bill, along with the economic stimulus package slated for…

I bring before the House an important amendment with regard to a central problem in IDEA and that is the excessive burden of excessive paperwork. I think there is great clarity and great consensus on this point that in the present system…

today as we embark on a new chapter in the war against terror, I want to return to a crucial theme for this budget, which is homeland security. That goes to the heart of national security, and it also goes to the heart of economic security…

I rise today I strong support of H.R. 342, the Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act. This legislation is an important step towards a comprehensive plan for reducing the threat of West Nile virus. Just yesterday news stations were…

I rise today to honor Lutheran Schools for their continuing contributions to educating young Americans. Lutheran schools impact not only the intellectual life of our Nation's youth but also their moral, physical, and social lives. The…

every once in a while, an issue comes along that makes so much sense and has so much support, it clearly must be good public policy. The issue before us today, a full and complete ban on cloning, is just such an issue. The American people…

I wanted to spend just a few extra minutes thanking all of the many colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the House, Democrats and Republicans, for joining together in supporting this resolution and for honoring Catholic Schools Week. I…

I rise today to honor Catholic schools for their continuing contributions to educating young Americans. Catholic schools impact not only the intellectual life of our Nation's youth but also their moral, physical and social lives and truly…

I rise in support of the election reform conference report before us today. I have strongly advocated election reform in my home State of Louisiana in the past and continue to do so here in Congress. I am pleased that this legislation is a…

As has been said, it is a simple, straightforward, bipartisan, but very important measure to urge all of the States, with the utmost seriousness and focus, to look at their election laws and ensure that special elections would happen as…

I rise today with strong unequivocal support for H.R. 4965, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban. Passage of this act into law is long overdue, and I hope the American people--who overwhelmingly want this ban enacted--will get their victory in…

I rise in proud support of this Republican prescription drug plan. Prescription drug coverage is absolutely critical for seniors today, and no senior should have to choose between paying for prescription drugs and paying for food or rent…

I rise to strongly support American jobs and employment here at home, economic development; and because of those values and because of that focus, I strongly support the Jefferson resolution and active consideration and debate of it. U.S…

I offer this second-degree amendment to the Sanders amendment to make an improvement and remove one of the concerns that had originally arisen with his proposal. In the Sanders amendment as written, benefits are limited to 230,000 pounds…

this week's terrorist attacks against the American people are nothing less than cold-blooded murder and an act of war. I fully support this resolution and urge the President to use any and all means necessary against those nations…

I join all of my colleagues, all of my fellow Americans, in prayer and condolences for the victims of yesterday's horrible tragedies. All of us know someone who was directly hurt by that senseless violence. I talked to a constituent, an…

we face a real energy crisis in this country which is only going to grow; and to meet that crisis, we need a balanced long-term approach. We are not going to drill our way out of the crisis, nor are we going to conserve our way out of the…

the opponents of this choice amendment vehemently oppose five demonstration projects, and instead they want a lot of new Federal programs and money for careful education reform. There is just one little flaw in that approach, and that flaw…

I want to stand today in strong support of this important concurrent resolution to increase awareness of a very serious health problem, the growing gap between organ supply and demand. Last year, of the 60,000 people on organ transplant…