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John Bel Edwards is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 56th governor of Louisiana, a position he has held since January 11, 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, Edwards has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure during his tenure. He has been recognized for his efforts to expand Medicaid in Louisiana, which has significantly increased access to healthcare for many residents in the state.
The most powerful statement made in this debate this morning is the deafening silence of House Republicans. I hope veterans all across America have noticed that only one Republican out of over 200 in this House had the courage to say that…
Let me ask and I would like to have an honest debate on this. I appreciate what the gentleman has said. He has been very honest and straightforward about outlining one procedure and not two others. My question is, if we assume a mother is…
I have not been to Hale Center, Texas, lately. I think I recall they have a small cotton gin there. I know they have got maybe a drug store, a health center, perhaps known as a center for an al Qaeda cell, perhaps?
As I understand the article from the Fort Worth Star- Telegram, the homeland security agency, the responsibility of defending American citizens from terrorists here and abroad, they actually took taxpayer resources to follow a twin-engine…
I am deeply offended, and I think Texans and Americans should be deeply offended, that Texas House Republicans have compared these Texas legislators who are standing up for the important American principle that citizens should have a voice…
The same Tom DeLay, the majority leader of the House, who says what is good for Tom DeLay in redistricting is good for Texas is the same person who said just a year ago to Texas parents, do not send your sons and daughters to Texas A&M…
I do not know what the intention is of Delta and Continental who have made these recent announcements to cut off air service to so many military families which are sacrificing so much for us. I will say to them, if they are willing to…
If anyone has a right to be upset at the Turks, it is me. I represent Fort Hood, where the 4th Infantry Division is located, the division that was supposed to come down through Turkey. I had met with 50 of the spouses several weeks ago…
This bill requires what is called hazard reduction. It says to chemical plants: If you can use a safer chemical, you have to use a safer chemical. This should not be a controversial idea. We all try to practice hazard reduction every…
My Republican colleagues may not like the truth, but they cannot run from it. The truth is that by defeating the Green amendment, what they are saying to some of the thousands of soldiers from my district in the Iraqi theater today, that…
The first responsibility of any government is to protect its people. Yet we live in a time when Americans feel extraordinary insecurity. We are at an elevated level of threat warning. The CIA Director says al-Qaida is 'resuming the…
If the gentleman will let me ask one last question, and then I will defer to other members that want to speak on the largest deficit in the history of America, there are a lot of Americans that believe that this largest proposed deficit in…
We have a responsibility to lead on this issue and send a strong signal to the American people that we're willing to do what's necessary to protect investors.
The answer is yes. Years ago, the SEC had and enforced such a regulation, which they have not been doing for some time.
My response to the question is the only obligation that this amendment creates is the obligation to report to the client, which begins with the chief legal officer, and, if that is unsuccessful, then to the board of the corporation. There…
The answer is yes. The only way to enforce this legal requirement is through an administrative process.
I want to commend their leadership on the new innovative RCI program, the Residential Community Initiative program, that is going to combine private expertise and resources with public resources to get a better bang for the buck out of the…
Absolutely. And reclaiming my time, that is exactly why the bill passed so quickly through the House before these extraneous partisan amendments were added late at night in a secret meeting of the Committee on Rules.
Despite all of the good efforts, and they have been good efforts, of the gentleman from Alabama (Chairman Callahan), the bottom line is this: despite the tragedy of September 11, this Congress, without passing the Obey amendment today…
Frankly, the God I pray to never left the schools. And the God I pray to is so powerful that no government body in any nation has the ability to take God or prayers out of our schools. [...] I would argue the case, with which many…
This is not a complicated question. The American people have watched as these firefighters have put their lives on the line for us. They have provided all of us, all of our families, and families all over this country, with the security we…
I deeply appreciate the very bipartisan, fair, conscientious leadership of this subcommittee... This bill deals with important university research across our country; it provides Department of Energy funding to protect American citizens…
Senator Helms and I are excited about the alternative uses of animal waste products, and I appreciate the attention this issue is receiving from the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. There has been a great deal of attention paid to…
In July of this year, Governor Mike Easley of my State of North Carolina, issued a proclamation designating the week of October 21-27, 2001 as ``World Population Awareness Week.'' The proclamation draws attention to the serious issues…
No American citizen should ever have to pass someone else's religious test to qualify for a federally funded job. No American, not one, should ever have to be fired from a federally funded job solely because of his or her religious faith…
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