William Tauzin: “let me first indicate that, of course, I am rising in strong support of H.R. 2898, the E-911 Implementation Act of 2003.…”

“let me first indicate that, of course, I am rising in strong support of H.R. 2898, the E-911 Implementation Act of 2003. House bill 2898 has already passed the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; and it did so unanimously, as one might expect. Mr. Speaker, it is important we commend the authors, first of all. I want to congratulate the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) and the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo) for this incredibly important legislation. I obviously want to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton), the chairman of the subcommittee, who has done such a great job, along with the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the ranking member, in moving this bill forward. Of course, we always need to extend our great thanks for the cooperative spirit we always get from the ranking member of our committee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), who has on so many occasions provided the bipartisan spirit by which we move important pieces of legislation like this. Mr. Speaker, most of the bills we debate in this body are about money, about how to spend it and who to spend it on and what are our priorities, how to raise it and how to distribute it in this great country. This bill is about lives. It is about saving lives.”