John Tierney

The special purpose entity, will you explain to me how that was structured?

Now, there's conversation that this Project Destiny really looks like a way of selling off bad assets...

Why wouldn't we go back to something in the nature of Glass Steagall and that type of operation where we just simply say you can't get that diverse and that large.

Would you provide copies of those contracts to this committee?

Thank you very much. We appreciate that.

Mr. Chairman, again, it's all very interesting what we hear for comments from our colleagues. But the interesting part of this is it does matter whether it's short and medium-range or whether it's long-range. The short and medium-range…

But if we are going to run a race, let's run it wisely and let's run it to win. The comments that the gentleman makes about Israel being susceptible to attacks and missiles is also very interesting, but he is talking about short- and…

I acknowledge myself for 15 seconds just to make a point. With respect to the testing records that the gentleman from Alabama just read, I hope that they've read the amendment. But I certainly appreciate the fact that they understand what…

Mr. Speaker, this measure supports the designation of May 5 to May 9, 2008, as National Charter Schools Week and recognizes the growing charter school movement in our Nation. Since their inception in 1991, charter schools have grown by…

over history, and particularly since 1970, we have been able to find balance of getting the necessary intelligence collection and also having the protection of our liberties and our constitutional rights; through wars, in fact through the…

the fundamental issue before us on this resolution is whether or not this institution, the Congress, is going to absolutely carry out its oversight responsibilities and demand that the executive branch provide to us materials we need to…

this amendment seeks to assist those individuals who are eligible borrowers that have been unfairly impacted by a statutory change to HUD's upfront mortgage insurance premium refund policy. Under the HUD program, borrowers pay an upfront…

Pakistan is scheduled to have crucial parliamentary elections in the fall of 2007 and the early winter of 2008. My amendment would withhold a portion of military aid to Pakistan unless those elections occurred and were free, fair and…

I simply close by saying this is a system which has not been realistically tested in the operational sense. The moneys that are being cut here are not necessary for near-term programs. They are high risk, down the road. It is appropriate…

the amendment I and my colleague, Rush Holt, are offering this evening is really quite simple. It reduces the $8.1 billion specified by the Missile Defense Agency by approximately $1 billion and takes a modest but necessary step in…

In just a few weeks, America will begin its fifth year in the Iraq conflict. In that time, 3,117 members of the United States military have died, and over 23,000 American soldiers have been injured. $532 billion has been appropriated by…

I for one hope that they continue to debate this silly amendment that has already been accepted, that the American public tunes in so they understand exactly what is going on here and they reconfirm the reason why the majority has shifted…

Mr. Chairman, some of us on this side of the aisle are not at all upset that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have chosen to debate this particular issue. We hope it goes on forever and that the American public is tuned in to…

Mr. Speaker, I am glad to be able to rise today in support of this increase in the minimum wage. We should all be a bit ashamed of the fact that it has been 10 years since we have had the last increase. Every year low-wage workers are left…

I rise tonight also to add my voice to this important issue of the need to raise the minimum wage. The fact that the Federal minimum wage remains $5.15 an hour is a disgrace. I think it was stated earlier by Mr. Owens that someone who…

regretfully this debate on America's role in this debate on Iraq has been converted into a debate on the war on terror. The Republican leadership has mimicked this divisive White House and sought a political squabble instead of a policy…

this amendment seeks to spur a rational process for the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities in the northeast region. That region does need additional energy sources. That is not in dispute. But our homes and businesses depend on an…

I regret that the point of order was raised. As I was mentioning, the purpose is for spurring a rational process for siting liquid natural gas facilities in the northeast region. That the region needs additional energy resources is not in…

I would like to add my words in agreement with the gentleman from Minnesota, that this is not a partisan motion in any sense of the word. This is something that Members of Congress, I think, can get behind and clearly feel comfortable that…

I just want to make mention, without repeating what the gentlewoman has said, this Government Reform Committee, the full committee in the House, has only had four hearings on Iraq contracting during this entire process. In the other body…