John W. Olver

I would just like to say I would be happy, especially after that trip through his district, to work with the gentleman from Texas on the issue that he has raised. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr…

And I can assure the gentleman that I too will work to try to correct this inequity.

I moved to strike the last word. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman for an additional 30 seconds.

for three years the Sudanese government and its armed militia have been engaged in a violent conflict against two major rebel groups in Sudan. This struggle has evolved into an ongoing campaign of government-backed violence and ethnic…

Congressman Jack Murtha from Pennsylvania, a decorated Marine from the Vietnam War and the most respected person in the House of Representatives on military affairs, has the Iraq situation just about right. A free and stable Iraq cannot be…

tomorrow's reconciliation bill is a reckless attack on students attending college. Basically, the bill burdens students from low- and middle-income families with 33 percent higher debt to pay for tax cuts that benefit almost exclusively…

the Budget Committee's reconciliation bill is a vicious example of misguided fiscal and social priorities. To pay for tax cuts that benefit almost exclusively those whose income is over $200,000 a year, the bill cuts assistance to families…

in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, our country has been made brutally aware that there in fact are two Americas that exist in this country. Recently released census data shows that in 2004, 37 million people were living in…

I hope for the last time I move to strike the last word, and I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley).

I will wait until the point of order has been disposed of and then claim my 5 minutes. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is prepared to rule on the point of order. The Chair finds that this section directly amends existing law. The section…

last week the full Committee on Appropriations voted 33 to 25 to accept this provision that prevents credit card issuers from using totally unrelated consumer information to raise the annual percentage rates on cardholders. The provision…

yes, I have done this before. In fact, I was going to apologize to the staff and the chairman of the subcommittee for destroying the good working relationship that we have had over time, and that I complimented them so broadly about…

I did not want to put it in the flight path of La Guardia Airport, so I brought in Kennedy Airport as well. Announcement by the Acting Chairman The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Chair reminds those that cell phone use on the floor is prohibited…

I am not sure whether this is on the point of order, but I would just like the body to know that there would be no objection on this side of the House to having this item made in order. Notwithstanding the comments by the chairman here, if…

I rise to urge a ``no'' vote on this rule. A little over 2 years ago, the President announced on that aircraft carrier off San Diego, ``mission accomplished'' in Iraq. Today, we must ask what really has been accomplished with the hundreds…

I am adding my congratulations to the Boston Red Sox for overcoming what many thought was impossible, namely, the toppling of the New York Yankees and ultimately overcoming the Curse of the Bambino. While our Nation is often described as…

This is a meaningful certification of the manufacturing and the proper equipping of these trucks. There are many trucks operating in Mexico that do not meet U.S. standards, and what is being advocated on that side is a new faith-based…

early in this debate, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart) who controls the time in opposition to this amendment asserted that the President of the United States gave this issue a tremendous amount of thought. Surely that…

the latest get-tough initiative to rid Cuba of Fidel Castro punishes ordinary Cubans on both sides of the Florida straits and will surely have no more effect on the longevity of the Castro regime than all other such measures over the last…

Mr. Chairman, the Comptroller of the Currency's regulations, preemption regulations, are a huge expansion of that office's power. They exceed the OCC's congressionally-granted preemption authority. The rules effectively deny citizens the…

I must admit that I find the idea of putting private, sensitive information in the hands of debt collectors very troubling, and tax collection is a fundamental responsibility of government. However, in this instance, this program is…

I, again, agree with the urgency of the issue that has come up in terrorism, and I think it does appropriately ask for collaboration. I hope that the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Istook), within that context, that the gentleman and I might…

I am going to express some of my frustration... It is silly to think they even could have operated within $900 million in this year without ending up in a shutdown situation, or without leaving us with an ever-worsening deferred…

I think we now have reached a second level of ignominy at this point because here we are now into a whole second bill which has not been authorized. It has not been authorized. It is not a bill that is only 9 months or 11 months late of…

I would like to clarify on the point that the gentleman just made and the example that you just used, that the authorization bill on T&I highway programs has an extension. As of the moment, it is an extension to September 24. If there is…