Over the past twenty years, this country has witnessed a revolution in the way American workers save for their retirement. The central feature of this revolution has been the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans, and…

first let me thank my chairman for at least giving me the specifics. The Congressional Budget Office agrees with me and disagrees with him. The Congressional Budget Office points out very clearly that very little of this money is going to…

I must tell my colleagues that wherever I go in my district people want to know what they can do to help; and I want to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Sweeney) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaFalce) for bringing forward this…

I rise in support of H.R. 2899, the Freedom Bonds Act. Immediately after the September 11 attack, I introduced legislation authorizing the U.S. Treasury to issue special bonds to help fund victim relief, rebuilding, military activity…

Americans across the Nation have taken joy in the many successes of Cal's remarkable career, from his 2,632 consecutive major league games, to his 3,000 career hits and 400 home runs and his 19 All-Star appearances. He redefined our notion…

Every Member of this body will support and should support this legislation. On September 11, there was an attack against our country. It was an act of war. It was unprovoked, and we have lost life; and there have been many victims of that…

It was 187 years ago this very evening that in Baltimore, Maryland, at Fort McHenry, this Nation, this young Nation, won its second war of independence. It was the beginning of the end of the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key on this very…

a Marylander I think expressed the sentiment of all of the people in my district when she said, ``I am thinking about all of the people who died. I don't know the people in New York or the District of Columbia or Pittsburgh, but I feel…

Most of the protections in the Patients' Bill of Rights, many of our States have passed laws that provide that to state-regulated plans. There is no evidence that employers have dropped coverage. The enactment of good medical policy will…

I want to deal with the second issue, because I think it will have the unintended consequence of actually increasing the number of uninsured, not increasing the number of insured. Let me just give you an example. In my State of Maryland…

I rise today with conditional support for the Boehlert-Markey Amendment. The provisions in H.R. 4 on CAFE standards are not strong enough to adequately address the need to improve vehicle fuel efficiency. But, this amendment does not…

I strongly support the agreement that is before us. Jordan is a friend of the United States in the Middle East. They are moving forward in opening direct trade between their country and Israel, and they are truly our ally in seeking peace…

Mr. Chairman, this bill includes $146 million for the Internal Revenue Service to continue the Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative. I share the concern of the committee that the IRS have adequate resources for expanded customer…

President Bush has said we should fund the good work of the faithful but not the faith itself. I agree. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line the administration's proposal as reflected in the bill before us lost track of the goal of…

I feel privileged to know Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg. Since 1978, he has been the spiritual leader of Beth Tfiloh congregation, the largest Orthodox Jewish congregation in Baltimore, the congregation of which I am a member. Let me tell the…

today was the day that we were supposed to debate at long last campaign finance reform. The public understands that if we are to pass campaign finance reform, it will be embodied in the principles of McCain-Feingold or Shays-Meehan. But…

Today marks the 224th birthday of the United States flag. The Stars and Stripes represents our spirit as a Nation, our unity as people, and our commitment to democracy throughout the world. Today, Americans will pause for a moment as they…

if the gentleman looks at the Democratic substitute, the gentleman will find that 95 percent of the provisions take effect within the 5-year window. I think that is pretty good. If the gentleman would agree to live up to that 95 percent…

Mr. Speaker, this motion is basically truth in advertising. Let us put the provisions in and not backload it and have to pay later. The second thing is that this reconciliation bill ought to speak to our priorities; and I do not think that…

My recollection is the gentleman is referring to the provisions concerning the estate tax relief. The other provisions were all phased in within the 5-year window, and the dollar amounts in the estate tax in the last few years was a minor…

there is broad support for the underlying goals of H.R. 622, to assist families in meeting their needs on adoption. The bill, as the chairman has indicated, would increase the adoption credit to $10,000. That is broadly supported in this…

Mr. Speaker, I regret that we have to resort to these types of extraordinary rules. We could have bipartisan agreement on a budget. It would not have been difficult for the majority to reach out to the Democrats and come out with a budget…

Mr. Speaker, we are being asked today to approve a tax cut so blatantly irresponsible that the authors have had, in effect, to white out the costs. Those are not my words. That is the words of the Washington Post in their lead editorial…

in the 1958 NFL championship game, Baltimore's beloved Colts defeated the New York Giants in the greatest game ever played, the game that created the modern-day NFL. This past Sunday, Baltimore's beloved Ravens wrote the latest chapter in…

We all favor dealing with the marriage penalty and helping those that have a marriage penalty. But let us concentrate on the differences between the Democratic motion, the alternative, and the Republican bill. The Democratic alternative…