Connie Morella

Thank you very much, Bob. I am glad you listened to your aunt. We appreciate also the work you have done on this very important project and also the fact that you are on our board of directors, and that is very helpful. A great example of…

Thank you, Leader Pelosi, for your inspiring words, for coming here to greet us, your former colleagues, and for explaining the initiative on jobs and elevating women. Leader Pelosi, I hope you noticed that this will be my last time as…

I want you to know he has a very extensive report to give on the congressional study groups because they've been very, very active, And they involve current Members of Congress. So you current Members of Congress who may be watching…

Thank you. I am now going to yield time to my colleague from Maryland, Beverly Byron, to report on some of the other activities of the association.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for sharing those words with us, particularly understanding the number of issues that are appearing before you, the little things that you mention. I also wanted to thank Dennis for what he's done, too, with the…

Thank you, Mickey. We very much value your participation. And by the way, it's a great book, very provocative. I really thought you highlighted some of the very important aspects of what's going on in today's politics and what we need to…

I don't need to introduce this gentleman. You all know him. But I do want to say that he does exemplify what Ray LaHood has said about bipartisanship and drinking the waters of central Illinois. The bipartisan spirit in which Bob Michel is…

Thank you, Larry, for your leadership and your active involvement in this new and very great program.

Thank you, Bob. We appreciate your efforts, Bob, on behalf of this important undertaking as we expand it and hope it will make a difference beyond our association. A great example of how powerful and productive bipartisanship can be is our…

The Chair again wishes to thank the former Members of the House for their presence here today. Before terminating, the Chair would like to invite those former Members whose names were not recorded as being present to give their names to…

Thank you, Mr. Slattery. Now the Chair has the distinct privilege of recognizing the very important and distinguished minority leader, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).

The Chair thanks the gentleman from Idaho. The President continues to have control of the time.

The Chair thanks the gentleman from New York. At this time it is a great honor to recognize the distinguished Speaker of the House of Representatives, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner).

The Chair announces that 23 former Members of Congress have responded to their names. The Chair now recognizes the President of the Association.

It is now my pleasure and my honor to recognize the President of the Association of Former Members of Congress, the Hon. Dennis Hertel.

Thomas Morris' memories will live on through his wife of 11 years, Mary, their son, Thomas, their stepchildren, Tara Underwood, Akai Snorten, their grandchildren, Thomas's two sisters, Yvonne Hankerson and Sheila Howard. Joseph Curseen's…

I just simply rise in support of this bill, H.R. 3694, because this bill, the Highway Funding Restoration Act, is going to restore no less than $66.5 million in highway funding in my State of Maryland, and that is going to represent 2,725…

I am pleased to be here to give thanks to the members of the District of Columbia's National Guard, the National Guard Bureau, and the Department of Defense. For nearly 5 months the men and women of the District of Columbia Army National…

H.R. 2199 was introduced by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and went through our subcommittee and the full committee, and I am pleased that the technical amendment from the Senate has come over because this is…

The 3 million members of the American Legion and the 100,000 members of the Noncommissioned Officers Association support this resolution. It is also supported by the 370,000 members of the Retired Officers Association, the 1 million…

It appears as though everyone recognizes the need for this bill and is in support of it. In addition to the numerous technology organizations that have indicated their strong support and have worked on the bill through the years, the…

I also think this is an appropriate time to publicly thank once again members of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, which we call the Control Board. The Control Board has played a pivotal…

This legislation, the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001, is the product of a lot of collaboration, a lot of discussion, and lot of debate; but I think the final product is one that we can all be proud of. The Family Division of…

I urge this body to vote in support of the Boehlert-Markey amendment. We heard that earlier this week the National Academy of Sciences issued their long-awaited report which concluded that technologies currently exist which can help our…