Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3287, introduced by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Wynn), our distinguished colleague, designates the Brentwood Processing and Distribution Center in Washington, D.C., as the Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5308, introduced by our distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Schaffer), designates the post office in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the Barney Apodaca Post Office Building. Barney Apodaca, age 60, is a…

I want to recognize the fact that the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays) is my friend. And while I appreciate the fact that the gentleman's amendment mirrors mine almost exactly, unfortunately he has chosen to include one extra…

I am going to offer this amendment despite the fact that the Shays amendment did pass because I believe the integrity of the Committee on Government Reform is important enough so that what they voted on in the full committee should be what…

I do not see how being in a union would disallow any of those employees from performing their responsibilities. I think, Mr. Chairman, the crux of this debate comes down to trust. It is for this reason that I simply refuse to buy the…

I am proud to be a cosponsor and strong supporter of the amendment. The attempt to set quotas to contract out an arbitrary number achieves nothing. It is bad policy, and I would like to point out some of the misconceptions with regard to…

I note, Mr. Chairman, that the chairman of the subcommittee has included increases in the bill for fuel cell research. There is a program in this area which I believe has tremendous potential. I am specifically referring to technologies to…

Mr. Speaker, I just rise in very strong support of the motion offered by our colleague from Rhode Island, who is one of four co-chairs with me on the Disabilities Caucus. And it is so important that we do instruct the conferees to accept…

You can see how we love you. I was thinking that this is really like a graduation; it really is, for you. You have had a year here. And it is really like a commencement, because now you are beginning another stage of your lives. It has…

I rise in support of H.R. 3994, the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act. I do want to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for his leadership in crafting this bill and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) for his commitment to…

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 rise in support of H.R. 4069, the Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002. This bill makes commonsense corrections to Social Security law that will benefit widows, disabled widows, and divorced spouses. Social Security…

I want to abbreviate a statement to say that actually this Issa amendment would really eliminate all employee protections in disciplinary cases, and it would worsen an already severe attrition problem. And it would effectively deny…

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…

I rise to congratulate the University of Maryland Terrapins for winning the 2002 NCAA men's basketball championship. As we all knew, the key to the Terps' winning team was teamwork. The camaraderie among the players, the leadership of its…

I certainly do rise in recognition of David Thomas and support this resolution honoring his life. When he passed away on January 8, the world lost a great advocate for children. While so many know him as a dedicated businessman, his…

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…

Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2657, the District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001. These Senate amendments have been approved by the sponsor of the legislation, the gentleman from Texas (Mr…

Mr. Speaker, you can see this has been a collaborative effort that is going to help the children in the District of Columbia and be a model, I think, for the rest of the Nation. Anything good does not happen that easily. And so this is an…

I am in strong support of S. 1789, the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act; and I want to congratulate the sponsor of the bill, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Greenwood), and the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Eshoo) for working…

This budget marks a turning point for the District. It is the first budget approved by Congress since the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, known as the Control Board, ended its tenure. And…

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…

I rise to explain legislation that I introduced, H.R. 3355. It is going to transfer Federal property to the city of Gaithersburg. This property is controlled by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The transfer will help…

on Saturday, December 1, communities around the world will acknowledge World AIDS Day. This year's World AIDS campaign will address masculine behaviors and attitudes that contribute to the spread of HIV. The new campaign aims to involve…

Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to offer H.R. 1259, the Computer Security Enhancement Act of 2001. This legislation represents many years of bipartisan work of the Committee on Science. Over the years, the committee…