Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join with my colleagues today in supporting this resolution. I want to commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Grucci) for the leadership he has shown on this issue, as he has shown on so many since he has come…

I rise today along with my fellow `Hope Coalition' members who joined with me in introducing the `Hope for Children Act' (H.R. 622). I will be very proud to see H.R. 622 pass the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan…

Mr. Speaker, it is really a great honor for me to be able to stand up and speak on behalf of this resolution. If there is anyone who deserves it, it is Joe Moakley. I can honestly say that, for the time that I have been in Congress, no one…

Mr. Speaker, Jimmy Stewart's death on July 2nd of this year saddened millions of Americans of all ages. Not only was Jimmy Stewart an extremely talented actor, more importantly, he personified the very best of what it means to be an…

I rise in support of the Engel-Gilman amendment. I commend them for their efforts. Mr. Chairman, the Irish peace process is right now at a very defining moment. One of the main causes of violence over the years has been the systematic…

I rise today to mark the first anniversary of the popular election Li Teng-hui as the President of the Republic of China. This is historic because it was the first time in history that the people of China have elected their President, the…

I rise today to denounce the outrageous decision by the Justice Department to deport Irish nationals from this country. As my friend, the gentleman from New Jersey has said, we are talking about 10 men and women who have lived in this…

For the first 180 years of our Nation, immigrants came to our shores knowing that they had to learn the English language to become part of the American mainstream. They maintained their own cultures, their own traditions, their own…

in the current film, ``City Hall,'' the fictional mayor of New York City portrayed by Al Pacino says, ``There is one thing I will never get over. That is the murder of a police officer.'' As a Member of Congress, as an American, and as the…

during the past 2 years, the people of Ireland have made historic progress toward a true and lasting peace. I am a cochairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Irish Affairs, along with the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman], the gentleman…

I particularly thank the gentleman from New York for the tremendous leadership he has shown on this key issue, both as chairman of the committee and as a Member of this body. Mr. Chairman, I think there are certain points that should be…

Mr. Speaker, this is an historic moment in the history of the House of Representatives, and it is important to keep our mind and our eye on the key issue, and the key issue is the right to a sovereign nation to defend itself, and it raises…