I know that Iraq has been on all of our minds for a long, long time. Many of us here have visited Iraq on multiple occasions. Many of us have also visited Bethesda Naval Hospital as well as Walter Reed and tried to comfort our brave and…

this is a tough vote for some of us here this afternoon. For me, I support greater spending, spending for alternative fuel, so that we can lessen our dependence on foreign oil. For me I am appalled at the ineptness and bungling of the…

I have to believe that we all support ensuring that Medicare beneficiaries are getting the very best deal possible on their prescription drugs and that they want that, that they have access to drugs that their doctors believe will work…

Mr. Speaker, time moves on, but before some of us begin pretending that we are legislating on a blank slate when it comes to 9/11, I am going to take this moment in my time to remind everyone of the good work that was indeed accomplished…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5280 is a simple bill to ban the Internet sale of a drug called dextromethorphan, also known as DXM. DXM is an excellent ingredient for a lot of cough syrups that are on the market and when used properly there is no…

I would say, too, I believe it was over the Fourth of July week break that ``Dateline'' had the big expose; and I know our office was flooded with calls and letters, as I was home in Michigan. There were a good number of parents and others…

I would yield myself 5 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5319, the Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006, which was introduced by Representatives Fitzpatrick and Kirk, along with Representatives Miller of Michigan…

I guess it was about 2 months or so ago that my friend and colleague from the good State of Texas (Mr. Conaway) came up to me with a piece of legislation that he thought would really help consumers, an education plan that promoted, in…

I don't often speak or vote for motions to recommit, but occasionally they do pass. And I would note that if this motion to recommit does pass, the bill still comes to us in its final form. The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and…

who has the ability to close? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Upton) has the right to close.

in closing, I would urge all my colleagues to support this bill. I would remind my colleagues that it was clearly a bipartisan bill. It passed 28-0. I want to particularly thank Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Reichert…

at this point I would yield as much time as he may consume to Sheriff Reichert, the sponsor of this legislation and the chairman of the Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee.

on behalf of Congressman Rush, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Wynn), an able member of the subcommittee.

I live by an adage: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. No Internet service provider ought to be able to block access to your favorite Web sites or Internet applications, and I have to say that there are protections in this bill which…

At this point, Mr. Chairman, on behalf of Mr. Rush, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gene Green).

a couple of weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story headlined: ``U.S. lags behind in high speed Internet access, ranking slips to 12th spot among 30 nations.'' Today telecommunication providers offer a host of services, whether it…

I would yield on behalf of Mr. Rush 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel).

I rise not only as a Member, but also as the Chairman of the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, and I first want to thank Chairman Dreier and Mr. Diaz-Balart for their work in crafting what I think is a fair rule in the debate…

I would just like to say, just to correct the record, I was not a big supporter of this 6 percent from the beginning. And I can point the finger at others. I was not the instigator of this. However, it is part of the bill. And, in fact, a…

I was pleased to hear Dr. Larry Hayward give our opening prayer this morning. For some 25 years, he has been preaching and teaching. His journey has taken him from Texas to Iowa to the D.C. area. Now he is the pastor of Westminster…

I just would like to give a brief medical report on our friend and colleague, Joe Barton, who left last night rather suddenly to GW Hospital. He had three stents put in this morning. I talked with him at length a little bit earlier this…

there is a no-spin zone in my district called Radams. As a family-owned agriculture supply store, this is a place where normally 40 to 50 farmers and growers meet every morning before the sun comes up to talk about the issues of the day. I…

I rise too, along with all my colleagues, to congratulate our dear friend, John Dingell, on his 50 years of service as a Member of the United States House of Representatives. Today, we honor not only his work in this Congress but also his…

as chairman of the Telco Subcommittee, I want to focus for a second on the DTV provisions. Last year the Congress passed the 9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act, which contained a sense of Congress saying that the Congress must pass…

in closing, I would urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this legislation. Again, it is bipartisan. It is the right thing to do. I would like to think that we will have a very strong vote for it.