They are not. That is what the answer was, they are not. That is why this is the program that works best of all.

Well, imagine, as we look at the great progress that has happened on welfare reform. And it is on both sides of the aisle. The governors have done a terrific job. I have met with our Department of Social Services, now called our FIA…

Absolutely. I look at my State and that is exactly when teen pregnancies began to drop. And the nice thing about this program is it is not just Federal dollars, it encourages the States to establish their programs and it becomes a match…

That is right. It is character and all the things we want. This program builds on that.

we learned that some of those diseases are not prevented with the use of a condom.

But look at the importance. Look at that drop, that fall off of the cliff of the birth rates for unmarried teens. Imagine if we went back to this program, to reauthorize it, as the governors have asked, and I think we have a strong…

we have been able to talk to participants that have participated in the program across the country. Whether it is Nebraska or Michigan or South Carolina, just about every State, and California is the one that does not participate, but the…

The science is here. We know that this program works, and it would be wrong to deny this as a part of welfare reform as we look to have it reauthorized and continue to work and do what all of us want to have happen, and that is to move…

Absolutely it is. That is why we had a very strong bipartisan vote last week to get this plan adopted. I think it was 35 to 17 in the committee. We look forward to having it on the floor for debate and a vote as early as next week as part…

I want to say from the outset that this bill not only in this Congress but in the last Congress as well was known to be a very strong bipartisan bill, Republicans and Democrats working together to unshackle the regulations off a new…

I want to just go back in history for a moment and talk a little bit about this issue. This issue in the previous Congress I think had more than half the Congress as a cosponsor of the legislation; and, in fact, it is an improved bill from…

on behalf of all of the physicians and other health professionals in my District who provide care to Medicare beneficiaries and on behalf of the beneficiaries themselves, I rise to express my strong support for H.R. 3391, the Medicare…

This has been a long day, particularly for those families that have lost a loved one, and also for the emergency personnel, friends, and neighbors. This has been a long day for America, as we come to grips with this attack on America and…

I would like to support the Boehlert amendment, but I cannot. The technology just is not ready yet. One of the arguments presented here today is that the auto industry cried wolf in the 1970s on new CAFE standards and at the end of the day…

I would confess that the Gutknecht amendment sounds good on the surface, but when you begin to scratch that surface, it is not so good. In fact, as some have suggested this afternoon, it is outright dangerous. Americans want a standard of…

I would join my Michigan Republican colleagues who have spoken in support of this amendment... One of the first pieces of legislation I passed as a young Member of this House was oil-spill legislation.

I note in the conference report there are two line items through EPA which will help improve the environmental quality of the Kalamazoo River Watershed in southwestern Michigan. One such provision is directed to Western Michigan…

This concurrent resolution authorizes the Clerk of the House to correct the enrollment of the bill, H.R. 5164, the TREAD Act. This legislation passed both the House and Senate without opposition yesterday. Due to an inadvertent drafting…

This effort has been bipartisan from the very start, from the very get-go. There are a lot of people here to thank. Obviously the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bliley) for getting this on the fast track through subcommittee and full…

This bill, H. Con. Res. 399, recognizes and honors the 25th anniversary of the passage of IDEA. We strongly believe, everyone I think in this Chamber believes strongly, in the goal of IDEA that every child, every child, should have the…

earlier this year I sat in this Chamber with many of my colleagues listening to a very long State of the Union speech. It was long for a lot of reasons, but one of them was that there were a lot of applause lines. Many Republicans and…

I wish to rise tonight to pay tribute to a very good friend, Ron Lasch. I came as a staff Member to this body more years than I would like to think ago, and Ron was always a friend, whether I was a staffer, whether I was a Member of…

I know very well how valuable the Weed and Seed is to the people who live there. I commend the chairman for recognizing the value of the Weed and Seed program and recognizing that the best solutions to crime problems are customized to…

this bill is brought up under suspension of the rules, and usually those measures are brought up when they are noncontroversial. Until about a month or two ago this issue was very controversial. In fact, a year ago there were probably some…

we have all received thousands and thousands of e-mails from our constituents who have been outraged about erroneous reports that Congress was soon going to consider Congressman Schnell's bill H.B. 602P, which purportedly would impose a…