One item after another to me presented a compelling argument that there is no question that Saddam Hussein, number one, is a bad guy; number two, has been developing these weapons of mass destruction. For two reasons, I think it is…

I thank all Members who worked on this, but certainly commend the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall), the ranking member, and the gentleman from New York (Chairman Boehlert) for having the foresight and commitment to initiate and advance this…

after about 20 meetings and briefings over the last couple of months, last Thursday the Committee on International Relations reported out this resolution, H.J. Res. 114, which would authorize the President to use force in Iraq, if…

as a supporter of the bill of the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Etheridge) and the effort of this Congress to be more aggressive in support of our firefighters, I very much encourage the consideration and ultimate passage of…

This important resolution that I cosponsored with my friend, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon), provides us with an opportunity to honor the commitment and bravery of those firefighters who gave their lives while in the line of…

a national insurance crisis is ravaging the nation's essential health care system Medical professional liability insurance rates have skyrocketed, causing major insurers to drop coverage or raise premiums to unaffordable levels. Doctors…

it was Adam Smith, who I consider another great economist, that in trying to figure out what was prudent, what was the right thing to do fiscally in government, said, what is prudent in one's own personal life is the prudent thing to do as…

A wise man once said that ``if you are in debt, you are not free.'' So whether one is an individual or a business or the Federal Government, we have got to pay attention to debt and eventually have some kind of a plan to pay that debt off.

As a matter of fact, almost 70 percent more American workers now pay more in the FICA tax than they do in the income tax. I mentioned earlier that we went to New York a few weeks ago to the Federal Hall where the Bill of Rights was…

That is correct, $331 billion is the national debt; and now we have upped the military spending to about $360 billion.

In fact, if the gentleman will yield, that is what was decided: The only way we can increase the deficit is by increasing by congressional action the debt ceiling. So the idea was to make it difficult, and for us to have to think through…

the property taxes throughout the United States, the people have demanded that their property tax be lowered, and I think part of that is because every year they have to reach into their pockets and come up with the money to pay the…

tonight I and some others are going to do a one hour special order, on some of the problems, the misconceptions about the debt of the Federal Government. The policy committee that I serve on, the Republican Policy Committee, met with Art…

And especially in an emergency. If we have an emergency in our business or family, then we cover that emergency and cut down on spending. Right now we have an emergency in the Federal Government. When we have a war on our hands, a war on…

what it was, probably, is a gimmick and it was. It was Democrats and Republicans. Vice-President Gore in some of his speeches said the lockbox is great, but Republicans did the same thing. The lockbox was a gimmick to make people believe…

winding this up, there are some real obligations of the Federal Government. It is the defense, it is the security, it is the health, it is education; but now we have expanded into so many social programs that in many ways take away the…

we are in a predicament in Congress right now, and that is finishing the appropriations bills. The appropriations process goes from fiscal year to fiscal year, that is, October 1 to October 1. So in just another week we are hitting the new…

I suspect the President, who as a young man did physical work in the oil fields, wanted to give a chance to save some of the jobs of the people that do the hard physical work in the steel industry. However, the high tariff restrictions on…

I remember speaking on the House floor the day after the attacks. I asked, ``will we forget? Will this sick, sinking feeling fade? Will we fail to follow through on these promises or will we demonstrate unfaltering resolve?'' I am proud to…

this week it is important to remember those who lost their lives during the attack on America last year, as well as all of our first responders, our medics, our military personnel, and the people that volunteered and tried to help. I think…

in my Seventh Congressional District of Michigan unemployment is going up. Some of the companies are closing. Several are moving to Mexico and other countries. In the past, the United States has been so advanced in our productivity and our…

This bill that I introduced makes it very clear that the fire grant program is separate and distinct and the U.S. Fire Administration is still going to continue to administer that program separate from what might be broken off from FEMA.

I support the Young amendment, which would ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of National Preparedness is not broken off from the rest of FEMA and does not become part of the Under Secretary for Border…

I chair the Subcommittee on Science which has oversight of the U.S. Fire Administration and the first responders. The fact is that we need the experience of FEMA in this new Department of Homeland Security. I understand the arguments that…

the Goss amendment means that we continue what has not worked for the last 41 years. One of the certifications that the President has to make is that Cuba is not providing technology that could be used to produce, develop, or deliver…