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On November 22 of last year, my father collapsed and died at our family's home in Southeast Missouri. He was 68. On his first trip to Washington, D.C., he sat right up there in the gallery to watch his son take the first oath of office. He…
in the real world if a family's house's foundation begins to crumble and the family does not have savings enough to make the necessary repairs, they would take out a home equity loan, a short-term loan, in order to rebuild the foundation…
again I would say to the gentleman who just spoke, who has self-proclaimed his time here as far as trying to shut down these corporate abusive shelters, in existing law that the Social Security Protection Act attempts to protect is a…
I rise in support of H.R. 743, the Social Security Protection Act. There are a lot of issues that are addressed that are important to Americans with disabilities that depend upon Title II and Title XVI. Individuals facing the challenges of…
The amount that H.R. 5203 would add to the budget deficit this year: zero. The amount that H.R. 5203 would add to the budget deficit of next year: zero. The amount that H.R. 5203 would add to the budget deficit in the next 6, 7 years…
I certainly hope that this interest in fiscal discipline remains as we really grapple with these appropriations bills, the challenge that remains ahead of us over the next weeks. Mr. Speaker, the idea is that we want to encourage families…
Mr. Speaker, it is back-to-school time. Indeed, as I look at the clock above the Speaker's chair, in about 2 hours when we call for votes, this Chamber will fill with our colleagues; and there will be some of the same giddiness as kids…
Under existing law that the President signed last June, here is who can contribute into a Coverdell education account. By the way, this is mirrored on the premise of the Roth IRA; that is, that one contributes monies into a savings account…
My colleagues, let me first thank you all for your attention and presence here. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Obey) pointed out to me during the vote that back in 1980, as this matter was being discussed, only a handful of Members were…
Mr. Speaker, I think it says it all when the gentleman from Texas previous to me said that tax cuts are a spending program. Only Democrats would think that tax cuts, leaving money in people's pocket, is a spending program. Well, Mr…
If Patrick Henry thought taxation without representation was bad, he ought to see it with representation; and I think Mr. Henry would look at what we did a year ago and he would roll over in his grave because this sunset that was placed on…
The fact is, and again I respect those that bring the green eye shade approach here, keeping in mind, of course, that the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Tax do not take into account the economic benefits that are going to happen…
What I want to do, Mr. Speaker, is kind of set the record straight. There have been a couple of comments made by the other side, the gentleman from Illinois, that said somehow what we are doing today is going to cost $4 trillion. Let me…
what an appropriate time for us to really continue this debate that we began a year ago last spring when we, this body, voted in a bipartisan way to enact some significant tax relief. Mr. Speaker, yesterday was in fact tax day; and always…
There was some discussion already that certain Senators were talking earlier in the year about suspending this year's tax relief and capturing those monies for additional spending. There was some discussion about whether suspending those…
What is interesting about our Tax Code is it really does punish those who wish to save and invest. There are so many other nations that have a higher savings rate than the United States of America because we have built into our code, in…
I would like to amplify the point by my colleague from Wisconsin and coauthor of this bill to sunset the sunset. It is interesting that a New York Times columnist, as he was commenting on the work that we had done, and finally we were…
I rise in support of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act. This, Mr. Speaker, is the least we could do; literally, this is the least we could do, because of the political climate in which we find ourselves. This is a pragmatic…
I continue to be puzzled by this cowering in the shadow of the other body. Last night we heard that we could not try to make some genuine changes to campaign finance reform because we might somehow fall out of favor with the other body…
Mr. Speaker, I have a few concluding remarks. First, I want to amplify a point that my friend, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), made regarding the situation regarding the computer systems. The point is that as educational…
Mr. Speaker, education is the great equalizer, and getting a college education remains a part of the American dream. Yet affording that education at an institution of higher learning can be a nightmare for a prospective student or that…
I rise to celebrate and acknowledge the life and memory of John B. Hyatt, a constituent and friend, a longtime Columbia, Missouri, businessman, a devoted husband and father, an avid golfer, a passionate Missouri Tiger fan, a community…
Mr. Speaker, we face many challenges in the wake of the terrorist attacks since September 11. We have responded as far as allocating additional resources to address some of our military needs, our intelligence needs, in fact some monies…
words fail us. We dutifully attempt to muster as much eloquence as is humanly possible; and yet no one can adequately express the events that have so dominated us during these dark days. The most basic civil right of humankind is to be…
I, too, want to add my accolades to the departing Member, a classmate of mine, who came in in the 105th Congress. The gentleman from Arkansas has served with distinction the Third Congressional District of Arkansas since his election. As…
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