David Price

I want to take just a minute, if I might, to talk about what the committee, in fact, has done about grants and what kind of funding is available for those versus what we're going to appropriate for fiscal 2008. We have made some key…

I will consume about 15 seconds just to respond to the question that was raised about the Republican track record in passing appropriations bills. The gentleman might want to talk about when the Labor-HHS bill was passed last year. I think…

I agree with you, as the chairman of a Homeland Security subcommittee, that much more must be done to engage our communities about the need to be prepared for all types of disasters and that special efforts are required to engage the most…

There has been, Mr. Chairman, a steady flow of town and city officials from Texas in particular who have come to Washington to voice their concerns. We are going to visit them in very short order now to have a first-hand look before this…

It's true, the bill is at $36.3 billion. Last year's appropriation was $34.2 billion. That is counting the emergency spending that was enacted at the same time as the regular bill. That means this year's increase is 7 rac{1}{2} percent…

I rise to accept the amendment, but I want to make clear that we are doing it in the spirit that we accepted earlier amendments. That is, if no one on the other side of the aisle is willing and able to defend the Bush administration and…

I rise to indicate that we will accept this amendment, but I want to explain my reasoning, if I might, and explain it very carefully. For 2 hours now we have sat in this Chamber and have heard Republican Members railing against the Bush…

I am happy to clarify the situation. The 2007 appropriation, as enacted, was $34.2 billion. That includes the $31.9 billion that the gentleman cited, plus the emergency spending in that same bill, because as you well remember, we needed to…

I rise to offer a modest reality check. I hope that's helpful. The gentleman from North Carolina gives an impression of great precision in wanting to cut $8,961,000, and he suggests that we might want to debate tonight whether that's…

I rise to address H. Con. Res. 152, recognizing the 40th anniversary of Israel's victory in the Six-Day War. This resolution will pass by a large majority, but I fear that it will become the latest in a series of missed opportunities for…

Today we are asked to vote for a fourth time in 2 months on legislation to provide funding for the ongoing military mission in Iraq. The tally of this vote will reflect the dilemma facing this Congress as well as the American people. We…

I thank Ms. Schakowsky for yielding and for her good work on this amendment, the Schakowsky- Price amendment. I also want to thank Chairman Skelton for his significant steps he takes in this bill to address the vast challenges surrounding…

as a matter of fact, this amendment is drafted very carefully to avoid redundancy. It's crafted to deal with a separate area, a different area from those areas covered in the bill itself. And it mandates a reporting requirement, not to add…

I rise today to oppose the escalation of troop levels, to call for an end to the American occupation of Iraq, and to support the resolution before the House. The two clauses of this resolution go hand in hand. There should be no doubt…

Thank you. And we do thank the chairman and the ranking member, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, for scheduling this resolution so promptly, so that the House could act on this and our commission could get on with its work. I also want to acknowledge the…

I rise in support of H.R. 1, legislation Congress should have passed long ago to address the unfulfilled 9/11 Commission recommendations. As the incoming chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, I can tell you there is…

I rise today to celebrate an accomplishment for which my constituents and all North Carolinians have tremendous pride. The 2006 Lady Tarheels of the University of North Carolina have just claimed their 19th Women's Soccer National…

I thank the gentleman and am proud to add my voice of commendation in support of House Resolution 1088, which I have cosponsored with the gentleman from California, chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission. In July, I traveled…

the Voting Rights Act reauthorization appropriately carries the names of civil rights pioneers Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King. Along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act was the major legislative…

I am here to deliver a message from the North Carolina General Assembly. It is a bipartisan, nearly unanimous message from our State House: Stop underfunding our schools. Last week, 52 Republicans joined all voting Democrats in the North…

I, too, rise to honor the Carolina Hurricanes, the proud winners of an outstanding seven-game Stanley Cup series with the Edmonton Oilers. You know, the skeptics said that hockey would never work in North Carolina. Who would ever watch…

all this posturing about fiscal responsibility is nothing more than a side show. This legislation is not about fiscal responsibility. Look no further than the Republican estate tax bill this House just passed. Putting us nearly $1 trillion…

almost exactly a year ago, I joined a bipartisan group of Members in visiting the Hope Flowers School in the Palestinian village of al Khader, just outside of Bethlehem on the West Bank. Hope Flowers teaches its students a curriculum…

I thank the chairman and once again assure him that we indeed do stand ready to work on refining this language so we get the information we need in the Congress but that we do not impose undue reporting requirements. Mr. Chairman, I yield…

in relation to Chairman Nussle's last offering, let me just repeat once again: the defense numbers in the two budget resolutions are equal. In other respects, however, the Republican budget gives us the worst of two worlds. It takes us…