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David E. Price is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving North Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1997 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Price was known for his work on issues related to education, transportation, and housing. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at improving public education and expanding access to affordable housing. Price also served on the House Appropriations Committee, where he influenced federal funding allocations for his state and district.
some of our friends today, in debate, have suggested that somehow adoption of the Spratt resolution would yield American sovereignty to the U.N. or, as one speaker put it, would subordinate foreign policy to the Security Council. Is it not…
This, of course, also means that we are paying interest, far more interest in servicing that publicly held debt than was anticipated last year.
The money that we pay in this interest on the debt, money down the rat hole, one might say, each year over $200 billion. I wonder if there is anyone in this Chamber who could not think of better public and private uses for those funds than…
That is the chart I am talking about. I appreciate the gentleman's pointing this out. Our Republican friends last week, when we were discussing this as the new fiscal year approached, they said it is not unusual to pass continuing…
the audacity of the House Republican leadership in blocking the entire Federal budget in order to spare the President embarrassment and to cater to their most extreme right-wing members goes beyond anything I have ever seen or experienced…
I thank my colleague, and I hope that what is coming through these tributes today is the human qualities of Clarence Lightner. There was no question he exerted strong leadership and a visionary leadership. But one reason he had the impact…
I want to add my words of tribute to the spontaneous demonstration this afternoon on behalf of our colleague, the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Meek), who has recently announced her retirement. This is an announcement that caught us by…
I am proud to inform colleagues that North Carolina has become the first southern State to impose tough new pollution standards on aging coal-fired power plants. This bipartisan legislation is an initiative of Governor Mike Easley, with…
I rise today to own up to a promise I made to my friend, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior), and, equally important, to honor the World Champion Detroit Red Wings. Later today, I will also deliver the other part of my friendly wager…
Absolutely. The gentleman is correct. A year ago we were debating Republican and Democratic budget alternatives. The Republican alternative left no margin for error. It basically said let us take the surplus and spend it on a tax cut and…
Mr. Chairman, this budget is deceptive in at least three respects... Yes, indeed, they have changed the channel.
We need to be systematically and in a disciplined way paying down that debt, and in these fortunate years where the Social Security trust fund is running a surplus, that is exactly the way that surplus should be applied; not for tax cuts…
Is there any provision for altering the Alternative Minimum Tax so millions of Americans don't bump up against that?
So as bad as these figures look, about the disappeared surplus from $5.5 trillion to $0.5 trillion, that is actually an optimistic view.
A year ago we were looking at a unified budget surplus over the next 10 years of $5.6 trillion. Today that figure has been reduced to $1.6 trillion. I would just like to ask my colleague to elaborate on the fact that this is actually an…
during my time in this body, I have generally supported trade agreements and the granting of so-called Fast Track negotiating authority to the President. The vigorous pursuit of bilateral and regional and world trade agreements is an…
in recent months, we have passed legislation to rebuild the communities ravaged by terrorism, to bring down the Taliban and root out the al-Qaeda network, and to make our skies safer for the flying public. But there is one glaring…
I am delighted to rise in support of House Resolution 294 and to stand in tonight as co-manager of this bill for my friend, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the ranking member of the Committee on House Administration. Mr. Speaker…
the horrific images of yesterday will forever be etched in our memories: people leaping from the World Trade Center as the flames advanced; the terror of passengers aboard those hijacked planes as they attempted to warn us of what was to…
That is absolutely true. The number of families affected by this disease directly and indirectly is, of course, in the millions, and that includes my own family. My late father had a brother who was afflicted with Parkinson's. He had an…
I think it is a simple, straight forward, commonsense amendment that would simply prohibit HUD from overcharging users of the FHA multifamily insurance program. Now, no credit subsidy funding has been provided in this bill for the…
I am still a bit concerned, however, about how the bill's statutory reduction in the amount of reserves available to individual public housing authorities might in practice affect their ability to gain access to additional resources for…
Mr. Chairman, error-prone voting equipment is an emergency situation that threatens our democracy, and we need an immediate response. I commend the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) for offering an amendment that offers such a…
many citizens, including Members of this House, first got into politics and stay involved in politics because of their moral and religious convictions. Religious congregations and organizations are working in communities daily to reach out…
last month a gathering of distinguished North Carolinians assembled in Durham to pay tribute to Julius Chambers upon his retirement from the chancellorship of North Carolina Central University. Speaker after speaker praised Chancellor…
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