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the Democratic budget does many things. It is both prudent and caring. Certainly it pays down the debt by the year 2013 and certainly it protects Medicare, it protects Social Security; and yes, it does a sufficient amount of investment in…
the Census, as we are all aware, is important to our nation for a host of serious reasons. Not only is the decennial census the largest peace-time mobilization of American resources and personnel, it is a great day for civic participation…
I firmly believe that the marriage tax penalty ought to be alleviated. It is an unfair burden on many married couples and families. Also, given the level of suffering that has rocked my district, I would like nothing more than to have…
Hurricane Floyd was the worst natural disaster in the history of our State, North Carolina. Six weeks after the flood waters reached the roof tops of almost 50,000 homes, destroying more than 6,500 homes, an excess of 72,000 North Carolina…
normally the Labor bill we call the people's bill, a compassionate bill, a bill that cares about people's health, their welfare. Well, you had an opportunity to do that, to really do that. $508 million would make a difference of humanity…
Mr. Speaker, this bill does have things that many of our farmers are advocating. I, too, have received the notice from my peanut farmers, said they would like to have this bill passed. But I also have received notice from people who need…
I come from North Carolina, and there is, indeed, trouble in the land where I come from. There is great devastation. In fact, we have suffered the greatest devastation that we have ever suffered in the history of our State. Some are…
I come from rural North Carolina. I am here to talk about another issue, which I will do later, but I could not pass up the opportunity of reaffirming how important the subject you are talking about is, how the 1997 Balanced Budget Act…
I think this is a terrific step forward, and I think it is the right way to go. I do not think it is the complete step, however. I think it is a process that will allow us to get to a desired place where most farmers will be better…
I rise to speak in strong opposition against the Workplace Preservation Act. I do that with recognition that what we did in the appropriation bill last time when we indeed funded $890,000 for a study to be completed by the National Academy…
I just want to share with my colleague, I am from rural America; and we in America are very blessed that we are having a sustained economy. But there are many of us in rural America and in the inner cities that are not prospering as much…
This amendment permits the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional funding for USDA outreach programs for socially disadvantaged farmers. Under the amendment, the Secretary may transfer up to $7 million to this program. The 2501…
Mr. Chairman, I think that, obviously, as we look at this program, the question is, is this a program that is of value to the American people? Is it a program of value to the American farmers? And should we be investing in promoting the…
since the Congress began in January, all have acknowledged the need to enact emergency legislation to assist our small farmers and ranchers. The emergency supplemental appropriation for farm loans was the result of unprecedented demand for…
Again, Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's leadership in this area and for providing this forum for us to urge the House and the leadership of the House to act. I think we all recognize that there is an emergency. We all acknowledge…
Mr. Speaker, this is a time where we recognize child abuse, but hopefully, as the previous speaker said, this is not a one-time-a-year event, but this is a recognition that our children are our most precious gift. They represent our…
we are always shocked and stunned by the unexpected, unpredictable, the unimaginable. Perhaps that is why the incident in suburban Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 2 days ago has left us dazed and numb. But should this…
That just shows us how efficient they are, and the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) is right, how we are dependent on such a small number of people who are undergirding the support. I am reminded, and I just say parenthetically reminded…
we all are saying that we want an accurate count. It is what we do when we say that. Indeed, this bill is a fig leaf. This amendment really gives some substance to it. We think we can say anything and say it is local control. I was a…
Mr. Speaker, last year the Republicans failed to pass a budget resolution for the first time since modern day budgets have been enacted. But that legacy should not be reversed by now stuffing a conference agreement down the throats of the…
I particularly am interested in supporting the effort of encouraging women to take leadership roles in emerging countries. I was pleased to be voting on the bill that allowed that to happen. I encourage also the whole enterprise effort of…
for me it was an opportunity to reconnect and to be revived. I think sometimes we live through an experience and do not know all the details, but we think we know them. For me to go back and actually see the places for the first time, as a…
at the Farm Resource Center, a national crisis line for farmers, those seeking help cannot get through. The line is busy. Small farmers and ranchers are struggling to survive in America. In fact, small farmers and ranchers are a dying…
the Senate has proposed that the emergency supplement appropriation bill, a bill to help those ravaged by storm in Central America, be offset by hurting those ravaged by hunger in North America. This proposal, inappropriately so, requires…
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