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Mr. Ron Underwood will conclude 23 years of distinguished service to the Federal judiciary as a U.S. Probation Officer on August 31 of this year. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UNCC and a…
Meanwhile, the underlying bill provides vital relief to our Nation's Armed Forces, and aid to areas that have been devastated by natural disasters. It does all this without busting the budget caps by designating pet projects as emergency…
during this current energy situation, there has been a lot of pointing of fingers of blame in this Chamber. That may win political points at home, but it sure does not solve the problem. President Bush has put forth a very responsible plan…
I am very honored to just be able to say a word about Joe because Joe was truly a friend to all of us. He was always a gentleman and he was one of those people that if the rest of the Congress could be like him, I do not think we would…
I am happy to help dispel this myth that school choice is going to destroy our public schools. The evidence shows that existing schools, the programs that participate in them, whether they are vouchers, charter schools or tax credits, have…
I rise today in sorrow like everyone else, but, yes, also to honor one of North Carolina's greatest citizens, Dale Earnhardt. He was a true original. There was only one of him. A lot of people said that about him. He probably will go down…
I introduced it because Kristen Moderfferi, who was a constituent of ours in Charlotte, North Carolina, disappeared in 1997. She was a very bright, hard-working young lady and attended North Carolina State University. She had just finished…
The Breast Cancer Treatment Act will allow low-income, uninsured women to get treatment for their breast and cervical cancer. Right now, uninsured women can receive free Federal mammograms and pap smears; but if they find out they have…
while Charlotte is proud of its professional basketball teams, the Hornets and the Sting, I would like to share with Members how the area first became known as the Hornet's Nest. On October 3 of 1780, hungry British soldiers, coming off…
I wanted to just mention a couple of things relative to Vice President Gore's budget that he has presented, because I think there are some things that we could point out that maybe do show a difference in the way that we philosophically go…
babies born alive, babies no longer in the mother's womb, babies that show obvious signs of life should be recognized as living babies. The testimony from Allison Baker, a registered nurse who worked in a high-risk labor and delivery unit…
I support this motion. As a mother and a grandmother, I would be furious, literally furious, if my child were given this pill because I as a mother have to be notified if my child is given an aspirin. So it really upsets me that this…
I know that people in this country will join myself and I know a lot of others in sending up prayers for your brother. Like I said, miracles do happen.
Maybe somebody does know of something that can help him, because there is a lot happening in this field. It is really scary, because one in four of us in this country today is getting cancer. If it were anything else, it would be an…
Well, and faith. The Lord has been very good to me and the Lord has been good to a lot of people, and a lot of people are healed when the doctors tell them they cannot be healed. Has anybody considered a liver transplant?
first I want to say I am extremely disturbed to hear about the gentleman's brother. These are things that none of us hope we will have to face. I assume the gentleman has checked with the National Cancer Institute as to their…
I strongly support Aimee's Law. It just is something that makes common sense to provide incentives to States so that they will make sure that violent criminals serve at least 85 percent of their original sentence. If criminals do get out…
I would like to share a poem that I think says it all in our debate today. Tax his cow, tax his goat, tax his pants, tax his coat; Tax his crops and tax his work, tax his tie and tax his shirt; Tax his shoe, tax his smoke, teach him taxes…
in my hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, a disturbing number of criminals are set free because of a lack of funding for prosecutors in the court system. It also seems that every day we are reading about another story of some gun-toting…
I urge the leadership to schedule a vote on the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act on the suspension calendar before Mother's Day. This legislation is really vital to provide treatment for low-income, uninsured working women who are…
every year when we do these emergency supplemental bills I have the same concerns. They are grave concerns, because we really do not deal with true emergencies. Emergencies happen all over the country, they do not just happen in North…
Roe versus Wade does give a woman the right to have an abortion. This bill does not change that right at all. But this bill does protect women from forced abortions. That is all we are trying to do here.
this amendment makes sense. I can understand why a cultural and economic relationship with China can improve human rights, but China is not a military friend. The events of last month have made that clear. After the Tiananmen Square…
I rise in support of S. 191. This is Senator Jesse Helms' companion to my H.R. 424, which passed the House on February 24 by an overwhelming vote of 350-to-589. As written, the Federal Criminal Code imposes a 5-year mandatory sentence when…
the Istook amendment does protect our children, and it does provide counseling for children during the time that they are going through emotional problems in their lives. But it does protect a parent's right to know. It simply requires…
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