Walter B. Jones

Tonight, I wanted to take just a couple minutes of my time to say to the House and to those throughout this Nation that China has definitely positioned itself, in my opinion, to be an adversary of this country. We know what happened with…

I decided to come to the floor tonight to talk about the military readiness of our men and women in uniform. I just wanted to come on the floor to remind my colleagues, as well as this administration, that our men and women in uniform who…

last week I attended a briefing before the House Committee on Armed Services regarding the decision to change the headgear of the United States Army from the traditional green folding cap to a black beret. There have been many hearings and…

I believe sincerely that taxation, excessive taxation, makes the American people slaves to the Federal Government. I think whenever we can bring protection to the American people we should, and that is exactly what H.J. Res. 41 does; it…

last Thursday I was honored to have two former Army Rangers visit my Washington office. Sergeant David Nielsen was just finishing a grueling 750-mile march from Fort Benning, Georgia, to Washington, D.C. For much of the march, he was…

I rise today to protest the funding levels for the National Endowment for the Arts. Last week my colleague from Indiana stood in this well to discuss the play called ``Corpus Christi'' a play that depicts all the Apostles as the homosexual…

Madam Speaker, I bring a little different perspective, because my father, who is deceased, served in the United States Congress from 1966 to 1992, and he had the pleasure of serving with Jim Broyhill. At the time, I was a member of the…

I come back to the floor after several weeks of not being on the floor to talk about our men and women in uniform that are on food stamps. This photograph is of a Marine that is getting ready to deploy for the Balkans. In his arms he has…

earlier this month I was in New Orleans as the city was preparing to celebrate the 56th anniversary of D-Day and the opening of the national D-Day museum. The event brought together thousands of World War II veterans and attracted even…

I started Andy's in March of 1991 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. As of today, we have grown to 39 locations throughout Eastern North Carolina and have another six locations under construction. The reason for our success has always been…

again, I am on the floor to talk about our men and women in the military on food stamps. I want to start my comments by reading from the ABC show ``20/20,'' June 25, 1999. This was an interview. The title was ``Frontlines Food Lines,'' and…

I want to start my comments off tonight by reading a poem that I think reminds us of just how important the men and women in uniform are to this Nation. And the poem is written by a Father Denis Edward O'Brien, the United States Marine…

I want to start my comments by reading from an ABC 20/20 transcript that aired on June 25, 1999. The headlines of the feature were ``Front Lines, Food Lines.'' Highlights of the show: Low-paid military families cannot make ends meet. I am…

recently the Center for Strategic and International Studies issued a report last month on the American Military Culture in the 21st Century. In its research, the Center surveyed 12,500 military personnel and found that within the armed…

I want to read part of a transcript from the June 25 edition of ``20/20'' which featured a story on our military families who cannot make ends meet. I quote from the transcript. ``We begin with a shameful story about the men and women we…

I am on the floor tonight because we have approximately 11,000 men and women in uniform that are willing to die for this country on food stamps. Yes, Madam Speaker, we have passed legislation that will help increase their salaries, but…

I just wanted to commend the gentleman from California, because many times people in my district tell me that they just cannot quite understand how we in Congress can forgive a $5 billion debt to Third World countries, how we can spend $10…

Is it true that 25 million married couples in this country would be helped if we should pass this bill, if the President finally signed it into law? Is that about right?

I feel strongly about the right to pray in public, and believe that prayer at public school sporting events is in fact constitutional. Our Nation's military has fought and sacrificed to protect and preserve these rights. America was built…

I want to read to him that we got word just a few minutes ago from the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) that the White House, not the House or Senate leadership, demanded that the $508 million for North Carolina relief be taken…

last week America lost a legendary figure in the game of baseball. The town of Hertford and the State of North Carolina lost a friend and a hero. Hall of Fame pitcher Jim ``Catfish'' Hunter passed away, just one year after being diagnosed…

3 weeks ago I first learned the story of a lieutenant colonel working for the Department of Energy whose job had been threatened. Colonel Ed McCallum was the director of the Office of Safeguards and Security for the Department of Energy…

He joined the Army where he served in Europe in World War II as a Quartermaster, supplying the front lines with food and other necessities.

I am proud to have Bob and Dorathy as constituents and I ask that my colleagues in this chamber join me in thanking Bob for the many contributions he has made to his country and to his community and in wishing him a very happy birthday.

Bob was born and grew up in Texas in a small farming community called Lampasas.