Walter B. Jones

Enacting the STOCK Act will prove that Congress is capable of reforming its internal operations.

You are going to be missed, and I can tell you truthfully there will never be anyone to replace you that has the wit that you have.

Fishermen in this country are hurting badly. They cannot afford to wait years for relief. They need help now.

The fishermen I know are some of the most dedicated conservationists you find out there.

I have said two of the worst votes I ever made since I have been in Congress were the vote to go into Iraq and the repeal of Glass-Steagall.

I am one who is very much concerned, as most Americans are, that we are headed down the road of no return.

I think one important step on the trust issue is to be honest. Both sides have made mistakes over the past several years.

The American people want to know what is the end point of this strategy? What can they see that would say to the American people we have victory?

I have mixed feelings about the comments made by Secretary Gates. I think he is spot-on regarding the commitment of a large number of forces to conflicts in either Asia or the Middle East, but must qualify this statement with the thought…

This is a great example of how frustrated the American people are. That is why I do think this hearing today is important.

I decided that the frustration of the American people in the 3rd District of North Carolina, which I represent, was so great and their disappointment in the United States Congress and things we have done--talking about both parties--that I…

This is America talking, quite frankly. And we have been elected by the people from all over this country to represent their feelings and their needs in Washington, D.C.

I have not understood how the Federal Reserve can keep its interest rates at almost zero and then make lendable funds more available to the banks, while at the same time the banks have increased interest rates, decreased lines of credit…

The perception that we go back to the people who are lobbying us to raise money is where the public really loses trust.

That night, I think, was the political Sodom and Gomorrah on Capitol Hill.

I will never forget in 2003...that night was the political Sodom and Gomorrah on Capitol Hill.

The system is broken. There is no question about it.

This is not about us. This is about those people who would love to run for Congress that do not have the accesses that we have.

I do not believe, however, that Congress should disregard the federal acknowledgment process at the Department of the Interior.

while our Nation faces many serious issues, from the economy to health care, there is one important issue we must not forget. That is the issue of American servicemembers who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health…

This might be one of the most important hearings that we could hold to help the American people to know why this Congress passed the TARP bill and how their, meaning the taxpayers, how their life is going.

This country is in a recession, headed for a depression, and these poor taxpayers in my district, the Third District of North Carolina, a family of 3 or 4 has an income of about $37,000 gross.

Mr. Speaker, last month I introduced H.R. 24, legislation to redesignate the Department of the Navy to be the Department of Navy and Marine Corps. For the past 7 years, the language of this bill has been part of the House version of the…

on September 14, 2006, I first stood before this House to call attention to the case of two United States Border agents who were convicted in Federal court for shooting and wounding a Mexican drug smuggler who brought 743 pounds of…

before President Bush leaves office next week, he has the power to correct a terrible injustice. Over the past 2 years, Members of Congress have written to the President, as a group and individually, asking him to commute the sentences of…