we are in North Dakota, again, speaking for my constituents who are very interested in this topic because we are a big aviation state.

As you know, we have the School of Aerospace Sciences... this is a state effort to do exactly--unify all of the institutions.

we need everybody rowing in the same direction on this issue since it is so complex.

A North Dakota legend died recently, and I was honored to be able to attend the celebration of his life, a sendoff worthy of a king. Chester Reiten was like royalty, especially to the people of his hometown of Minot, where he served as…

what I really hear is manipulating the playing field to create an advantage where one doesn't exist when the playing field is level.

As inadequate as words are in expressing our gratitude to our American heroes who wear the uniform of our armed services, I rise to do my best to pay tribute to one very special soldier from North Dakota. Former Army Staff Sergeant Clinton…

``No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually…

I think there is always unintended consequences.

I rise today to honor the victims of the February 6, 2008, tornados in Lawrence and Jackson Counties, Alabama. Today, I stand with my colleagues from Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee to express our sympathy to the victims of…

as we debate the FY04 Transportation, Treasury Appropriations bill, I rise to express my concern for recent actions undertaken by the Internal Revenue Service. It is a fundamental tenet of fair tax administration that taxpayers can rely on…

on behalf of my new granddaughter, Patricia Lanier, I would say it is my pleasure today to speak about a very important piece of legislation that our colleagues in this House will pass judgment on. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R…

H.R. 2628 would allow us to do a study to determine the feasibility of collecting that history and naming our area a national heritage study area. This area of northwest Alabama has an extraordinary history of involvement. Native Americans…

I, of course, disagree with my colleague from Indiana. This is the wrong time to pull a further rug out from under NASA; and my colleagues are fooling themselves if they think by killing the Space Station they are helping other parts of…

I rise, too, in opposition to the Roemer amendment, which he is offering for the second time this year. I would say some good things about him, but the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall) has already said those good things about him. The…

I rise in support of H.R. 833, the Bankruptcy Reform Act. H.R. 833, is a common sense piece of legislation that reforms our deeply flawed bankruptcy system. Under our current bankruptcy system, we have seen an increase in bankruptcy…

regardless of how strongly some will argue to the contrary, there is a crisis occurring in the U.S. steel industry. As a result of continued and persistent ``dumping'' of foreign steel into the U.S.--specifically by Japan, Korea, Russia…

As my colleague points out, whatever reform measure is adopted, it has got to be fiscally responsible, if that means biting the bullet and coming up with legislation. And as my colleague also knows, this needs to be a bipartisan issue. Not…

I have conducted town meetings in my district and I think overwhelmingly, especially young people, they are afraid that Social Security is not going to exist when they reach that age where they would be eligible for the system. They do not…

Well, we have got a dilemma in this Congress, and we have discussed this in other Congresses as well, and that is to make sure that we do not commingle over budget issues pools of money that we have available. We do not need to raid the…

In 1940, 7 percent of America was over 65 years of age. In 2025, it is predicted that more than 20 percent of the population will be over the age of 65. So I think while your constituents and my constituents probably do not recognize those…

I have enjoyed very much working with my colleague across the aisle. In my years here in Congress, I came to this Congress so I could be on this committee, we have accomplished a number of extraordinary things together. We have fought…

Mr. Chairman, I support the intent of this amendment. I think we talk too little about NASA employees. I am proud of their dedicated work. Unfortunately, they are held hostage every year as we face these relentless amendments that are…

Mr. Chairman, very quickly, since my colleague from Indiana says that he will withdraw this amendment, I want to take this time to once again congratulate the chairman of the committee, the gentleman from Wisconsin and the gentleman from…

I, of course, want to stand here today to pay tribute to two of my best friends, Tom Bevill and Glen Browder. I joined this Alabama team in 1991, so I have been here for 6 years. During that time the entire Alabama delegation taught me…

I rise in opposition to this unnecessary agreement and want to say to my colleagues here that the economic development activities of the Tennessee Valley Authority were created so that this section of the country could have the opportunity…