Jon L. Christensen

I am proud today to rise for the 11 million children who will have health coverage when we pass H.R. 2 for the first time and it's finally signed into law by the incoming President. CHIPRA will make a significant down payment on…

I rise today for 11 million reasons--the 7 million children whose insurance will continue and the more than 4 million other children who will be insured for the first time--many of whom are children of color--with the passage of H.R. 2. I…

I rise in support of H.R. 6344, the Responsive Government Act of 2008. Among its provisions, the Responsive Government Act of 2008 will make a minor but important amendment to the landmark Hatch-Waxman Act patent act of 1984. This act of…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5680, introduced by our colleague, Mr. Grijalva, contains multiple proposals to address the needs of several Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages. I would like to commend Mr. Grijalva for his hard work on this…

I rise in support of H.R. 3658, to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service, sponsored by my good friend and neighbor, Mr. Fortuno of…

I rise in support of H.R. 5472, which designates the post office at 2650 Martin Luther King, Jr. Street, Indianapolis, Indiana as the ``Julia M. Carson Post Office Building'' in honor of my friend and former colleague, Congresswoman Julia…

I rise today in overwhelming support of H. Res. 1038, recognizing the fifth anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security and honoring the Department's employees for their extraordinary efforts and contributions to protect and secure…

I rise in support of the naming of the U.S. Post Office at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``William `Bill' Clay'' Post Office Building. William ``Bill'' Clay served his country and his community at an important juncture…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in, of course, strong support of H.R. 1143, legislation I introduced to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a new arrangement, a lease with the owners of Caneel Bay Resort in my congressional district…

H.R. 3079 is legislation which I introduced, along with Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall, on July 18 of this year. The Insular Subcommittee held two hearings on the matters addressed in this bill. The first, in April, was an…

As you heard, last Saturday was World AIDS Day, and I join my colleagues to remind us of its goals and ideals and to support the resolution that is going to be introduced by my colleague and good friend Congresswoman Barbara Lee to have…

what we're hearing about the SCHIP negotiations sounds like this Congress is getting ready to literally throw the baby out with the bathwater. We started with a less than perfect bill that would have covered close to 6 million children who…

I rise today to welcome the 26 men and women of the 786th Quartermaster Battalion led by battalion commander LTC Michael McDonald back home to the Virgin Islands. It was an emotional homecoming yesterday after 14 long months, as all…

I rise today for one main reason: the 10 million low-income children in this Nation whose health, health care and wellness are very much at stake. This is especially true today as the House votes on whether to override the President's…

I rise in support of H.R. 2895, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 because it is just what our country needs to strengthen the housing market, stabilize the economy, expand affordable housing and mortgage opportunities…

But this was our 37th Annual Legislative Conference, and our theme, as you heard, was ``Unleashing Our Power.'' That is also exactly what we here in the CBC and our constituents across the country intend to do going forward, unleash our…

Yes, he has a great voice and a great talent. We look for him to go to great places in the future. So we have him and we have the Generation Now, and, of course, many of us in the Congressional Black Caucus also had our emerging leaders…

Congresswoman Tubbs Jones, it's a pleasure to be back with you on the floor this evening. We were here together last week discussing SCHIP and the situation in Jena with the Jena 6 high school students, which was also a part of our…

I wanted to focus the rest of my remarks on the town hall, though, and on the health sessions that I was a part of. There were many health sessions. There were many sessions, period, on a number of issues, and all very informative. The…

He is a young man, born in my district in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He started his musical career very early, at about 5, mostly in the piano and one other instrument. But at about 12, he pretty much lost all of his sight. He became blind…

as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of school desegregation in Arkansas and celebrate nine brave young people and the families that supported them, it is a day of bittersweet reflection because the dreams they sought to fulfill for…

homeownership is the key to achieving financial independence. Yet, there is still a persistent gap in homeownership between minorities and non-minorities. According to HUD, despite increases in minorities who become homeowners, the census…

I'm proud to be here, Mr. Speaker, to stand in strong support of the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007. Today, we're fulfilling a commitment we made on the first day of this Congress to take care of America's children…

H.R. 31 will help the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District build a recycled water treatment and distribution system. This fast-growing area in southern California is heavily dependent on water from rivers and storage reservoirs that…