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And just to take that thought and put it in context for someone like our colleague, the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), who represents 68\1/2\ counties, this funds the multijurisdictional aspects that the local jurisdictions would…
Yes, Mr. Speaker, I yield once again to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Stupak).
I have the honor of extending a warm welcome to Father Val J. Peter, our guest chaplain in the House of Representatives today. And I also want to thank him for his heartfelt moving prayer. Father Val is a native Nebraskan and has been the…
reclaiming my time, I had read from our State Attorney General Jon Bruning, who is doing a fantastic job in that position, that it is 60 percent. But I did too have a local law enforcement officer that suggested it is higher than that, at…
in pertinent part, section 202 of S. 256, the ``Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,'' amends section 524 of the Bankruptcy Code by making the discharge injunction inapplicable to certain acts by a creditor…
it is with a deep sense of gratitude and profound sense of sadness that I rise to pay tribute to the life of a brave young man who grew up in my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Marine Corporal Shane Kielion who died Monday in combat in Iraq…
tonight I join with my colleague, the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), in a bittersweet evening for us. The dean of our delegation, the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter), who has served this House faithfully now into his 26th…
50 years ago a visionary named Robert B. Daugherty introduced the world to an extraordinary product, one that would fundamentally change how the world grows its food. Mr. Daugherty went on to found Valmont Industries, maker of the center…
I originally had drafted an amendment which would have de-funded a position at the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, which funded a bureaucrat for which we have been embattled in trying to protect one of my…
it is with regret that I come to the floor today in opposition to this legislation--H.R. 4614, the Fiscal 2005 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. Unfortunately, this bill Fails to adequately address America's future energy needs. I…
I commend the House for dedicating much of this week to energy, and I want to spend time today on the natural gas crisis. Clean-burning natural gas heats our homes, cooks our meals, and is used to produce almost everything we use, from…
it is important that as we approach the summer of 2004, more than 3 years since Congress started the current energy debate, that we are still without an energy bill. Although as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, I think we…
like all of us in here, I am sickened by the images of our military abusing Iraqi prisoners. These actions are deplorable in and of themselves, and it is even more so when we as an American society stand for justice and the protection of…
I am here today to defend a good American and a good Nebraskan, Tony Raimondo, who lives the American Dream of building a manufacturing plant in Nebraska and having several others throughout the country, employing now 1,200 people that…
I think back, somewhat romantically, to when I turned 16, got my driver's license, and my dad let me drive that 1970 rusted-out brown station wagon to Northwest High School in Omaha, Nebraska. I have a not-so-romantic memory of that 1970…
I rise in support of the King-Terry amendment. The long-term effects of reduced water flows on the Missouri River are very serious. In particular, power plants along the river rely on an adequate supply of water to operate, mostly for…
when will it end? I am saddened by the arguments from the left that fail to recognize that there are more people in America that want to have choices. They do not want just the offering of a government program one size fits all. Not…
this amendment is simple in the sense that what it does is it provides 20 million additional dollars for our first responders, and it takes it from a flush, although well-improved, Transportation Security Agency. I want to start off by…
Today, I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth. That one Yankee phrase immortalizes and is synonymous with courage, and that is why I am proud to stand with my friend from the Bronx and rise in support of his resolution, House…
I rise in support of S. 703. I have very fond memories as a child of meeting our great Senator from the State of Nebraska, Carl Curtis. In Nebraska, of course, having served as long as he did, he was an icon; but he was known as a…
I rise in support of H.R. 760. The abomination of this procedure, the facts of it are undisputed. It is an inhumane practice. It cannot be tolerated in a civilized today society and it cannot be tolerated amongst people who value the…
perhaps more than ever in our Nation's history, at least since the Revolutionary War, our citizens are rising up to their responsibilities to be on guard and report suspicious behavior and activities. Often these patriotic deeds go…
the reviews are in on the February 20 FCC decision on the rules governing the Nation's telecommunications companies, and they are not good. Specifically, the reviews state that the requirements to make the RBOCs networks and systems…
Among the many tributes to the brave men and women aboard the space shuttle Columbia, let me add my condolences to each of the families that suffered a loss in this tragedy. These seven individuals devoted their lives to advancing our…
this Conference Report does not include a permanent Judgeship for the State of Nebraska. Since 1998 Nebraska has exceeded the weighted standard of 430 filings per judge, and in 2001, that number grew to 482 filings. Without this permanent…
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