I commend my colleagues from Guam and New Mexico for their support of this legislation. This legislation was sponsored by my colleague Congressman Bass, who is unable to be here today. As the gentleman from New Mexico stated, it has broad…

I start out again by thanking my friend from Colorado for his work on this bill. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3082, as amended, the Veterans Small Business and Memorial Affairs Act of 2006. Title I of this bill improves…

this resolution calls upon the President to establish a national Hire a Veteran Week. No group in America deserves special employment opportunity more than our Nation's veterans. These men and women have volunteered to put themselves in…

I ask my colleagues to unanimously support H.R. 3082, as amended. Madam Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I close by commending the work of the chairman of the committee, Chairman Buyer, Ranking Member Evans, Acting Ranking Member Filner, and my colleagues Mr. Salazar and Mr. Udall for their hard work on this legislation. I would also like to…

I urge my colleagues to unanimously support H. Con. Res. 125. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Hampshire…

first, I would like to take this opportunity to praise Chairman Hobson and the ranking member, Mr. Visclosky, for putting together this well-balanced bill. I applaud the chairman for his efforts in bringing this measure to the floor. I…

I think that is what is so important tonight, that all of us here, and I think most of us that are here to speak tonight, have been to Iraq. I have been twice, and I am struck, as I am sure you are struck, by the dedication of our…

this morning I rise to recognize National Fire Prevention Week, which is October 9 through October 15. Fire Prevention Week is an opportunity for Americans of all ages to learn more about how to avoid fires and fire injuries and how to…

I too rise with my colleague from Minnesota and my colleague from Rhode Island to speak about ``Recovery Month'' and what it means for individuals and what it means for our country as a whole. But, Mr. Speaker, today I would like to focus…

that brings something we have to reiterate. When the tax cuts the gentlewoman referred to were passed, we had an unemployment rate of over 6 percent. Today, that unemployment rate is 5.1 percent, and 3.5 million jobs have been created…

I rise to claim the time of the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Gutknecht). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New Hampshire? There was no objection. ____________________

it is certainly a tribute to the leadership of the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne) that we would be joined tonight with Members of the other side of the aisle. We went to Iraq not as Republicans, not as Democrats, but as Americans…

on rollcall No. 110 I was inadvertantly detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

Today I rise with pleasure in support of the administration's budget proposal for our Nation's community health centers. I would also note that community health centers have received bipartisan support over the years. These health care…

The New England Patriots have a motto. It is always team first and team above everything else, and when we talk about the New England Patriots, we talk about the full roster of 53 people and how from 1 to 53 they play as a unit, and they…

As the chairman knows, I had the opportunity to visit Iraq several months ago. While there is no question what we saw there, there were six of us Members of Congress with other military personnel attached to us. We saw a war zone. There…

one of the most telling periods of time when I was there was our visit to the Abu Ghraib prison, and while that prison has gotten a certain amount of notoriety because of the abuse by our troops, a very small number of people, of Iraqi…

Once again, it has been a pleasure to serve under the gentleman from California's (Mr. Hunter) leadership, to have watched the Committee on Armed Services start the process of rebuilding our Nation's military, in particular, making sure…

I rise to support the committee and to support the 2-year delay in the BRAC process and oppose the Kennedy amendment. Why? Number one, BRAC's estimated costs are $15 billion and savings are not expected to be realized until at least 2011…

Mr. Speaker, I oppose the substitute amendment. Why? This corporate tax increase that is proposed would be a job killer. That is why. Right now at 35 percent for a corporate tax rate, we have the second highest corporate tax rate in the…

there were six of us in this congressional delegation and all of us had the chance to meet with various members of the military from our own State. So I met with 12 or 13 New Hampshire soldiers. At that time their morale was extremely…

that story was in the Washington Post just after I returned from Iraq. It was about 40 or 45 young high school students. We all do crazy things when we are young, but graffiti should not be a reason that one gets executed. But we saw that…

I was in Iraq in November, and there is no question what I saw. Iraq is a war zone in some places. We saw that when we were on the ground. We saw the fact that there are challenges and obstacles that face us. The gut wrenching scenes that…