Rob Andrews

the last couple of weeks and months have been times of mixed emotions for a lot of American families. Many people got the thick envelope in the mail that told them they were accepted to the school they really want to get into. And then it…

I regret that I missed one vote on June 8, 2006. Had I been present I would have voted ``no'' on H. Res. 850 (Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 5252, to promote the deployment of broadband networks and services). The SPEAKER pro…

one of the reasons I am going to vote for the chairman's bill is because it has those increases, but I think we need to do more. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to my co-author, my friend from Iowa (Mr. Leach).

I simply would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for the debate and again commend them for the increases they have in these accounts. I just respectfully believe we should do more, and I would ask my colleagues to vote…

I thank my coauthor, and salute him for his integrity for bringing this amendment under difficult circumstances. President Kennedy said 40 years ago or so, governing is choosing, and every time we make a choice, somebody doesn't like it…

In fact, I rise to support the amendment. The asymmetric threats that are based by our country today require a complex set of skills to successfully address those threats. Certainly the men and women of our Special Forces possess many of…

I yield as much time as she should consume to the author of the amendment, my friend from California.

on behalf of my friend from California, I offer her amendment. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 3 printed in House Report 109-459 offered by Mr. Andrews…

it surprised me to know, a little over a year ago to find that rather significant quantities of chemical weapons and the residue of chemical weapons had been dumped off the Atlantic coast at 19 different sites. Now, it is important to…

even though we are not in opposition, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New Jersey? There was no objection.

perhaps instead of the rhetoric that the gentleman from Iowa ought to check is the rhetoric that refuses to ever consider scaling back the size of the sacred cow tax cut to meet the honest obligations that this government has to those men…

Reclaiming my time, the Spratt alternative, frankly, leaves room for the supplementals that would be necessary, because it does not opt for fiscally reckless tax cuts that have put the country in a position where it is borrowing $25 for…

reclaiming my time, I also know that the Spratt alternative, by forgoing the reckless tax cuts of the majority's version, gives us the flexibility and resources to meet our true obligations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Reclaiming my time, is that amount sufficient to meet the supplemental need, do you think? Apparently not. The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Gillmor). The time of the gentleman has expired.

after 12 years of difficult negotiation, Saudi Arabia joined the World Trade Organization last November. This was good news--the Saudi government has the potential to further join the world community as a responsible actor on the world…

I rise in support of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act, and urge my colleagues to join me in voting yes on this important piece of legislation. I commend Chairman Hyde and my fellow New Jerseyans, African Subcommittee Chairman Chris…

Thank you, Mr. Miller. I appreciate your help, I appreciate your yielding the time, and I thank Mr. Kildee, Chairman McKeon, Chairman Boehner before him, and I thank my friend from Louisiana for offering this amendment. This amendment…

in this debate we see the irony of the majority leadership of the House of Representatives in a rather strange way. They are rushing to get to the floor a provision that has barely been debated and discussed, that is highly controversial…

I am going to vote to send this bill along to the conference and vote ``yes'' for two reasons: first, I think the bill very wisely includes relief for multi-employer plans, an issue that many of us have worked on for a very long period of…

I regret that I missed seven votes on December 7, 2005. Had I been present I would have voted ``yes'' on S. 467 (Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005); ``yes'' on H.R. 4096 (Stealth Tax Relief Act of 2005); ``yes'' on H. Con…

I regret that I missed four votes on November 8th, 2005. Had I been present I would have voted ``no'' on tabling the Obey motion to instruct the conferees of H.R. 3010; ``yea'' on H. Res. 38 (Expressing support for the accession of Israel…

I regret that I missed three votes on October 25, 2005. Had I been present I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 3675 (the American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act), H. Con. Res. 269 (Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows…

I regret that I missed rollcall vote No. 502 today. If I had been present, I would have voted ``no.'' ____________________

I regret that I missed five votes on July 28, 2005. Had I been present I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall Nos. 448, 450 and 452. I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall Nos. 449 and 451. ____________________

today there is a point of agreements and a strong point of disagreement. There is a point of agreement that health care costs are rising too fast for too many people. There is a point of agreement that the consequences of that price…