Scott Garrett

the war in Iraq is one that we all understand is not easily won. The enemy does not play by our rules of engagement. They have no conscience, they have no decency, they have no moral compass. Yet the same anger, arrogance, and ignorance…

Just very briefly, Mr. Chairman, I do not believe that the amendment would address those concerns, or the points the gentleman raises, and I share his concerns there. This applies to those that would come under this act, and that such…

Mr. Chairman, while those on both sides of the aisle may disagree exactly how we got here today, I think most of us, myself included, would say that, as far as the Federal budget is concerned, we are spending too much and the deficit is…

for months now, critics of the war in Iraq have asked the question: Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Recently former Vice President Al Gore said that none have been found in Iraq. Just as he was wrong when he said he was the…

This amendment, and furthermore any move that would raise taxes on American workers and businesses, is going to reverse the positive effects of the progrowth economic initiatives that this House passed just last year. Those initiatives…

I wish to simply begin by associating myself with the comments that the gentleman made earlier, along with those of the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Franks) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter) with regard to the war in Iraq and…

I rise today as we pay our respects to one of the greatest leaders that this Nation has ever known, a man who will forever be held as a model for what is great about America. As we take this time to mourn the loss of one of our Nation's…

I rise now to speak on a double standard. Yesterday, the world learned of a young brave man from Philadelphia named Nick Berg. Nick Berg was a 26-year-old man who was in Iraq looking for work with the reconstruction and helping to lend a…

I just wish to address the two concerns that have been raised by those who are critical of this amendment. Those issues are time and money. They raise the suggestion that all we need now is more time and more money. I simply remind them of…

the real issue here is who pays and who is hurt? Americans at home are looking for fiscal responsibility from this House. Whether they are taxpayers, workers, whether they are people that are relying on essential services from this…

That is absolutely not a cut. A cut is when you are spending this much this year, and next year you go down to here. That is a cut. If we keep it level, I do not know how anyone can call that a cut.

Exactly. Each and every one of those amendments came up, and Members on the other side of the aisle made their best case as to why we should be spending more money than we are taking in. Fortunately, members on this side of the aisle said…

I rise today to discuss and join the discussion on a matter that I think should be of grave concern to every American taxpayer, every American worker, every American that relies on an essential Federal program that they look to on a daily…

It cuts that deficit in half, which goes in the correct direction. That is to say what we talked about, the area of trying to get to a balanced budget some day, we have to do it by reining in spending, and this goes to doing that not by…

when in power, Saddam Hussein posed a grave and great danger to the Iraqi people, the region's stability, and the worldwide community. He ruled by oppression, deception, and fear; and the President's decision to go to war with Iraq was the…

since 1948 the State of Israel has constantly been under attack from inside and outside her borders, from neighbors on all sides. Innocent Israeli citizens, including women and children and seniors, have become terrorist targets. Israeli…

2 days ago the President of the United States signed into law a historic piece of legislation, a bill that would end partial birth abortion, a law that will now end this heinous and truly gruesome, barbaric act of killing innocent little…

I rise in support of Mr. Pence's amendment which will provide the funding necessary through 50 percent of the funding for the emergency funds that are needed today. The question has been raised if those funds are 80 percent and this is…

I rise today in memory of a man who dedicated his life to public service and once sought to become a Member of this House as well. Mr. Speaker, the people of Bergen County and the rest of New Jersey lost a dedicated public servant, a…

I rise today to offer what is probably one of the simpler amendments that we will see today and, hopefully, for that reason, a noncontroversial amendment to H.R. 1350, the Improving Education Results for Children with Disabilities Act of…

it's always easier to fix blame than to find a solution. That's certainly true when it comes to the health care accessibility crisis we have right now in America. In state after state, including my home state of New Jersey, doctors are…

Mr. Speaker, I rise now in support of adoption of H.R. 657. This is a bill that would amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and it will augment the emergency authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC played a…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the 92nd birthday of our 40th President, the honorable and great Ronald Reagan. We live in a world today that is very similar to the world that Ronald Reagan faced as President in 1981 to 1989. Just as the…