Shelley Berkley

I don't know a public servant who has devoted more of his life to this country, his State and his community than Senator Harry Reid. Now, I can't account for everything this man has ever said, but to get on the floor of the House of…

I want to thank Mr. Filner and Mr. Miller for their steadfast support for this legislation, and Ms. Baldwin for bringing this to our attention for quite awhile now, waiting for us to act, and act we should. As Mr. Filner is well aware…

almost 4 years ago our brave men and women in uniform defeated the armed forces of a brutal tyrant, and he has been brought to justice. In the years since Saddam's fall, our troops have won thousands of battles, taken numerable objectives…

I am a granddaughter of immigrants to this country that couldn't speak English. They had no education when they came to the United States. The only thing they had was a dream, and that dream was that their children and their children's…

I represent the fastest growing senior population in the United States. Many of the seniors that I represent have no other income than their Social Security check. Many need multiple medications. Many cannot afford the medications that…

reclaiming my time, while I don't want to turn Congress into a mutual admiration society, let me thank the chairman for helping make this compromise a reality. I know that he must have been working very late into the night last night. This…

we have a problem. Without immediate congressional action, there are seniors in our country who will not receive medical care from their doctor next year. Payments to physicians who provide health care services to Medicare patients will be…

I want to particularly mention a provision in this legislation which extends through December 31, 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs' authority to provide a grave marker or headstone when a veteran is buried in a marked grave…

Well, I want to thank you, Chairman Buyer, thank you for coming to Las Vegas and feeling my pain by the end of the day and appreciating how seriously impacted my veterans are. I can assure you that I will do everything I can to urge the…

I was listening to Mr. Dingell when he spoke eloquently about his disappointment that this bill did not address security when it comes to mass transit, railroads, bus stations, and Amtrak. And when Mr. King got up to respond, he said the…

Congress is waiting for the Republican leadership to bring the Department of Defense authorization bill to the floor for a vote. So what's holding it up? Believe it or not, the Republican leadership wants to add a provision to the defense…

This is the most do-nothing Congress in American history. Back in 1948, President Harry Truman dubbed the Congress of that year the ``do-nothing Congress'' after it met for only 101 days. At the end of this week, this Congress will have…

I would like to thank Mr. Lantos and Mr. Royce for engaging in this colloquy with me. I fully appreciate the importance and significance of this historic piece of legislation. However, I rise today to discuss two amendments that were…

last week House Republicans refused to override the President's veto of lifesaving stem cell research. Their action will hurt our Nation's effort to find cures to diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and cancer. The stem cell…

Thank you very much, coming from you, who truly was a leader in this issue. I appreciate the recognition and do not deserve it. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the resolution and ask for its immediate passage. Since its…

What would you call it when you are attempting to outlaw Internet gaming but create an exemption for horse race gambling online? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is not stating a parliamentary inquiry.

I would like to thank Mr. Conyers for his extraordinary efforts on this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this legislation. Despite the misinformed and misguided claims of this bill's supporters, it would neither…

May I make an inquiry? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will state her inquiry.

I want to also express my gratitude to Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, my very dear friend on the other side of the aisle, and of course my very special friend and mentor, Mr. Lantos. His eloquence was almost matched today by Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Engel…

Republicans were dead wrong to force American seniors to pick a private drug plan by May 15. Choosing the right plan is not easy for any of us. Seniors had dozens of plans to choose from. In Nevada alone, we had 44 plans. But this decision…

later today, the Bush administration, with the aid and comfort of the Republican Congress, will once again propose to remove all congressional oversight of nuclear waste in this country to be stored at Yucca Mountain and double the amount…

just when I think the Department of Energy couldn't become more incompetent or dangerous, they do something that proves me wrong. You will find this cartoon character on a taxpayer-funded Web site run by the Department of Energy. His job…

if the Bush administration does not act within the next 2 months, seniors who sign up for the Medicare prescription drug plan will be severely penalized. In less than 60 days, seniors who have not yet signed up for the plan will face a…

it seems that every time the Palestinian people take one step forward, they take two steps back. When Abu Mazen was elected, he pledged to root out terrorism and end corruption within the Palestinian Authority. Unfortunately, he has done…

a newspaper article headline states, ``Yucca In need of Repair After 9 Years.'' It says that Yucca Mountain research facilities, from ground support to railroad tracks, need repairs after just 9 years of use. Now this is the same Yucca…