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this month many of us pause to remember the Holocaust in Yom Hashoah commemorations. But on April 24, 1915, the first genocide of the 20th century began. The Ottoman Empire began rounding up a group of more than 250 Armenian intellectuals…
I wanted to conclude the way I began, by offering my thanks to Chairman Sensenbrenner. He has made this Committee on the Judiciary one that functions in a no-nonsense fashion. We legislate. We very often disagree on issues, but they are…
I think it would serve this body well to have an active debate about some of the elements therein and be able to go through the regular process of amendments to perfect the bill even further. This bill has some very excellent provisions…
Nothing in this bill stops the bank from charging a fee to the person who bounced the check. Let me say it again. Nothing in this bill stops the person who bounced the check from getting a fee. You can charge them $10,000. I think it is…
Mr. Chairman, this is a very easy-to-understand issue, but a very difficult-to-understand fee. When someone writes someone a check and they do not have the funds in that account, they pay a penalty. They pay a fine. They violated the rules…
there are clearly some messages to take from recent events and the bill that is on the floor today. The overriding message is that there is a responsibility that comes with being entrusted to broadcast over the public airwaves. People say…
Of the forest of things that is wrong with the bankruptcy bill, and I voted against it, this is actually a provision that represents a tree that actually makes some sense. So my colleagues understand this provision, it says that when an…
on behalf of the House of Representatives, it is my pleasure to welcome Rabbi Korenblit and thank him for delivering this morning's prayer. Rabbi Korenblit's eloquence this morning was no surprise to those of us in Brooklyn who have come…
Mr. Speaker, the way we treat the victims of rape in this country is a crime. Evidence that is collected at crime scenes often sits for years, sometimes beyond the statute of limitations, completely untouched by human hands. When that…
This is an opportunity for all of us in this Chamber to express in the strongest possible terms, and, frankly, it is not that strong, it may wind up costing a net zero dollars to the Saudis, but in strong terms we can show how…
If I had a dime or a dinar for every time I have heard that the Saudis were thinking about changing, I would be a very wealthy man. The fact of the matter is, the Saudis talk a very good game. Whenever there is a flash point of terrorism…
The only state that is being added is Saudi Arabia. The other ones were already in the bill.
I believe this is the last of the amendments. Let me conclude by offering my thanks to the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee for some very fine work. For those Members who heard the recitation of the amendment and heard that…
it is not usual that a relatively young man like myself can say that I have known someone well for nearly 20 years, but it is in that spirit that I welcome Rabbi David Halpern here this morning and thank him for his thoughtful words…
Mr. Speaker, let me begin by offering a word of apology and concern for the many lawyers in this Chamber. This has been a very bad afternoon for all of the lawyers who have seen their reputations dragged through the mud. And those of us…
something in me enjoys this exercise in self-flagellation by all of the lawyers in this Chamber. From time to time, those of us who are not lawyers in this Chamber, we convene a meeting, and we can do it in the phone booth in the…
This is clearly a bill, as the previous speaker outlined, that improves efficiency and hopefully reduces costs to banks. One thing that was not addressed in this legislation, though, is a remaining area of patent unfairness to consumers…
it is appropriate that today, as we commemorate Yom Hashoah, the commemoration of the Holocaust here in Washington, DC, that I ask the House to join me in welcoming Rabbi Manny Behar, who gave the invocation this morning. Rabbi Behar is…
this has been a great time for student athletes from Brooklyn and Queens. Earlier this month, St. John's won its record sixth National Invitation Tournament with a 70-67 comeback victory over Big East rival Georgetown. One cannot help but…
between 300 and 1,000 people were killed in attacks on more than a dozen villages in northeastern Congo last week. According to witnesses on the ground, the coordinated attacks started with a whistle blow and lasted between five and eight…
first of all, as the debate begins, let us put some myths to rest. We are going to hear a great deal of references to the California law that put in a cap. Since 1998, premiums have gone up 37 percent in California. Nationally they have…
as we engage in this most patriotic debate, I am struck by how much we all seem to agree upon. We all seek to avoid using our troops and unleashing our military might unless we are forced to. The greatness of our Nation is not measured in…
First of all, it is clear that no one in this body, no one on the Committee on Science, no one could have anticipated that dreadful act, that shameful act of cowardice that led to the collapse of the World Trade Center. In fact, nothing…
One of things that came up frequently on the floor among the opponents of the resolution was that we have to foster an environment where the moderate Arab nations could help a peace take hold in the Middle East. Perhaps the gentleman could…
I would go even further than that. You do not need to go to Camp David at September of 2000. You can go to the Oslo process that began in 1993 that had the Israeli government entering into an agreement to end the occupation, to not only…
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