Benjamin Gilman: “All we are saying, that our divisions, our troops, our personnel will be under direct U.S. command----”

I rise in support of H.R. 3969, the Freedom Promotion Act. Mr. Speaker, Chairman Hyde has crafted a superb bill and I am proud of him and of our Committee. The bill, as our Committee report states, is intended to ``enhance in scope and…

This measure reaffirms our special relationship between our Nation and the Republic of the Philippines. This resolution notes that special relationship of mutual benefit which goes back for more than 100 years, this year marking the 50th…

Mr. Speaker I rise today in full support of H.R. 2882 expeditiing payments to the families of the brave public safety officers killed or injured in the line of duty during the heinous acts of terrorism against the United States which…

I rise today to inform our constituents, men and women, that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since the early 1970s, the incidence of breast cancer has increased 1.5 percent per year and has only recently shown signs of…