However, Mr. Speaker, the bill before the House today is a phony bill for many reasons. The rules have been thrown under the bus. No markup, no conference with the Senate. First and foremost, this product is the product of a couple of…

H.R. 1198 would enable NIH to establish a post-doctoral research fellowship program to effectively recruit researchers to become involved in early hearing detection and intervention. Finally, H.R. 1198 provides the agency the authority to…

I would just like to express to my good friend and colleague, the chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs Committee, that I envy him the ability to say tonight that he has provided, his subcommittee bill has provided…

I'd just like to sort of maybe refresh. There's a lot of demagoguery going on here today. I'd like to refresh my colleagues' memory in that the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964. The Republicans became the majority party in this country…

I am entirely familiar with the long-standing practice of Congress to fully fund the section 8 voucher program to be sure all vouchers could be used but recognizing that this rarely happened and that excess funds would be recaptured and…

I served here in the late 1990s, and I recall that Republicans, as the majority party, passed a balanced budget in 1997. In 1998, we had our first balanced budget. Now, President Clinton was President at the time, but I believe I heard…

a lot is being said, a lot of numbers are being thrown around, a lot of claims are being made, even claims that facts are facts. And I just wanted to clarify a point that my good friend from New York made, and that is that this bill saves…

my amendment, which I intend to withdraw, is very simple. It would prohibit the Department of Education from counting test scores for English language learners against school districts until after the student completes 3 years of English…

I think this amendment is somewhat inappropriate, and I say that at my own peril. I have great respect for the chairman of the Commerce Committee. He is a wise man, far wiser than I. He has been here for many, many years. He knows how to…

I think it's interesting to note that there are three returned Peace Corps volunteers here today, one Democrat, two Republicans. In the Congress, there are three of each, three Republicans, three Democrats. But, more importantly, our…

In order to add funds at a certain point in the bill, you have to derive those funds from another point in the bill. Would you please, for the record, identify where these $37 million come from.

Cord blood has proven to be very effective for many lifesaving purposes. We need to support this research. I would urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment.

I would submit to you that any sacrifice any American has made in Iraq is a worthy, worthy sacrifice. Mr. Speaker, here we go again. Thus far in the 110th Congress, the House has considered two pieces of appropriations legislation. Thus…

We condemn unequivocally all acts of violence.

We share the hopes of the Irish people that the current impasse in the Northern Ireland peace process will be broken soon.

We urge all political leaders in the North to recommit themselves to the spirit and letter of the Good Friday Agreement.

peace may well come soon to Northern Ireland.

today I intend to vote for impeachment based on the careful consideration of the charges, the facts in the case, and many conversations with my constituents in central New York

I submit to the House a December 16, 1998 editorial from the Syracuse Post-Standard entitled Duty Calls'' relating to the impeachment process presently before us

central New York is a place of diverse cultures, very much a cross-section of America in the late 20th Century. Our Nation is stronger because of immigrants who have come searching for freedom. Among those groups are Armenian Americans…

today a number of Members of Congress are beginning a fast. I am joining my colleague, the gentleman from Ohio, Tony Hall, today in this fast because I think that what he is doing is important and courageous. We are all so caught up in our…

on the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland, I rise to urge my colleagues to recognize the real source of violence in Ireland and to support the plea of the peacemakers. Abolish suspicion by promoting trust through negotiation…

I very much appreciate his organizing this special order at a very historic moment in the history of Ireland and its relationship with our country and with England. I would also like to give credit to the gentleman from New York [Mr. King]…

what is the Democratic leadership of the House afraid of? Is it afraid that some measure of reason might be incorporated into environmental regulations? Is it afraid that the $140 billion burden on Americans due to environmental…