Joe Crowley

I rise to applaud the bravery of a young man, Hassan Askari. On December 9 of this year, Hassan Askari risked his own safety and his life to defend a group of strangers who were attacked on a New York City subway. What started as an…

I wish, quite frankly, that the discussion and focus wasn't on the New York delegation. I wish I could stand here today and I didn't have the burden of the New York State and New York City delegation to craft and help make this legislation…

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to recognize the service of our former colleague, a Member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Hyde, who served in the House of Representatives from January 3, 1975, to January 3, 2007, and served as chairman of the…

I found him to be very fair, very just, a very abiding chairman, and was concerned as much about the decorum of the committee and how we conducted the business of our committee as well would be done in a fair and just way. That's something…

there are a few key numbers to remember today: 25 million, the number of American families who will be hit by the AMT this year without any action; $2,000, the minimum increase in income taxes for those 25 million Americans hit by the AMT…

I had a wonderful speech I was prepared to read to you today, but, quite frankly, I'm outraged by the discussion that has taken place here. There is the discussion of 19 days left to get this legislation passed as though a gun is put to…

I was not here in Washington 6 years ago this evening. I was stuck in New York. Because of such bad weather, we couldn't get out of New York. I was forced to be on a plane the next morning. At 9:10 in the morning I was two planes from…

if I could just respond, I want to thank the chairman, and as you know, if we don't address this issue, the next incident at La Guardia may not be a near miss, but rather a tragedy, one that I hope we would avoid. And I would imagine if it…

let me just for a moment talk about where we are at this point with immigration reform, as from my observation I see the Senate has done some of the work. It negotiated the bill that they will then bring before their house, and further…

They are going to want to afford our products the more they can afford our products.

We are talking about uplifting these other countries, as well, by transposing our core values as it pertains to labor standards, as it pertains to the environment. I think that is something that should not be lost on anyone when we look at…

If I could interject, no longer will our trade agreements be negotiated by our government on behalf of and solely for the benefit of multinational corporations. This is also under this template an opportunity to negotiate and have the…

I just want to simply rise to congratulate my colleagues, both Mr. McNerney as well as Ms. Giffords, both leaders on the Science Committee on this issue, in advancing our Democratic innovative agenda. This amendment will benefit…

I appreciate what we are doing here today. This is important, I think, for the American people to understand the critical role that Congress plays here in providing transparency and openness and helping corporate America do what they do…

Let them spend the time. Let's not divert the attention of CFIUS, which is to allow for a steady stream of flow of foreign investment in the United States, and at the same time checking the national security interests of our country…

I rise to thank our young men and women in our armed services and their families, those who have understood the sacrifices that they have made on behalf of our great Nation. But I also rise to speak out in strong opposition to President…

I, too, want to rise in strong support of the Henry Hyde India Nuclear Energy Cooperation Act. I want to commend my friend and chairman, who I have deep respect for, Chairman Hyde, and my soon-to-be Chair of the International Relations…

I rise today to respectfully acknowledge and pay tribute to the distinguished careers of the four retiring Members of the New York delegation, Sherwood Boehlert, Major Owens, John Sweeney, and Sue Kelly. Representative Boehlert has served…

I rise in support of the Ex-Im Bank reauthorization legislation before us. This bill will strengthen the Ex-Im Bank's ability to allow American companies to compete in the global market as we try to increase our exports and increase our…

For 175 years, The New York Institute for Special Education has served the New York community as a private, nonprofit, educational facility which provides a quality education for children who are blind and visually disabled, emotionally…

I believe it is my belief my colleagues on the other side of the aisle care more about giving the President what he wants rather than what is in the best interests of the American people, the people that we are sent here to represent. I…

I have lost faith in this Republican controlled Congress. The Congress is no longer about doing what is right for our country. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle care more about giving the President what he wants than what is in…

I feel like I am in a time wrap today. We already voted on and debated basically the same bill last year. We must be close to an election if this Republican Congress is bringing up an anti-choice piece of legislation that they have already…

NPT, the Nonproliferation Treaty, is something that we all hold in great respect. But I believe, as do many of my colleagues, the ``T'' needs to stand for tent. We need to find a way to bring India into the tent of nonproliferators, as she…

I rise in support of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization under suspension vote today. This is a sound, bipartisan bill. So often, people see the acrimonious side of this House rife with partisanship and member distrust. We do not have…