Joe Crowley

this debate comes down to Fact v. Fiction. Fiction--The other side argues that drilling in pristine areas will lower gas prices. Fact--The President's top counselor Dan Bartlett said this week that there is no magic wand to reduce gas…

the ethics of this House, the people's House, and this leadership have been questioned. Madam Speaker, the leadership of the majority is being investigated by no more than 15 newspaper investigative reporters. And while all this happens…

today we begin the 109th Congress in earnest, and we do so by considering a bill that we do not need to act on for a problem that, in our view and in the view of many of my colleagues, simply does not exist. We considered this bill today…

I do not think that is a very fair and balanced way in which we can collectively and bipartisanly recognize those who have made tremendous sacrifices or achievements or contributed to this country.

This amendment is a simple and fair amendment that would increase the maximum number of Congressional gold medals that Congress could award from two per calendar year to six per Congress, an increase of two medals per Congress. The reason…

I hope that this amendment would also be received as reasonable and with cogent arguments. My second amendment made in order under the rule would allow for the equitable distribution of these medals between the majority and the minority…

Not to prolong the debate, either, because I know we want to move on, but since 1999 when we passed the Coin Act, there have been some concerns on our side of the aisle. I know that one of the amendments your side has accepted, or that was…

I am disappointed that the chairman will not support this amendment. I think it is a reasonable amendment, one that I do not think in any way disrupts what the intention of the bill by the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle), the sponsor…

I want to recognize the significance of this medal, that it is not given out willy-nilly; that, as I mentioned before, it takes extraordinary measures to get enough support to get this medal passed. I recognize that the first person who…

The reality is, though, a country of 300 million people, only 20 medals have been awarded in the past decade. That is not an awful lot of medals. The point that the gentleman is making is that it has been extraordinary when we have…

I would also point out that limiting this to individuals, and again to reiterate, Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King were both issued the gold medal. They would not have gotten that medal under this legislation. Harry and Eliza…

when the other body defeated this amendment early this summer, someone one of the Senators on the majority, said gay marriage is ``the greatest threat to America as we know it.'' Coming from New York City, I think America saw what the…

I am proud to support the Hudson-Fulton- Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission Act, and I thank my colleague Maurice Hinchey for his leadership on this issue. I am pleased that the bill under consideration today will establish a…

the White House read the 9/11 Commission report. They know how damaging it is going to be, so they leaked the Sandy Berger story to distract attention away from this report. This is a bad habit of this White House. They leak a story to…

Mr. Speaker, I hesitate to use the term ``slam dunk'' any more, but if you cannot agree with this trade agreement, I do not know what trade agreement you are ever going to agree with. In fact, you would probably have to oppose agreements…

to quote Ronald Reagan, ``There they go again.'' Republicans have hit a new low point. The Bush campaign has run over 49,000 negative ads nationwide, and it is understandable. With the largest budget deficit in our history, a growing tax…

I respectfully and reluctantly rise in opposition to the amendment offered by my friend and colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), whom I respect. As a member of the Committee on Financial Services, I have been at numerous…

I appreciate the chairman's demonstration of desire to make this a reality by what he has just said on the floor, and I too am the son and the grandson of a police officer. And I think most people know that my first cousin was killed on…

it is with no great joy that I rise to offer this amendment. My amendment seeks to transfer $50,000 from the Department leadership account funds at the Office of the Attorney General and shift those funds to the Public Safety Officers…

I am talking about people who may be Irish. I am not talking about people of any race.

I do extend to them my congratulations on coming this far. Mr. Chairman, I do have an amendment at the desk that I believe will enhance this bill and make it a better bill. So many of us who represent airports know the economic benefits…

In 1965, with a Democratic President, a Democratic House and a Democratic Senate the Medicare program was founded. Am I to believe today with a Republican President, a Republican House and a Republican Senate that somehow you all are going…

I would like to call this the comity before the storm. It is interesting that we have such comity here in the House on the floor dealing with the FACT Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This has been a bipartisan piece of legislation. It…

I actually, myself, personally, would become eligible for the tax credit. I would only become eligible for it if the House bill passed. I did not ask for it. I am not asking for it. I do not need it, but I have constituents in my district…

as cochair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs, I am pleased to rise in strong support of the Walsh visa program. This program helps the truly disadvantaged of Northern Ireland and the six border counties of the Republic of Ireland by…