Joe Crowley

I think in many respects teachers are doing these things already, too, in an informal way, inspiring young people, but they are not getting everyone. It is almost impossible to get everyone. I daresay if this bill became law, we are still…

the one thing I think I would like to say is that it is heartening to know, I guess to a degree, that a Yankee from New York and a southern gentleman from North Carolina share similar concerns and have similar problems as well in terms of…

just going back to the list of the gentleman from North Carolina again, it is a lack of responsibility, a lack of caring, a lack of being honest, a lack of justice and fairness, a lack of respect. A word that is not up there but I think is…

I truly believe that today this debate should be first and foremost about giving a raise to America's lowest paid workers with tax relief for the small businesses that would be most affected. Believe me when I say that no one can support a…

today, we here in the United States, and throughout the world, are celebrating International Women's Day. Unfortunately, too many women in the world today have no cause for celebration. Nearly 600,000 women die each year from complications…

I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.

Today I am introducing legislation to address an issue that is receiving much needed attention by the international community and the U.S. government.

I have a letter here from two constituents of mine, Don and Gert Schwartz from Long Island City. He talks about the fact that he had to purchase for his wife Prilosec, a hundred tablets, $394 dollars for just one prescription of Prilosec…

I have another example here from a gentleman in Middle Village in Queens, New York, another constituent. He has to purchase efudex. He paid $104 in New York, which is the going rate. He did a lot of shopping around. His daughter brought…

the issue I want to talk about is the issue of the skyrocketing cost of home heating oil in the Northeast, particularly in New York and New England. It is an extremely, extremely serious problem. The problem was brought to my attention…

last week the Congressional Budget Office released its latest estimates for the budget surplus. The CBO laid out three different on-budget surplus estimates ranging from $800 billion to $1.9 trillion. Depending on the actions of this…

The matter, Mr. Speaker, is far from closed.

I would like to talk about some distressing recent developments in the wake of the tragic death on September 28 of environmental medicine pioneer Dr. David Platt Rall.

I call on the Cato Institute to show the same class and dignity they showed when first alerted to this situation and take additional, stronger action.

It is a sad sign of our times, Mr. Speaker, when the death of such an individual becomes an invitation for cheap political attack to those who found his brilliance and accomplishments threatening.

This man accomplished far more than many of us will manage to do in our lives. And, all of this work was devoted to advancing the cause of human health--and millions of people are the better for it.

nine out of 10 Americans support campaign finance reform; nine out of 10. The simple fact is that the cost of running for federal office today is so great that candidates are forced to devote far too much time and effort to fund-raising…

over the August recess, the message from America was clear: We do not want the GOP tax break. What is realized, the GOP plan provides little tax relief for middle- and lower-income Americans, the ones who need it the most. It does nothing…

this morning I proudly join my colleagues in signing the discharge petition H.R. 1660, the School Modernization Construction Act. As a member of the freshman class, I have organized numerous 1 minutes and Special Orders to allow us to…

How can the American public have faith that we are going to improve their schools when nearly all education groups oppose the proposed education bill?

We must not abandon our commitment to class size reduction and to helping our neediest students.

H.R. 1995 severely undermines the original goal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act--to provide assistance to the neediest students.

They want smaller classes. They want assurances that money isn't going to be taken from their low-income school districts and transferred to districts with more resources.

Overall, H.R. 1995 would divert resources away from districts, like many of those in New York City, that need the money the most.

H.R. 1995 takes away the guarantee of smaller classes by rolling class size reduction funds into a block grant for professional development purposes and class size reduction.