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this is day 39. That is 39 days so far that our veterans have not had the use of the increased funding for their benefits in health care. That is $18.5 million a day not able to be used. The work on this bill has been done for months. But…
this is day 38. That is 38 days so far that our veterans have not had the use of the increased funding for their benefits and health care. That's $18.5 million a day not able to be used. In June, this House passed this appropriation bill…
this is day 37. That is 37 days so far that our veterans have not had the use of increased funding for their benefits and health care. That is $18.5 million a day not able to be used. In June this House passed this appropriation bill with…
this is day 25. That is 25 days, so far, that our veterans have not had the use of the increased funding for their benefits and health care. That is $18.5 million a day not able to be used. And why? Because the Democratic leadership has…
on October 22, the President will posthumously award our Nation's top military honor to the first Navy SEAL since the Vietnam War. In June of 2005, Lieutenant Michael Murphy of Patchogue, New York, led a team of four SEALs on an…
I have joined several of our colleagues in a letter requesting that the Senate majority leader end the partisan wrangling and move forward with the veterans appropriations bill. Our veterans have always been willing to man the front lines…
2 weeks ago, General Petraeus presented Congress with the progress report that we requested. Rather than encountering a fair dialogue on the situation in Iraq, he was confronted with an accusation of treason by one of the Nation's most…
Well, thank you to the gentleman from Pennsylvania inviting me to be here with you today. This is such a critical issue, and one that I truly appreciate your leadership in the time that I've served in the House of Representatives, that…
I am surprised. I think it is one of the top five issues in America, and that's energy, and I was very surprised by that.
I recognize that this is a contentious issue. I also recognize that some of us will never agree on the question of Iraq and whether our presence there is justified. However, I believe there is common ground, and I introduced a substitute…
I come today to honor those who have sacrificed so much in the defense of the freedoms we Americans often take for granted. We are all appreciative of the heroic sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform. However, there was little…
I introduced an amendment today that merely reinforces current Federal law and provides a penalty for jurisdictions that choose not to follow this law. My amendment would prohibit funds from being made available to States and localities…
A March 2007 Los Angeles Times editorial posed the question: ``Do we really need a General Pelosi? Too many lives are at stake to allow Members of Congress to play the role of Eisenhower or Lincoln.'' How unfortunate that less than a month…
as has been widely reported, the Department of Veterans Affairs continues to face challenges in improving service delivery to veterans and reducing the existing backlog of benefit claims. While the VA made progress in fiscal years 2002 and…
This past March, Burke County authorities pulled over an SUV in Morganton, North Carolina, packed with 11 illegal immigrants. Local law enforcement officials were forced to release the illegals after being notified that there were not…
this amendment reduces the Office of the Secretary of Management $10.4 million, and increases ICE salaries and the expense account by $9.1 million, restoring the funding that was in the President's budget to fund the 287(g) program. I…
Americans are growing frustrated. A recent Los Angeles Times poll placed Congress' approval ratings at the lowest point they have been in a decade, 27 percent down from 36 percent in January. And based on the many calls that my office…
I introduce an amendment today to highlight the importance of State and local law enforcement participation in immigration enforcement. The intent of this amendment is to fully fund the President's budget request of $26.4 million for State…
House Resolution 352 is a bipartisan resolution which recognizes the important contributions that public works professionals make every day to improve the public infrastructure of the United States. I represent a coastal district in which…
earlier this week I visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including outpatient residence Building 18. Despite Walter Reed's status on the BRAC list, there is no excuse for offering anything but world-class patient care to our returning…
this is a historic week in Iraq. They have passed a new budget for 2007, an overwhelming majority of the Iraq Council of Representatives voted in favor of the $41.1 billion budget that will aid Iraq with rebuilding, security, and move them…
What the rules that were changed were is that by a simple majority vote you can waive that three-fifths vote. I have not seen that written anywhere. Everyone that I have told about this back at home is shocked. Their eyes get big. I think…
I keep hearing from the other side of the aisle that they support our troops. Yet, this CR removes $3 billion from our troops and their families. I offered an amendment to fix this and they refused.
Well, the article that I am reading, not just information that I have, is a continuing resolution released Monday night axes more than half of the money the Pentagon needs to meet its base realignment.
with time quickly running out in the 109th Congress, the Committee on Resources has amended this bill to package several bills for consideration in the Senate. Title I is the text of H.R. 6014 authored by Congressman Richard Pombo, which…
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