John Drake

S. 214, introduced by Senator Bingaman and supported by our Arizona colleague Congressman Jim Kolbe, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate on a study on the Mexican border of transboundary aquifers. As the population in…

Predatory lending practices have become a major concern in areas surrounding military installations. This is of particular concern in the Second District of Virginia, with a very high number of payday lenders. Interest rates on these loans…

I thank the gentleman for handling this hour this evening and for inviting me to participate. I found what you just went over with your numbers very interesting, because in coming here tonight to talk about the economy and the very good…

allow me to begin by thanking key individuals whose efforts brought this legislation to the floor today. First, let me thank Chairman Sensenbrenner for his diligence in moving this bill through the Committee on the Judiciary. I would also…

last night, we watched as Israel launched a targeted operation on the Gaza Strip to recover Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit, who had been kidnapped during an attack by members of Hamas' military wing. As an independent sovereign nation…

I urge passage of the resolution, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Drake) that the House suspend the rules and agree to the…

we can't talk about the global war on terror without talking about the 922,000 heroes who have voluntarily served our Nation, going to a land that most have never been to, to liberate a people most have never met. Before 9/11, I worried if…

I am an ardent supporter of safe deep sea drilling for natural gas. However, the current language does not contain necessary safeguards to protect our Nation and our coastal States. Revenue sharing must be included. And we must address the…

Today, the Fraternal Order of Police will honor two of Norfolk's own as part of their annual ceremony honoring the Nation's ``top cops.'' Investigators Judy Hash and Earl Killmon will be recognized for their contributions in disrupting a…

I rise today to thank our local partners in helping spread the word about the new prescription drug benefit. Southeastern Virginia Senior Services and Eastern Shore Senior Services have worked very diligently to sign people up and to…

section 511 of the underlying bill establishes several factors that should be considered when deciding whether a member of the Selected Reserve should be involuntarily mobilized under what is known as Presidential Select Reserve. These…

That is what is so important is that our seniors have choices, and you mentioned our veterans. I just wanted to finish up with them and let you finish up this evening and to remind our veterans that they are the only group of people that…

I thank you for that, and you brought up the issue of your mother, and that is a very important thing for us seniors to be thinking about because many of our seniors did buy the supplements that you are talking about that gave them some…

on rollcall No. 24, I was meeting with representatives of DOD on Military Health Care issues and did not realize the vote had finished and a new one started--my error. I simply mistimed it. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''…

I thank you, Congressman Price, and I really do appreciate the effort you have made to make sure that the American people truly understand what is happening within our economy today. I know you and I share a lot of very similar beliefs. I…

Thank you, Congressman Price. I want to thank you for this effort, because this is a big effort to bring people together to come and talk about America. I really chuckled when I heard Congresswoman Blackburn talk about Ronald Reagan's…

I rise to join in congratulating the Iraqi people for their bravery, courage and their belief in freedom. Just 3 years ago, none of us would have ever predicted or believed that Iraq would have a Constitution and a newly elected national…

today we are on the eve of Iraq's first election for a 4-year government based on their newly adopted constitution. We stand with the Iraqi people as they choose freedom and democracy over terrorism and oppression. In less than 3 years…

And for their willingness to share that that quote was wrong and to share the real quote, something that personal.

I truly believe that history will name this generation. And until they do, I have decided I am going to call them the Freedom Believers, because I think there is no greater gift that we give to our children and to our grandchildren than…

As the gentlewoman was speaking, I thought I need to make sure that you know that just a few weeks ago in Washington, the Speaker of the Iraq National Assembly came and spoke to people who were able to attend that meeting, and it was…

it is my honor to be here tonight, along with fellow colleagues and with the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Duncan Hunter, to talk to you about the war in Iraq. During my recent visit to Iraq, it was clear to me that our…

Congressman, thank you for coming and being with us. I am sure on your trip that it was just like on mine, I realized immediately these are people who have chosen to be here. It is an all-volunteer force. I am sure you also saw, as I did…

Congressman, I would like to tell you two stories about the Iraqi people. On my trip, I was quite amazed, flying from Baghdad to Balad in a black Army helicopter, very low and very fast over agricultural fields; and the people working the…

I came today to talk about the great privilege I had just 2 weeks ago to lead a congressional delegation to Iraq. It was my very first trip. I did not know what to expect. But as we approached the airport and you could look down, all you…