Maurice Hinchey

next Monday, 5 days from now, it will be 5 years since we experienced the attack of September 11, 2001. That was one of the most tragic circumstances ever to confront this country. More than 3,000 Americans lost their lives. But it has…

I don't know why there would be a point of order against this amendment, because it seems to me that we have the ability to make these kinds of decisions now. This is not legislating on an appropriations bill. It is simply moving one…

I just want to make it clear what we are doing here. The knock and announce policy is enshrined in the Constitution, in the context of the fourth amendment. It goes back at least to the 13th century. It is enshrined in common law. It is…

I yield 3 minutes to the cosponsor of this amendment, the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher).

before beginning, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

in any case, I respect the chairman's decision; and, with that, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New York? There was no objection. Amendment…

I intend to speak in the way that I believe is appropriate, and I will continue to do so. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was set up to ensure that the President did not violate the law and go beyond it. This administration has…

the background is obvious and well known to all of us. The fact of the matter is we are now living in a moment which is among the most difficult and dangerous periods in the modern history of our country. It came about as a result of the…

late last year a number of American news agencies blew the cover off a covert propaganda operation pursued by the Department of Defense in Iraq. Through this operation, members of our Armed Forces write articles and have them planted in…

I ask my colleagues here in the House to join me in celebrating the life of an outstanding American, an American who was a boxer and the heavyweight champion of the world. His name was Floyd Patterson. He died recently, on May 11 at the…

this resolution before us, House Resolution 861, is an unfortunate farce. It is part of an extension of the political propaganda, which has come from the Republican Party in defense of their so-called war on terror. It is not the first…

The entire time for the bill? The CHAIRMAN. The entire time for general debate has expired. The gentleman from North Carolina remains the only person with time, and he has 9\1/2\ minutes.

today, the occupation of Iraq continues and we learn that another bomb blast, in fact a series of bomb blasts in Iraq have resulted in the loss of more than 100 lives. So far, the loss of American servicemen and women's lives is almost…

this is a troubling moment. If we were in the military, I think that we might be charged with dereliction of duty. The most important security issue that this Nation has to deal with is the issue of energy, doing things to decrease our…

I find this inexplicable. This is the House of Representatives. We are here purposefully to protect the interests of the American people. There is no situation in which it is more clear as to where the interest of the American people lie…

is there an opposing argument to the amendment? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Michigan claimed the time in opposition, and he has reserved his time.

44. Specialist Nathaniel A. Caldwell 45. Private David Evans Jr. 46. Private First Class Jeremiah D. Smith 47. Major Matthew E. Schram 48. Staff Sergeant Brett J. Petriken 49. Private Kenneth A. Nalley 50. Sergeant Keman L. Mitchell 51…

I know that this issue is controversial. I know that there are Members of the House who really do not want to address it this afternoon. But we should put that aside. We should put it aside because the safety and security of the American…

That is correct. Ms. DeLAURO. Does it not make sense that we try this to see what is workable? I mean, we are not talking about in perpetuity. Am I right in my assessment of that?

this bill and the rule really missed the point. The point is that we are experiencing here in this House and across this country limitations on political debate, and that is the way this rule is structured, to limit political debate so…

This bill has come about as a result of a very labored process, and should it pass here today, which I assume it will, we should not deceive ourselves into believing that we have accomplished the objective that is necessary to accomplish…

on November 2, George W. Bush was reelected President of the United States, and the Republicans expanded their majorities in both the House and the Senate. I congratulate President Bush and his party on this victory. I also congratulate…

I want to raise some issues today with regard to certain aspects of this conference report and certain authorizations, particularly those dealing with the Defense Intelligence Agency and the responsibility of this Congress to oversee ways…

the Republicans have reminded us that it has been 10 years since they have controlled this Congress, and I think it is important to reflect upon that record. Since they have been in the majority here, they have managed to shift the tax…

The resolution says that the war in Iraq is a responsible and necessary response to the attack on our country of September 11. I think that this resolution in saying that, which is blatantly false, does a disservice to our country, and…