Steve Israel

just one concluding point. This Blue Dog 12- point plan is not radical or inventive. It is what every American family has to abide by every single day. All this plan says is, we will play by the same rules that our businesses are supposed…

I rise to question the omission of an amendment sponsored by Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Crowley and myself, which was agreed to by the Chairman of Appropriations. The amendment took $3 million from the ``Economic Support Fund'' and put…

in January I attended the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. This month and over the next several weeks, the world will pause and reflect on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of so many…

is the gentleman allowed to make allegations, false allegations about another Member on the floor of the House during this time? Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, if I may address this, these are not false allegations

I would appreciate a ruling. Mr. McHENRY. I am reporting what ABC News reported. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. Mr. McHENRY. This is reported in the press. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind all Members to…

I never met the Holy Father, but I did connect to him through one profound moment that I experienced when I visited the Auschwitz death camp in January... John Paul II was a builder of bridges.

These counterfeit pharmaceuticals have become the medical equivalent of a $3 bill, but far more dangerous.

this past September I was contacted by officials in the two counties that I represent urging me to do everything I could to extend the Qualifying Individual-1, QI-1, program. This important program gives Federal money to State Medicaid…

I rise today with concern for our public education system. As a new school year begins on Long Island, many parents are eager to find out if their children's schools will be labeled failing or in need of improvement, assessments mandated…

Americans have always counted on the Coast Guard to enforce maritime law, to secure our waterways and ports, to rescue those in distress, and to intercept illegal drugs. In this new century, however, we are going to need to count on them…

Mr. Chairman, after 9/11, the President of the United States came to this Chamber, stood behind where I am standing now, and said that there is a line in the sand. He said the line divides democracy and dictatorship, liberty and tyranny…

I rise today with very great concern for the future of our beaches. Beach tourism contributes $260 billion to the United States economy every year. The administration's fiscal year 2005 budget, unfortunately, cuts shore protection projects…

on April 24, Nathan Bruckenthal became the first member of the Coast Guard to die in battle since Vietnam. His bravery and sacrifice shines a light on the often overlooked sacrifices made by the Coast Guard in our Nation's defense. Nathan…

I can tell the gentleman who I think is in charge of spending and taxing in this administration and in this Congress; it is Harry Houdini. Because if Harry Houdini was a Member of Congress, he could not have come up with a better ``now you…

if we wanted to understand the line that divides good versus evil, it was drawn in Fallujah yesterday. Four people were providing security to deliver food to the people of Fallujah, and some of the people that they were seeking to feed…

last June I was one of nine Democrats who voted to move Medicare modernization into a House-Senate conference. That bill was flawed, but I wanted to give it a chance for bipartisan compromise and improvement. It saddens me that this bill…

I rise to urge support for this amendment. Mr. Chairman, today we are going to vote to provide $87 billion to Iraq to fight terrorism and protect against weapons of mass destruction; but if we ask the Government of Saudi Arabia, Mr…

I rise today to recall that George Washington once said that the ``willingness of future generations to serve in our military will be directly dependent upon how we have treated those who have served in the past.'' Unfortunately, that is a…

I rise in support of the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act (H.R. 438), which will help improve the education of children attending public schools in high poverty areas. Research has demonstrated that highly qualified teachers and high…

I am proud to be a Democratic Member of this body. I have always been proud to be a Democrat. And always will be. But I came to Congress 2 rac{1}{2} years ago with a promise to my constituents that I would work hard to break through…

Every day we wake up and are faced with new discoveries. We read about the depths of space that we can only now see with the Hubble Telescope. We learn about tremendous achievement in nanotechnology, like the printing of a Bible that can…

Mr. Speaker, earlier I listened to the distinguished chairman of the committee talk about the importance of funding our national security budgets, and I agree with him. But make no mistake about it, this tax plan makes it harder for our…

tonight I rise to urge my colleagues to participate in the E-mail Our Troops Project, a vitally important endeavor that is good for our military personnel and also good for our children. This program allows people to send e-mail messages…

I will continue to support tax cuts that truly stimulate our economy and spur investment, but I believe that the Republican budget before us today and the sweeping magnitude and breadth and depth of tax cuts to the most affluent at the…

I supported tax cuts in 2001. That was before 9/11. That was before our war on terrorism. That was before a potential war in Iraq. That was before we had new homeland needs. But today the world is different. We have new challenges. We have…