Vito Fossella: “I would like to commend Congressman Walsh from New York on his leadership on this issue and to thank him for giving me…”

I yield myself 2 minutes. First, I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Regula) for not only the great work he does but also entertaining this, allowing us to submit this amendment and engaging in a colloquy. We all know that…

I remember after 9/11 how there was a lot of finger pointing as to who made mistakes and who caused it, where was the intelligence community, where were our defenses? Isn't that what this is all about, trying to put in place mechanisms to…

I rise in strong support and commend both the chairman and the ranking member for bringing this resolution to the floor. I think all Americans, indeed all free-loving people, come together again on the third anniversary of that dreadful…

I believe the ability for public safety officers to communicate to each other is one of the core principles in protecting this nation. Whether it is police officers and firefighters working together to save a child from a burning building…