Vito Fossella: “let me just in closing commend Mr. Baird for his advocacy. I can only imagine what it meant to him and his family in…”

let me again, in closing, thank the sponsors, Mr. Green and, of course, Mr. Pascrell for really helping us to get to this point. I failed to mention Ms. Ros-Lehtinen before. She was instrumental as well, and Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Engel. Let…

at the outset let me just thank the majority for bringing this bill to the floor because I think that most Americans want Democrats and Republicans to work together to ensure that all America remains safe and secure and not to repeat…

I very strongly urge the adoption of this amendment. The focus, as we all know, should be on preventing another 9/11, as the police commissioner from New York has underscored many, many different times, that to place this ring around New…

on rollcall Nos. 322, 323, 324 and 325, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on all four votes. ____________________