Vito Fossella

on November 15th, 2005, America lost one of its greatest entrepreneurs, the great Preston Robert ``Bob'' Tisch, the former Postmaster General and owner of the New York Giants Football Club. Bob Tisch grew up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, to…

I rise in support of the Fossella-Crowley amendment, and I first want to thank Chairman Rogers for the tough task he has of putting together a good bill. My amendment would increase by $20 million the High Density Urban Area Program by…

Mr. Chairman as we consider H.R. 1461, the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act, I would like to urge my colleagues to support the inclusion of a provision to provide an increase in Conforming Loan Limits for high cost Metropolitan Service…

on rollcall No. 479 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

I thank the chairmen of the subcommittee and the full committee for their efforts here. First at the outset, let me commend the great men and women of the United States Coast Guard for what they do. In Staten Island and Brooklyn, we are…

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. ____________________

I understanding we are in tight fiscal times. However, given the circumstances the workers face, will you work with me and my New York colleagues and others as we move towards conference and think creatively on this issue and work with the…

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…

on rollcall No. 274, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Announcement by the Acting Chairman The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Simpson). The Chair would advise Members of its intention to run this next series…

this is a list put out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It lists the 74 United States citizens convicted of felonious crimes in the United States who are currently living in Cuba under the protection of the Castro regime. This list…

at the outset, let me thank the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson), the ranking member, and especially the gentleman from California (Chairman Cox) for his leadership and understanding of this very complex but critical issue, as…

on rollcall No. 109 I was inadvertantly detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

the threat to the United States is still very real. Just yesterday it became public that one of the terrorists responsible for the Madrid train bombings had sketches of New York City's Grand Central Station on his computer. A few days ago…

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…

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 thank the chairman and friend from Kentucky for yielding me this time, and commends him and all for crafting an overall good bill. It was brought up earlier how in this comprehensive bill there is time for honest disagreement, and I…

I ask the body, what do Libya, Cuba, North Korea, Iraq, Iran, and other nations have in common, other than being oppressive, dictatorial regimes? Well, what they have in common is that at one time or another, they have served as Chair of…

I want to take a minute to discuss an issue that is very important to many men and women in my district and to the men and women working in the telecommunications industry. The FCC is preparing for a release of their Triennial Review of…

And underscore what we have all said, and I am not going to repeat it, but every day and especially tomorrow, September 11, 2002, we honor the heroes and the victims who perished last year, our fellow American citizens, those who just want…

Madam Speaker, as we all know, tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the greatest attack on the soil of the United States of America. In that attack, both at the Pentagon in Virginia, in Pennsylvania, and in downtown Manhattan, the…

As grass grows green again on Fresh Kills, teach us that life, not death, has triumphed. That was the Reverend Jack Ryan who spent, it seemed like almost every day for the last 10 months, up at the landfill that has been mentioned by my…

I also commend him for his leadership on this initiative, and I think it is going, as he said, to serve well for those thousands who lost their lives on September 11. In particular, I would like to commend my colleagues, the gentleman from…

I just wanted to add and commend the two gentlemen, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) and especially the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell) for a very strong and passionate defense in support of the life of a great American and…

Mr. Speaker, it is my strong belief that Italian Americans have contributed greatly to the United States and continue to contribute proudly as well. We know Columbus discovered America. Two Italians signed the Declaration of Independence…

Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney), and I join, I think, with the entire country to introduce a House resolution to pay tribute to the hundreds, if not thousands, of workers who have responded to the…