Vito Fossella

the question before us is faith. Do we place our total faith in the Federal Government or do we place our faith in the American people? Not too long ago here in Washington we were faced with huge budget deficits. And because of a…

like all things in public life, in the covenant that exists between the people and their elected officials, the overriding issue is trust and credibility. Now, we have heard for the last few days an attempt by the other side to divert…

I come not as a Republican, not as a New Yorker, but as a person who loves this great country and all its ideals and principles it represents. ... I proudly, though, support this resolution.

I have come to respect the man who is the benchmark for integrity, and in days when there are so many relatives around in terms of, well, it is relatively okay or it is okay for now, Jerry Solomon represents the notions that there are…

Mr. Speaker, I think at this point just let me note that the power under this legislation is granted to not an individual, but the office of a presidency. And the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor), my good friend, acknowledges…

today we laid to rest one of the Capitol Hill Police officers who died tragically in last week's shooting. And a few days ago, I spoke on the floor because a police officer in my hometown, in Staten Island, was shot in the head by a…

yesterday we got a perfect example and a distinction between right and wrong. In days when so many things become gray, we saw the President with much fanfare sign the IRS reform bill into law; and quietly, in the still of night, he vetoed…

this amendment simply allows for United States' citizens and United States' nationals to contribute to Federal elections.

Let me remind my colleagues again that 369 of them voted just a few months ago to support the almost identical legislation. The reality is that if you vote against this amendment you are going to continue to allow noncitizens to influence…

Mr. Chairman, I offer a very simple, straightforward, and I think a common sense amendment. Under current law, one does not have to be a United States citizen to make a campaign contribution to a candidate for Federal office. My amendment…

To my colleague from American Samoa, Mr. Chairman, it was in a conversation that my office had with his office, in an effort to address this issue and his concern, and particularly with the letter dated May 12 of 1998, that we sought to…

I just urge those who are curious to read the bill and determine and find out for themselves that this does not take money away from public education. Indeed what it does is serve to improve education. Clearly there has been no stronger…

I urge the adoption of this rule and also the underlying legislation. Let me just point out why. While we are all in favor of improving education, let us just look to the status and the state of the Washington, D.C. school system. In a…

let me acknowledge at the outset that we all share, I think, the goal of stopping the spread of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as diabetes and cancer, and clearly acknowledge that the intention of those who oppose this…

the gentleman from New York's belief that he believes this to be true, I do take exception to the comparison and respectfully disagree.

the gentleman from New York's belief that he believes this to be true, I do take exception to the comparison and respectfully disagree.

this is truly perhaps the greatest honor that could be bestowed upon anyone. The fact that the great people of Brooklyn and Staten Island have given me the honor and the privilege and the opportunity to serve them in the U.S. House of…