Dennis Kucinich

Robert Tober is recognized nationally as one of the top transit managers in the country.

Mr. Tober has had a very successful career in the public transit industry.

I urge my fellow colleagues to please join me in recognizing these men and women of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin for their dedication to medical care in the state of Ohio.

They have dedicated their lives to selfless acts of giving and deserve the utmost respect.

These men and women have moved across the world from their home towns in order to provide the best medical care to the citizens of the state of Ohio.

They also concentrate their efforts on the health status of the Indian American community in the United States.

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin represents 32,000 physicians of Indian origin practicing all over the United States.

I ask that my distinguished colleagues join me in commending Gloria Karpinski Battisti for her dedication, service, and leadership in the Cleveland Community.

Through her resolute dedication and enthusiasm for helping others, Gloria Karpinski Battisti has participated and served with various groups and organizations.

Gloria Karpinski Battisti has dedicated a substantial portion of her life to helping others through social service.

My fellow colleagues, join me in honoring Father Vincent Caruso and Sister Mary Valentine Delfino for their leadership and dedication to the children and the families of the Cleveland area.

Father Vincent Caruso realized the need for a Catholic School to teach children of the parish neighborhood about the Gospel and give them a solid education so that they may grow up to live and know their human dignity.

My colleagues, please join me in honoring AMA and its convention participants for this conference that will hopefully motivate more Muslims to consider a future in public service.

It is evident that AMA has played a crucial role in training and educating American Muslims nationwide about the political process.

By encouraging Muslims to run for public office, the AMA has brought political participation among the Muslim community to a higher level.

I commend the participants of AMA for its activity in gaining knowledge and making the necessary contacts for full involvement in the American political process.

Political participation in the electoral process is important for every American.

I rise to congratulate the leadership of the American Muslim Alliance (AMA) and all the convention participants

Wait until the trade panels start awarding damages against the U.S. based upon state laws--$970 million in damages requested based on California's MBTE ban.

The consultation process does not give the states, or Congress, any control over the decision of whether to preempt state law.

Congress can pass the Kucinich-Ros Lehtinen amendment and the U.S. will still be in full compliance with all treaties.

The amendment is very narrowly crafted to protect state and local laws from preemption only by NAFTA and WTO bureaucrats.

Neither NAFTA nor the Uruguay Round of the GATT is a treaty. Neither received two-thirds vote of the other body, as the Constitution requires for treaties.

The amendment would protect Kentucky's small-business set-aside law, which the European Union has said is WTO illegal.

Most of the state and local laws that are endangered by NAFTA and WTO are local economic development and public safety laws and have nothing to do with the commerce clause of the Constitution.