Hon. Michael G. Oxley

I stand in support of House Joint Resolution 65, disapproving the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. This will be my first vote against a BRAC list, and it is not a vote I take lightly. I support the BRAC…

I look forward to clarifying this language with the help of the gentlewoman from Ohio.

I never thought a debate on GSE reform would be so emotional, and it has been a long day and a very productive day and a good debate. Let me, first of all, say to my friend from Massachusetts, who worked very well with us in committee on…

I would simply say in summary to ask the Members to support the manager's amendment. We need to support the folks down in the gulf region that were affected by the hurricane. The purpose of the manager's amendment was twofold, to insure…

anyone who was serving in Congress on September 11, 2001, will never forget the day. We watched television in horror as the World Trade Center collapsed, and then were rushed out of the U.S. Capitol when Flight 77 crashed into the…

two and a half years ago we all watched in horror as the space shuttle Columbia fell apart during re-entry over the Southwest. Nearly two decades ago, we all watched in horror as the Challenger blew up on launch. And before that, we…

I rise in support of H.R. 458, the Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act. This bill, introduced by my good friend Mr. Geoff Davis from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, will go a long way towards protecting the men and women…

this is, of course, what they call the bragging rights, the day after the annual congressional baseball game. Mr. Speaker, last evening at historic Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, the Republican baseball team defeated the Democrats by a score…

I was absent from the floor during today's rollcall votes on H. Con. Res. 44 (recognizing the importance of Cinco de Mayo) and H. Res. 282 (expressing the sense of the House regarding anti-Semitism by United Nations members). Had I been…

it occurred to me as I was listening to my friend from California, we could go back to the old days of giving out toasters for deposits. I would say that the system we have now, I have not heard of toaster promotion for a long time…

I rise in support of H.R. 1025, the ``Mortgage Servicing Clarification Act,'' providing a narrow but necessary exemption for mortgage servicers from certain requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) with respect to…

I rise in support of the Real-time Investor Protection Act and would like to commend my good friend from Arizona, Mr. Shadegg, for his excellent work on this important legislation. Informed investors are critical to our Nation's markets…

I stand in support of H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA-LU). In my congressional district, the rural highways that have served my constituents for years can no longer sustain the increased traffic levels they…

let me point out in the case of the Navajo Code Talkers, there were other tribes also that had code talkers, not just the Navajo. Again, the issue is where do we start and where do we finish in this area. Again, going back to the history…

There is an avenue, I would suggest to my friend from New York, to honor large groups. That would be the commemorative coin. It is somewhat ironic that after the reforms that were made by the gentleman from Delaware where we tightened the…

Let me, in closing, Mr. Chairman, indicate, first of all, my respect for the Members who have undertaken the responsibility of going out and getting 290 signatures. Virtually everyone I have talked to said, never again, because of the…

Mr. Chairman, to close, and again in opposition, I think it is unfortunate and really not necessary to put Republican-Democrat in the statute. That is really what we are trying to do; that is what the gentleman from New York is trying to…

I am amazed at how many experts on Ohio election law we have in this Chamber. I had no idea that so many Members from all over the country would have such a working knowledge of the Ohio electoral process. My friend from Ohio and others…

This section of the bill we are debating from the Committee on Financial Services was a great bipartisan effort. We had testimony from Lee Hamilton, our former colleague, who was praiseworthy of what our committee was able to do in the…

Mr. Speaker, as the proud sponsor of the Video Voyeurism Act, I would like to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from North Carolina (Chairman Coble) for their leadership in getting this bill…

Mr. Chairman, for my part in closing, I first want to say it has been a pleasure to work with the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank), my ranking member. I do not think any of us take a back seat, I know I do not, in fighting…

Mr. Chairman, let me say, this bill was drafted in our committee. I was the lead sponsor of the legislation. We have fully determined the efficacy of using these matricula consular cards. By the way, it is not the only form of…

The Justice Department supports the administration's determination to permit the acceptance of matricula consular cards by financial institutions under circumstances where financial institutions reasonably believe they can properly…

That letter was dated today. The Justice Department clearly supports the Oxley amendment.

I thank the sponsors of this event. There were over 5,000 people, the largest crowd at the event ever, and it will produce over $100,000 for the Adult Literacy Council and Boys and Girls Clubs of the Washington area. They are always very…