I want seniors, if the bill passes, to understand it will not happen until 2006, so we are clear on that. Mr. Speaker, I had a town hall meeting for my seniors and what they said to me is, they wanted a prescription drug benefit that would…

On election day Tuesday in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, the voters of the city of Cleveland elected four smart, intelligent, good-looking African American women to the municipal court: Emanuella Groves, reelected; Lauren Moore, elected for…

I rise today in support of every American's basic right to vote and to have that voted counted. As it stands, voters have no way of knowing what is actually recorded, once they vote. H.R. 2239, the bill introduced by my colleague from New…

The wonderful thing about all these agreements is that, right in the Ohio delegation, we have five members in our delegation who are on record in opposition to this trade agreement. I believe it is probably the largest number of Members…

I will reiterate that it is so important that everybody understand that even though Chile and Singapore may be better than other countries, these agreements are set to be a model for future trade agreements, and we do not want to set the…

I was not in the room when the interaction occurred between the gentleman from California (Mr. Stark) and other Members of Congress, but I was in the library when the police came in and said that Democrats were causing a disturbance, and…

I think it should be clear so that people do not get confused that the rulings with regard to this particular legislation are rulings of lower courts, district courts in the Federal court. The highest court, which is the ninth circuit, is…

I raise in support of Hard Start as we know it. Rather than dismantling Head Start, I call on the leadership of both parties to make Head Start bipartisan as it has been for 38 years, to keep the current Federal-to-local structure of Head…

I will begin with a quote. ``Seniors face a confusing hodgepodge of co-payments and deductibles in Medicare. The system is irrational and difficult to navigate. Simplifying and modernizing cost sharing will make coverage easier to…

Hall of Famer Larry Doby, the first black baseball player in American League history, died last night at the age of 78 in his home in Montclair, New Jersey. Larry Doby was one of the Cleveland Indians finest centerfielders, a slugger with…

this afternoon I am so pleased to have an opportunity to join with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to celebrate Congresswoman Patsy Mink. As a trial lawyer, I used to litigate equal employment opportunity cases. One of the cases I…

I am shocked and awed by the consummate arrogance, fiscal irresponsibility, and candid lack of compassion of the Republican lawmakers of this body. I have been on the floor many times in the past several months expressing my outrage at the…

today we stood here and we debated the amendment that would outlaw burning the flag and everybody stood on the floor or everybody, those on the Republican side of the aisle, stood on the floor and talked about liberty and justice for all…

Let us memorialize that at a time when unemployment is at its all time high, we are giving tax relief to the wealthiest of all Americans. Let us memorialize that this tax cut will not allow young men and women who need Head Start to go to…

Thank God, Mr. Speaker. They finally woke up and decided that we needed to extend unemployment benefits. But they fell short. In fact, they have let so many people fall off the cliff, I wonder, where is the safety net? In Ohio, as a result…

over the past 5 months I have had the opportunity to have my first service on the Committee on Ways and Means, and I must say it has been very, very interesting and a wonderful experience. Right now, in the State of Ohio where my colleague…

what else was very interesting, I saw the other day, was an article that was discussing not only the fact that the low-income workers are not getting any benefit from the tax plan, that the IRS is now making proposals that people who get…

it is very interesting, has the gentleman been able in this plan anywhere to find any benefit for unemployed workers who are out of money who would spend their money right away if they were able to get any of this money?

My philosophy is tax cuts should not be given to people that do not pay taxes. That is a welfare program. And I do not object to all welfare programs. Although, I can tell you that every time that you give money to somebody who is not…

Before the week is out, that will be totally paid for, before the week is out. Let me also say to you, sir, that on the floor of the House you are entitled to talk about whatever it is you want to talk about as long as you do not get…

We believe that a stimulus package must be fast, it must be fair and it must be fiscally responsible. The Republicans ignore the tried and true logic that long-term deficits are bad for future economic and job growth. The Federal Reserve…

for the last 2 weeks, President Bush and his advisers have traveled the country, including a visit to my home State, trying to sell their massive tax cut to the American people. They are wrapping it in fancy paper and calling it a…

I recognize that often in response to incidents or occurrences we want to jump up and pass legislation that we think will have a deterrent impact. But I say to Members, as one who has not only enforced the law but has been required to…

Mr. Speaker, I am clear that my constituents would say to me, keep the ``sense,'' meaning S-E-N-S-E, and give me a prescription drug benefit for senior citizens. Keep the ``sense'' and fund No Child Left Behind. Keep the ``sense'' and…

I would say I support the amendment of the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt) because it does, in fact, limit the responsibility against manufacturers of guns and those who have made steps to cure the dilemma or the difficulty or the…