sometimes God puts you at the right place at the right time, and I know he did not want to hear that from us from the floor of the House. I know what he wanted to hear from us was let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me. Let…

I rise today to oppose H.R. 2175, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2001. Many individuals who support a woman's right to choose have argued that this bill is harmless because it restates existing law. I oppose this bill because it…

I rise this morning to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Faith Community Credit Union. Faith Community Credit Union is headed by my good friend, Rita Haynes; and in the 50 years of this credit union, this credit union has come from a small…

today, we finally have an opportunity to do something for the worker. I can remember back in September talking about the airline security bill and talking about the fact that many of my family members are employed in the airline industry…

I rise in support of our domestic steel industry. Thousands of American steel workers have lost their jobs due to massive levels of low-priced steel imports. In my own district, the 11th district of Ohio, 3,200 LTV steelworkers may lose…

I keep hearing that the third time is a charm. This was a bad bill the first time; it is a bad bill the second time; and it is a bad bill the third time. The American people are not going to be charmed about this bill, even on Valentine's…

Mr. Speaker, the song goes, we wish you a merry Christmas; good tidings we bring to you and your kin. That is good tidings if you are unemployed and you have had coverage for 12 to 18 months; it is good tidings if you are eligible for…

I just rise very quickly to say that I had an opportunity to visit Ship Rock, New Mexico, with President Clinton when we went on the tour of the Digital Divide. At that time, I had a chance to visit an Indian reservation, and I had a…

I rise in support of this Legacy Relief Program because the retiree costs in the industry are surely the highest costs that are paid by the industry. In the case of a steel company that ceases operation on or after January 1, 2000, current…

I rise today in support of educational and health care rights for the women and children of Afghanistan. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, the current health and human rights status of women in Afghanistan…

I have a niece who is a flight attendant for United Airlines. My father worked for United for 38 years. My sister works for United. My brother-in-law works for United. My airline family is personally thankful for the opportunity to be able…

for the past year I have worked with my distinguished colleague from Ohio, Representative Steven LaTourette in support of a very exciting education initiative at the Great Lakes Science Center (GSLC) in Cleveland, Ohio. Last year, we…

I rise in support of it. Unlike some of my colleagues, I have overseen more than 300 employees and many of them were law enforcement officers. Unlike many of my colleagues, my father worked for the airlines, my sister works for the…

I am so happy that the American public understands that when the airlines got paid, the workers did not get paid, and we are still waiting for the workers to get paid. I am so happy that the American public understands that we still have…

In fact, we are talking about security for the people who ride on the planes and security as well for the workers who have been working for the airline industry for the past years. It is not much to ask to provide them some health care for…

I support victims compensation. I support the airline industry. But crisis is no excuse for a stampede. The wagons have been circled around the industry but not around the people who make it work. Crisis is no excuse for unjust…

I am angry, as I am sure most Americans are. And words cannot express our anger. But I have an 18-year-old son named Mervyn. And I always tell Mervyn, ``Mervyn, anger is the ill wind that blows out the light of reason.'' I stand firmly in…

Mr. Speaker, for everything there is a season and a time for every activity under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die; a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; a…

as we sit here debating a Patients' Bill of Rights, we stopped talking about the patients' rights and started reading letters from the AMA saying, well, I do not want the doctors to be any more liable, the HMOs, so we are happy with the…

I failed to mention, and I thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding, that before I came to Congress, our district was represented by the Honorable Lewis Stokes. Congressman Stokes made a huge effort to see that public housing had…

I want to be heard and go on the record in support of my colleagues, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez) and the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly), with regard to this amendment. Particularly of importance to my community is…

to my colleagues, I stand in opposition to this rule. As a second-term Member of Congress, legislation was quite new to me in my first term. What I am seeing happening today is the inability of a legislator with good intention to offer a…

I rise today to talk about issues of public safety. H. Res. 172, honoring the fallen firefighters from the Father's Day blaze in New York City, was on the floor this afternoon commemorating the heroic efforts of those firefighters. John…

on Monday in the City of Youngstown, LTV Steel filed in the bankruptcy court a request to be relieved from its union contract in order to continue its process of reorganization. Over the past 6 months in conjunction with Federal officials…

And the thing that is so important is that we have as a Nation now developed our health care in a delivery system where we can engage in preventive health care. And if we could engage in preventive health care with certain prescription…