I appreciate my colleague helping shape the context for the important discussions that we will be having in the course of the week. This is a very important time of the year. This is the time where the President of the United States has an…

The State of the Union is not sound. Millions of Americans and their families are not secure in their homes, not because of some huge new crime wave, not because of the threat of Saddam Hussein or any external threat to our Nation, but…

I wish that tomorrow night we were going to have a speech like John Kennedy gave in 1961, when he came and said, we are going to go to the moon. He gave the American people a goal. He gave them hope. He gave them a vision of what they…

It is a critical program for the lives and livelihood of many people around the country. It is a good example of how the Federal Government can step in and help work with local communities to lessen the impact that disasters have on…

I am saddened that the first major action of Congress will begin with a flawed process. One can only hope that this is not a sign of things to come with the Republican leadership at the helm of both chambers. Over 20,000 workers in Oregon…

only one day into the new Congress and the Republican Leadership's procedures for advancing legislation are an outrage that purposefully seeks to limit meaningful debate. By stifling opportunities to present alternatives by either…

from the beginning of the homeland security debate, after studying evidence and listening to Oregonians, my priorities have been clear. Strengthening the capacity of our government agencies to defend our nation from terrorist attacks is…

today I vote in support of the Military Construction Conference Report, H.R. 5011. I am encouraged that the conference report provides $835 million more than the Administration requested for barracks construction, family housing, medical…

I appreciate my fellow Oregonian's courtesy in allowing me to speak on this; and I would rise first to express my appreciation for the leadership of our subcommittee, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan), the chairman, for the…

H.R. 5383, debated and passed today, includes language that allows two streetcars manufactured in the Czech Republic to enter the United States duty free. These streetcars are additions to the recently opened and highly successful…

Tuesday of this week, the 2003 fiscal year began and Congress has not yet completed a single appropriations bill. The Republican party's split among its conservative members continues to stall the appropriations process. This failure to…

it is clear that a crisis exists relating to the costs of medical malpractice liability insurance premiums. This bill is no a solution, and I will not vote for it. The problem deserves an effective solution based on a real causal…

I will always remember the visit we took last year with some of our colleagues to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where we were camping on a plain amidst the caribou; where we had a chance to really sense the vastness of that area, to…

I strongly oppose H.R. 4691 and urge my colleagues who care about women's health, states' rights and the legislative process to vote against this measure. Not only is the underlying bill objectionable, but the House Republican Leadership…

Mr. Speaker, at 8:46 this morning I came to this Chamber, where I was exactly a year ago, to reflect on the events that had transpired that terrible day and what has ensued since then. As we all shared a flood of remembrance in honor of…

If I could make one last point, then turn it back to my colleague from Maine. Just following up on that, in that session that the gentleman from Maine chaired, we were joined by a friend of ours from Great Britain, a member of parliament…

We met with business people, governments, and with academicians from around the world; and it does not seem that this is something that should be beyond our capacity. First, the simple fact is that the future of energy in some way is going…

Could I just interject for a moment? Because I enjoyed touring that exhibit with the gentleman from Maine by BMW, and it did strike several chords. One, to the point made by our colleague from California, we are already being foreclosed by…

I have just returned this last week from participation in the United Nations World Summit for Sustainable Development. It was truly an amazing experience, Mr. Speaker. It was the largest conference ever conducted by the United Nations. It…

I must say that at the summit, I was encouraged by some other people that we encountered, where some of the hypocrisy of some of the richer countries, they were taken to task by well-organized and articulate poor people, by representatives…

I support free trade. The removal of trade barriers by both the United States and our trading partners will ultimately strengthen the economies of all nations. I have long believed that the best process for achieving the elimination of…

This is legislation that has been candidly rushed forward. We have an artificial deadline, perhaps to beat the anniversary of September 11, but it is not because this is the best time frame to protect the security of America. It includes…

today Congress will approve the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 Conference Report, which will likely be signed into law by the end of this week. Like families nationwide who have seen investment savings…

Today I voted for the fiscal year 2003 Appropriations Bill for Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government. This bill contains key provisions that I have supported in Congress. The appropriations bill before us contains a measure that…

this afternoon's debate is not about American security or about support for Castro's regime. It is not even about business opportunities that may avail should we change our failed policy. This afternoon's debate is about an attempt to…