I think that is a positive impact, the fact that President Trump got that through Congress and people are keeping more of the money they earn.

What are the most important issues facing today's high school and college students? Being able to afford college? Access to health care? The Iraq war? Who are their favorite Democratic candidates? Obama? Clinton? Edwards? Who are their…

I rise to welcome today's guest chaplain, Pastor Anthony George of Aloma Baptist Church in Winter Park, Florida. Thanks to Pastor George's leadership, Aloma Baptist is making a difference in central Florida and beyond. Let me give you some…

I rise in support of H.R. 6138, the Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2006. Some of the most important programs in the Higher Education Act, such as Pell Grants and Perkins student loans, are set to expire on September 30, 2006. Pell…

No student's loan is in jeopardy, every eligible student will get a loan, and it will now be a low-cost loan because of the fierce competition in the student loan market. In fact, because all schools must use the funds earned on these…

I have remained in Orlando, Florida, with my wife as she prepares to give birth to our new baby daughter. If I had been present today, I would have voted in the following manner: rollcall 441: ``No''; rollcall 442: ``No''; rollcall 443…

today I rise to give the American people an update regarding what the House has done to implement the Small Business Bill of Rights. Small businesses create 70 percent of all new jobs. In April of 2005, the House passed the Small Business…

the bureaucrats are at it again. First, they came up with the idea of selling off 300,000 acres of our precious national forest lands, including 1,000 acres of the Ocala National Forest in my district. They made this reckless budget…

the more people learn about Ted Kennedy's immigration bill, the less they like it. Let me give you four examples. First, before we build a border security fence on our own U.S. property, we must first consult with the Mexican Government to…

I thank Chairman Coble for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I have just returned from visiting our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I witnessed the impact of Zarqawi up close and personal. I have seen the damage Zarqawi inflicted. I visited…

the killing of al-Zarqawi is the most important victory in Iraq since capturing Saddam Hussein. Al-Zarqawi was the Osama bin Laden of Iraq. He was al Qaeda's leader in Iraq. He personally beheaded American hostages on national TV. He…

I have just returned from Iraq where I had the privilege of spending Memorial Day with our troops from Florida. I went to Iraq for two reasons: First, to say thank you to our troops for their service; and, second, to see for myself how…

94 percent of the felons arrested for illegally smuggling aliens across the Mexico border near San Diego are never prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney. This is according to a shocking internal Border Patrol report just revealed by the…

today I am happy to welcome Tom Davis to Washington, DC. He has traveled here all the way from Spring, TX, to testify before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, which I chair. I invited him to talk about the ways that the…

hypocrisy has crossed the border. Mexico has its own serious illegal immigration problem. Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants are coming across Mexico's southern border from Guatemala and other Central American countries. What do…

the most controversial issue in this illegal immigration debate is amnesty. Opponents say it rewards illegal behavior. Supporters say it is not amnesty because they pay a $2,000 fine. Who is right? Well, consider this analogy. Somebody…

last week, street protests revealed a lot about the hypocrisy of Mexico. With a great deal of bluster and self- righteousness, the protestors objected to the House-approved border security bill. They said it was ``too harsh.'' They said it…

for the third day in a row I planned to come to the floor of Congress and strongly criticize the Mexican Government for voting for a new law to legalize drugs. For the past 2 days, I pointed out that as a result of this pathetic new law…

Vicente Fox, the president of Mexico, is at it again. Yesterday, he said he would sign into law an irresponsible law legalizing the possession of drugs. As a result, millions of American young people who travel to Mexico for summer…

I am here to talk about some things the protesters did not mention yesterday. Millions of American young people who travel to Mexico for spring break and summer vacation will now legally be able to use cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, and…

I rise today to urge our government to start enforcing our immigration laws dealing with alien smuggling. It is a felony, punishable by a minimum of 3 years in prison, to bring an alien into the United States for financial gain. These…

I rise today to give the American people some straight talk on higher education. The Higher Education Act before Congress today will strengthen the Pell Grant program, expand Perkins student loans, and increase access to college for…

I am here to talk about border security solutions. I recently spent a week along the Mexican-California border to see firsthand how bad the problem of illegal immigration is, and, more importantly, what Congress can do to fix it. So how do…

putting the UAE in charge of our ports is as crazy as outsourcing our Border Patrol to Saudi Arabia. We have two Achilles heels: our Mexican border and our seaports. The UAE says that they are our friends. Here is some straight talk: the…

if you would have told me when I was in college that one day my idea of a romantic Valentine's Day evening would be standing around giving a speech on border security, I would have probably drank a cup of hemlock back then. But here we…