Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5493 is a bill to address the frequency of staff pay periods in the House. It provides that the day for paying staff may be regulated by the Committee on House Administration. The House of Representatives currently pays…

the concurrent resolution provides for the use of the Capitol Rotunda to award the Congressional Gold Medal, and I support the resolution. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Michael DeBakey is a pioneer in the field of heart surgery and research. Dr…

the legislation that I bring to the floor today is the end result of a long journey that goes back to the 104th Congress, when the Capitol Visitor Center, or the CVC, was first debated. Bills were introduced and none were passed. After the…

Well, Mr. Herger, thank you for that. Let me just bore you on something. What you said was that under the Democrat proposal, all of President Bush's tax relief is set to expire, so an average family in Texas, for example, we had the expert…

I rise in support of H.R. 513, the National Heroes Credit Protection Act. Just after the start of the Iraq war, I met a lady who served in Operation Desert Storm. This young lady told me that problems in notifying her creditors of…

Mr. Speaker, the Office of Compliance is an independent agency that was tasked by Congress to oversee the administration of the Congressional Accountability Act, which provides congressional and legislative branch employees with workplace…

Edward Rudolph Bradley was born on June 22, 1941, in West Philadelphia, about 8 blocks from my house. He attended my alma mater, St. Thomas More High School. He graduated about 3 years ahead of me. I knew him personally, saw him in school…

I stand here today with a very heavy heart as the passing of a dear, dear friend of mine and a dear friend of a lot of people, former Congressman Lucien Blackwell. Lucien Blackwell was a Korean decorated war hero. He was a Member of this…

we have heard the credentials of Herbert Arlene being the first African American State Senator in the State of Pennsylvania, a position that we were all proud that he held. On a personal note, I was elected chairman of the Democratic Party…

I rise to support the FY03 Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act and appreciate all the hard work my colleagues and my chairman did to produce a bill in support of our national defense. One area of particular concern for me is the…

I rise in strong support of pension provisions in H.R. 10 and the Rangel-Neal substitute. This legislation will make life better for the 10 million hard working Americans, retirees and their families who depend on multi-employer plans for…

I rise is support of the steelworkers. I am a proud member of organized labor. Organized labor enabled me to finance my house, and to educate myself and my children. I live in America. I am an American Congressman. The people who sent me…

I rise to not impeach the President of the United States. Mr. Speaker, seven months ago next Monday, I was sworn in as a Member of this House. That was one of the proudest days of my life, but not because I had been elected to high office…

I rise in support of the McDade/Murtha amendment to the Commerce-State-Justice appropriations bill, a provision also known as the Citizens Protection Act. Mr. Chairman, very alarming information concerning alleged abuses and misconduct on…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To my dean from Pennsylvania, Congressman Murtha, I always will respect the fact that you will be my dean and I will follow you, along with my leader. I thank you, Bobby Borski and Chaka Fattah. I thank the other…