The Florida Gators team will certainly go down as one of the best teams in the history of college basketball. After winning back-to-back championships this year, Coach Billy Donovan said, ``I sit up here very, very humbled, because I think…

I urge passage of H. Res. 293, and thank Ms. Shea-Porter for her introduction of this resolution, and hope that all of our fellow Americans will experience and celebrate the spirit of volunteerism throughout our country. National service…

A key component of government accountability is whistleblower protection. Federal employees are on the inside. They can see when taxpayer dollars are wasted and are often the first to see the signals of corrupt or incompetent management…

I rise in support of H.R. 1309, the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007. Open and accountable government make up the cornerstones of good government. This legislation before us today seeks to strengthen these cornerstones. The…

the adoption of this amendment would help to ensure sufficient competition among the designers and manufacturers of water and wastewater treatment equipment across the country. It is premised on the idea that small firms ought to have the…

I certainly support the underlying goal of this legislation about making higher education more affordable for our citizens, and I plan to support this legislation to move the process forward because it is an important goal we are after. I…

on December 1, 1955, on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, the conscience of the Nation was rallied by a seamstress from Tuskegee. ``The only tired I was,'' Rosa Parks once remarked about that day, ``was tired of giving in.'' The injustice of…

the ongoing scenes of devastation and despair caused by Hurricane Katrina are heart-wrenching and unprecedented in our Nation's history. We must and will unite in a national effort to assist our fellow citizens in these hours of…

I certainly appreciate the difficult fiscal times we are in. The gentleman and his staff have done a great job of trying to balance all the concerns, and certainly I appreciate the gentleman's efforts and his staff's efforts to address…

this amendment I offer would increase funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, by $1.227 million for the purpose of eradicating plum pox disease. This funding effort would allow for the total amount of funding for…

I will be glad to take a more in-depth look at that amendment. I think we all have a shared purpose, but we will look at the specifics of the amendment.

I am honored to state just briefly how much I admired and how grateful I am for the service of President Ronald Reagan. I am honored to say that the first vote I cast in a Presidential election as an 18-year-old freshman in college was in…

Mr. Speaker, I introduced House Resolution 262 to help increase awareness about a horrible disease, pancreatic cancer. This year over 30,700 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Because of the lack of early detection methods…

just off the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building stands a statue of a fellow Pennsylvanian by the name of John Muhlenberg. In early 1776, this 29 year-old Lutheran Minister gave a sermon in Woodstock, Virginia in which he called upon the…

One year ago today, the lives of all Americans were forever changed. For the terrorists, the story of the September 11 attacks is one of immense hate, a hatred for the principles of freedom, liberty, and equality for which our great Nation…

I requested that his subcommittee authorize the first phase of an important 5-phase project to replace seriously deteriorated family housing at the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, which is in my district. The first…

our prayers today certainly go out to the victims of yesterday's horrific acts of terror. May the families and friends of those lost, military and civilian; firefighters, police and other rescue personnel, receive comfort and peace today…

as a freshman Member of this Chamber, and as one who has supported campaign finance reform and fought for campaign finance reform for close to 10 years, I need to express my great disappointment in the vote that occurred earlier today in…

with my remaining time, I just want to touch on one other issue, a very important issue, completely separate, and that is to voice my pleasure at the support of this House in the passage of H.R. 503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. I…

I rise today in honor of four of my constituents from back home in Pennsylvania who were recently recognized for their outstanding achievements. The first two constituents are young women who have demonstrated true educational excellence…

This bill expresses the sense that Congress strongly supports shaken baby syndrome prevention and urges all Americans to educate themselves about shaken baby syndrome and the techniques to prevent it. This cause was presented to me by one…

As the parent of two young children, I especially commend and appreciate the efforts of the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon) for introducing this important resolution and for his efforts to bring it to the floor to raise the…

Mr. Speaker, President Reagan has also enjoyed a special relationship with the American people. In 1994, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he wrote a heartfelt letter to all of us. ``My fellow Americans,'' he wrote, ``I now…

I am pleased to have the House consider House Joint Resolution 7, important legislation introduced by the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox). This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives in recognition of President…