This account has been hit very, very hard already. Each reduction in the bill was carefully determined. The funding level provided for NIST construction in the bill is $89 million below FY 2010. NIST has played a key role in enabling…

In the wake of the devastating attacks targeting Christians in Iraq and Egypt last year, it is clear that religious minorities in the Middle East are facing a grave threat. There are even reports of Christian women who, having fled Iraq…

Last week the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on the plight of Christian minorities in Iraq and Egypt. In the wake of the devastating attacks targeting Christians in both countries, it is clear that religious minorities…

On a blistering evening in Phoenix recently, a group of prominent civic leaders met to talk about America. It didn't take long for the conversation to get around to the fall of the Ottoman Empire. That's what happens when smart Americans…

I join with my colleagues today to honor the 6 who died and the 14 who were wounded, including our own colleague Gabrielle Giffords, in the horror which unfolded last Saturday morning in Tucson, Arizona. I was at home Saturday checking my…

I support extending the 2001 and 2003 income tax cuts for all taxpayers, reducing or even eliminating the estate tax, and limiting the impact of the alternative minimum tax. If those were the only issues before us today, I would vote for…

It's not scurrilous. This will bring a major expansion of gambling. And I don't care what subcommittee. I will venture, had the average Member come down here and been told tomorrow that they voted for a major expansion of gambling, they…

I rise in strong opposition. Everyone should know that in this continuing resolution there is the expansion of Indian gambling. There is the expansion of Indian gambling. And probably nobody in this institution, bar one or two people on…

I don't care if it's a Republican amendment or a Democratic amendment, it is a bad amendment, and it will bring about major expansion of gambling.

There have been no hearings. The Department of the Interior has refused to answer a written request from Members of Congress to identify which tribes. So nobody knows what tribes. Nobody knows anything in this institution when it comes to…

I want to thank my good friend and distinguished colleague Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey for introducing this important resolution which congratulates Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo on the award. Congressman Smith--and I…

I introduced this legislation to commemorate the life of my constituent, the late Army Colonel George Juskalian, by dedicating the post office of Centreville, Virginia, as the "Colonel George Juskalian Post Office Building." The colonel…

This bill saves money. It's important for Members to know that this bill saves money. This bill reduces the footprint of the government. This bill is deficit neutral and strengthens the continuation of operations plan in the event of a…

Mr. Speaker, we are saddened about the passing of our former colleague, Representative Owen Pickett, who served the Second Congressional District of Virginia from 1987 to 2001. Owen was a respected and principled leader. Sometimes we…

I think this Congress, and every Congress has a history and has a name. I think this will be called 'the suspension Congress.' We have taken more legislation up under suspension of the rules, without any opportunity for people to be…

This administration must find its voice on human rights. On April 21 the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof authored a piece that closed with the following words: ``If President Obama is ever going to find his voice on Sudan, it had…

BBC reported yesterday that roughly 600 people were killed in Darfur in May, a new high since peacekeepers were deployed in 2008. Additional thousands have fled their homes. Against this backdrop, an internationally indicted war criminal…

Sudan--genocide--killing. Many of the household names once engaged on Sudan have moved on to the next cause while the refrain ``never again'' echoes faintly, but the desperation in Darfur's camps is still a reality. The CPA which ended…

If President Obama is ever going to find his voice on Sudan, it better be soon. Having first traveled to Sudan in 1989, my interest in this country has spanned the better part of 20 years. I've been most recently there in July of 2004…

I rise in strong support of H.R. 1722, the Telework Improvements Act, and thank the gentleman for yielding me time. I also want to thank Congressman John Sarbanes for introducing this important and necessary legislation, and the committee…

I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, this is a sad occasion as we inform the House of the passing of a former colleague, Representative Stan Parris, who died on March 27 at the age of 80. Stan loved the people's House and proudly served…

I am deeply concerned by reports that the majority party may try to move the health care reform bill through the House without a vote. To move such sweeping legislation, especially considering the price tag, using a parliamentary gimmick…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding the time. I want to support the comments that have been made by Members of both sides and let Members think about it for a moment. With the exception of Israel, the Bible, the Bible contains more…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor executed for his efforts in the Nazi resistance during World War II, once said, ``the ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.'' These are timeless words…

I am opposed to creating this panel by Executive order, and the American people will be opposed. Congress should be voting to create this commission, and it should be requiring that it act on the panel's recommendations. What the President…