My father was a Philadelphia policeman, and so I know your area very, very well; and I am glad you offered this. However, on the other segment of it, and I am going to urge Members to just support this, on the 7(a) subsidy, I really do not…

reclaiming my time, the record just has to show, again, SBA guaranteed 88,912 loans in fiscal year 2005, an increase of 22 percent over the previous year. Mr. Speaker, let me stipulate that I know the gentlewoman is a strong supporter of…

every American was touched by stories of the people of the gulf region who lost so much as a result of the recent hurricanes. The American people have responded with overwhelming compassion with record donations of cash, food and clothing…

Hurricane Katrina may not only have been one of the most destructive natural disasters in our nation's history, the argument could be made that Katrina was the perfect storm in exposing our nation's vulnerabilities in supplying oil and gas…

as Congress considers how to provide Federal assistance to these victims of these hurricanes, it is critical that we make sure resources are focused on helping the poor and the needy rather than subsidizing certain self-sustaining…

I cannot believe the White House is planning to provide the gambling industry in the gulf region with special tax breaks as part of their economic recovery package. This is a disgrace. In the wake of devastation left by Hurricane Katrina…

with consideration of H. Res. 376, which expressed the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Trade Commission Should Investigate the Publication of the Video Game ``Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' to determine if the…

I am concerned about the rapid spread of gambling in the United States, now largely through the dramatic expansion of tribal casinos, which are devastating America's communities and families. Gambling ruins families. It ruins communities…

earlier today I was at Walter Reed Army Medical Center visiting Army Specialist Matt James, a constituent from Virginia's 10th District, who was wounded while serving in Iraq, and I missed the vote on rollcall 326. Had I been present and…

reclaiming my time, if we offered to work with the gentlewoman to resolve the issue, I think, from where I come from, that resolves the issue. But she has offered something that we do not even know what it does. It takes funds from an area…

Mid-70s in prison for giving holy communion. Now, the government put him in jail. Nobody else. You have a government that you fundamentally cannot trust. Lastly, Secretary Powell, a constituent of mine, somebody that we all admire. He…

I yield myself 3 minutes. I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The amendment cuts the Bureau of Industry and Security by over 6 percent. What does that mean, because it does not sound that it is that significant? A cut of $5…

I think all that is needed to be said has been said. I urge a ``no'' vote on the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Inslee). The…

there is no amendment. We were going to reserve a point of order on it. But I just want the Record to show, and I appreciate the gentleman's comments, that the bill provides $800 million for the Marshals Service, which is $41 million above…

We will definitely work with the gentleman in conference to ensure that this program is funded.

I yield half of my time to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Mollohan) and ask unanimous consent that he be permitted to control that time. The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia? There was no…

I have two speakers. The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays) will have 2 minutes, and I will have 1 minute. If my math is right, we do have 3 minutes; is that correct? The CHAIRMAN. That is correct.

I reserve my time. The CHAIRMAN. Nine and one-half minutes remaining for the gentleman from Vermont.

I have 4 minutes remaining if my arithmetic is still good. And I have two more speakers, plus I am going to close in 30 seconds. How much does the other side have? The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman reserve his time?

I see the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Harman) down there. I listened to her the other day on NPR. I was the author of the National Commission on Terrorism. They all laughed on it, frankly, and had I not been on the Committee on…

yes, I would be happy to provide the Committee on Government Reform with information received from the administration regarding e-government initiatives. Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Chocola

I do. I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Tom Davis) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger) for their statements and leadership. I think by their speaking today it sends a message to the world with regard to the…

if the gentleman has been there a couple of times and I have not, maybe the gentleman can try to help me. I would like to go. Cuba is a source country for children trafficked internally for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced…

we support the amendment. We support safety. I thank the gentlewoman for offering it. We accept the amendment.

this is subject to a point of order, and it is unfortunate that it is. I would pledge to the gentleman that we will do everything we can to deal with this problem. Several weeks ago several of us were down in El Salvador where they made…