Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleagues on the Committee on Government Reform in bringing this legislation to the floor to designate a U.S. postal building in Annandale, Virginia, to honor Congressman Stan Parris, who served Virginia's 8th…

2 weeks ago The Washington Post did a front page story about how the gambling industry targets one of our Nation's most vulnerable groups, our senior citizen population. According to the article, it says, ``Casinos are trying harder than…

Mr. Chairman, the SBA's Women's Business Centers provide valuable education, training, consulting and access to capital services to women entrepreneurs. There are 93 Women's Business Centers in 46 States serving tens of thousands of…

I am reminded of the quote by Bobby Kennedy that says: ``Some men see things as they are and ask why; I dream things that never were and ask why not.'' I am also reminded one of the famous quotes that he gave to a group of students in…

that is why we opposed the Hinchey amendment last night that proposed to take $73 million out of the Bureau of Prisons for that very reason. I think the gentleman is right.

I just wish to say that I agree with the gentlewoman that the Women's Business Center Program is valuable, and I appreciate the gentlewoman's acknowledgment that we were able to, in large part, respond to her funding request. We would be…

The committee will evaluate the Houston after-school program for juveniles to determine whether it is an appropriate program to be funded through the Juvenile Justice grants in the bill.

My name is Wang Guoqi and I am a 38-year-old physician from the People's Republic of China. In 1981, after standard childhood schooling and graduation, I joined the People's Liberation Army. By 1984, I was studying medicine at the…

This is not a parliamentary maneuver. The gentlewoman is not the only person who is interested in these issues. I was in the Congo in January. We were in Rwanda and Burundi and up in the Sudan. The fact that we asked for a point of order…

we cannot take it out of the prisons. The conditions there, I agree, I will be with the gentleman tomorrow or the next day on not granting MFN or PNTR to China, but I just do not think you can take it out of the prisons. The conditions in…

the gentleman from Texas has played a leading role in trying to close safe havens abroad, and I share his desire to do that. In response to the gentleman's concerns, the committee has included report language for the Department of State to…

I rise today to join my Virginia colleague, Representative Bob Goodlatte, in support of this bill to name the main Roanoke United States Post Office at 419 Rutherford Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia, for our former colleague, Congressman M…

Mr. Chairman , we are in a full committee markup, and I ran out because I wanted to be here when this bill came up. One, I rise in strong support of the bill. I want to thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tancredo) and the gentleman…

I am saddened today to announce to our colleagues the passing on May 27 of William Holmes Brown, who served as parliamentarian of the House from 1974 to 1994. He was 71 years of age. Not only did I have the pleasure of working with Bill…

in Sudan 2.2 million people have died, mainly Christians, who have been persecuted by the north. There is slavery in Sudan today in the year 2001. Now the oil companies are going into the Sudan, some traded on the New York Stock Exchange…

I am pleased to welcome Reverend Ed Schreiber and thank him for delivering our opening prayer this morning. At 96 years of age, Pastor Schreiber recently became the oldest person ever to graduate from Memphis Theological Seminary. Although…

Today marks the 90th birthday of former President Ronald Reagan, a decent and honorable man, who had the unique ability to see what was best about America and appeal to "the better angels of our nature." He came into office when America…

I take this time today to report on my recent eight-day, six-country trip to Africa where I visited the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya. I left Washington on January 6 and returned January 14. I have closely followed events…

this legislation has language in it which I commend the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall) and also Senator Judd Gregg dealing with conflict diamonds which are resulting in men and women in Sierra Leone having their arms cut off. When one is…

Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present today the conference report on the Department of Transportation and related agencies. In total, the bill provides $17.8 billion in discretionary budget authority for critical operations of the…

Nobody has been a stronger advocate in my times on the committee for mass transit in Houston than the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay). He had the subcommittee go down there years ago to look at it, and I understand what he is trying to…

I rise today after reading today's editorial from the Washington Post titled ``Catholic `Criminals' in China,'' that describes how the Chinese Government has rearrested an 81-year-old Roman Catholic bishop, Bishop Zeng. Here is a picture…

I join the fellow members of the Virginia delegation in remembering Herb Bateman, a true gentleman and a dedicated public servant. I had been planning to come to the floor later this month to pay tribute to Herb, to talk about his long and…

the State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom was released yesterday. Among the countries that continue to stand out because of their horrible record on religious freedom are China and Sudan. The report says of…

the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall) has taken the leadership on this issue with regard to Sierra Leone. We visited Sierra Leone in the month of December. This picture is of a young girl that we saw who had her arms cut off because of…