Patrick Kennedy: “I demand a recorded vote to demonstrate this House's support for mental health services in this country. The Acting…”

I rise in support of the BioShield legislation, and commend the committees for their diligence in meeting the challenge of bioterrorism. While this bill is an important step in ensuring our nation's preparedness for bioterrorism, I am…

I never could have thought I would see it, a House that is run by a conservative majority that is bent on imposing its will on the minority. We have seen it many times, but, Mr. Speaker, it is so interesting to see that, this morning, we…

Head Start works. Despite the warnings from the National Academy of Sciences that, under this bill, the poorly designed tests of young children can have a negative impact on their education, under this legislation the Head Start Bureau is…

And let me say to the people what this bill does in terms of child labor. We always complain when we see those stories about that 5-year-old, that 12-year-old over in some part of this world that is weaving together a rug that will be sent…