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I have been here 14 years, and this is the worst partisan bickering I have seen from the Democrat leadership since I have been here. And when my colleagues ask us to be bipartisan, I think you need to look inward at what has happened on…
this body should be proud. The California delegation, Republicans, Democrats, united. There were no party lines. There were no district lines in California. Members whose districts were not even affected called to help and offered concern…
the young lady from San Francisco said that she is not going to vote for this bill. That did not surprise me a bit. When a person has a 35 percent defense rating, the highest ever in a career, it does not surprise me that this young lady…
Governor-elect Schwarzenegger just addressed the Republican Conference, and he is meeting with leaders on both sides of the aisle. What he is asking for is help for the State of California. When I left San Diego, it literally looked like…
I listened intently to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) yesterday in his opening remarks. Many of the things he said were true. And then I listened to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha) on the Defense appropriations…
it is just wonderful being on the House floor with no partisanship. Is not it wonderful for Democratic leaders to stand up and say how bad the Republicans are doing, no matter what bill we have up here? We want to throw people out of…
I have not been on the floor that long tonight, but I have sat and listened to a lot of nasty things. And according to my colleagues, all Republicans want to throw out senior citizens; we do not care about our grandmas, our grandpas, our…
Mr. Chairman, this committee used to be a drudgery. If you asked somebody to serve on the D.C. committee, you had to pull them out from under the bed to get them to come to work. I would say that thanks to the ranking member, the chairman…
I have good friends on both sides of the aisle and both sides of this position. What does me hurt is the partisanship, some of the partisanship, not from all Members, that I hear from Iraq to the White House politics to the rest of it on…
Mayor Williams did another thing. The highest incidence for prostate cancer is among African Americans, and the highest incidence in the United States is in Washington, D.C. The mayor worked with our committee and chairman and ranking…
But I want to tell the gentlewoman, I never said AmeriCorps volunteers got $30,000. As a matter of fact, I said they do not individually get that amount. But my colleagues, we want to increase AmeriCorps $100 million. Look at the money we…
AmeriCorps has given a quarter million Americans the opportunity to serve millions of their fellow citizens in countless ways, fighting poverty, tutoring and mentoring neglected youngsters, cleaning up the environment, and providing…
I did not say the program was not supported, to the gentleman, my friend. But I would say that be careful when we talk about volunteer, because the cost of this is very high per person.
I commend my colleagues from both sides of the aisle. Special education is a very critical and very difficult issue to deal with, both with the schools and the parent groups themselves. I would tell the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moore)…
it is correct that it is wrong to use the term directed to another as a ``liar'' on the House floor, and, if so, I wish the gentleman's words to be taken down. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair rules on the point of order that the Member must avoid…
I reluctantly stand opposed to this amendment, but I understand why my colleagues want it. I do not think there is a thing in there I would support if asked to support, but I will say that I have hundreds of doctors and hospitals come to…
I would say that a lot of us have fought for an increase in IDEA money, I say to the gentleman from Kansas. I would also say I have given my colleagues one way in which we can provide more money for IDEA. The largest group of teachers…
Mr. Chairman, many of us, when we came to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, I came off the authorization committee for education and got on appropriations, I had concern when John Porter retired. I did not know who on the…
it is almost laughable. The gentlewoman from California talks about Republicans cutting education. Well, we have increased education higher than they ever did. Mr. Speaker, they cannot stand it. The Republicans have taken over the issue of…
I am proud of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula) and what we have done. These are considerable tough times, and it is not due to a tax break ``for the rich'' that the left on every bill states, but you can never spend enough money; but I…
the maximum amount that the Democrats, when we were in the minority, ever funded IDEA was 6 percent. Regardless of the percentage that they increased it, the total amount was 6 percent. We are up to 18 percent. Do not try and rewrite…
I had pneumonia about 5 years ago, and I went to pick up the prescription drug and I looked at it. It was 120 bucks. As I picked it up, I sat there and I thought, how does a family with three or four children afford 120 bucks per bottle of…
When there is a pressure put on the ranking member to force political gain on weapons of mass destruction, it is a sign of true leadership and bipartisanship to not do that and to work with the chairman to come about and perform a bill…
a few weeks back, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Harman) came to me with an idea for this resolution. It was not my idea, Mr. Speaker; I am just flying wing on the gentlewoman from California at this time, and I thank her for her…
I take umbrage at some who would say that this is frivolous legislation. Mr. Speaker, to me, patriotism demands more than standing on the House floor and stating that we are all patriotic or we all support the troops. Check the record of…
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