Joe Wilson

There would be only one reason for Saddam Hussein to be purchasing uranium yellowcake from Niger and that would be to resuscitate his nuclear weapons program. It was important to check it out.

Before the hunger crisis, what did we know about Niger? A murky connection between Saddam, uranium, the CIA and a mystery leading to the White House.

His wife's CIA cover was blown. Now former Ambassador Joe Wilson wants Karl Rove fired even if he didn't break the law.

Karl Rove should be fired and that the White House is -- quote -- "involved in a web of lies" in the scandal that outted Wilson's CIA agent wife.

I believe Karl Rove should be fired. I believe Karl Rove should be fired, because I believe it's an outrageous abuse of power for somebody sitting in an office next to the president of the United States to be personally engaged in a smear…

I find that to be an outrageous abuse of power from a senior White House official.

Well, it strikes me that it's typical of a Rove-type operation -- slime and defend is what it's called in the past.

Again, Mr. Speaker, we appreciate so much the gentleman's practical advise, his expertise, and his obvious compassion for the people of south Asia. As we conclude, I certainly want to say God bless our troops, and we will never forget…

The crime that was committed was a crime that was committed against the country.

The hope that danger has passed is comforting, it is understandable, and it is false. The attacks that followed on Bali, Jakarta, Casa Blanca, Bombay, Mombassa, Najaf, Jerusalem, Riyadh, Baghdad and Istanbul were not dreams. They're part…

My interest in the particular resolution, which is to commend 100 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of Bulgaria, really is a culmination of a lifelong dream that I have had. My motivation to become…

They attempt to discredit the messenger who brought the message by dragging my wife into -- into the public square. Why that's gained momentum I think is twofold -- one, if it's true, it is a very serious crime. And, secondly, this is…

I am so pleased that we have an opportunity to discuss it tonight, and then tomorrow to vote on it. The first point about the acceleration of the 2001 tax relief for individuals, the President achieved an historic cut in taxes, and this is…

I rise in support of the Barrett amendment to H.R. 6, which asks the Secretary of Energy to conduct a feasibility study to develop commercial nuclear energy facilities at Department of Energy sites. This is particularly important to the…

I believe that we should put our faith in the President, the intelligence agencies that we have, the wonderful military that we have, and the civilian military officials that we have before us. We need to understand there was a vote on…

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There are some other good things in this bill that we have not mentioned that I know are important to some businesses. The research and development tax credit will be extended, and that has been very important when we look at creating and…

So I think this bill that we are coming up with has the components we need: Encouraging capital investment, particularly in small business. It has real tax relief and encourages and restores confidence among consumers to get out there and…

I have long believed that we do not have to choose between having energy and preserving the environment that we love. These two amendments allow us to do both and to begin with conservation. What this amendment does say is, we are going to…

Mr. Chairman, there are many more things we have to do for the uranium fuel cycle. I am working with my colleagues from other States to make sure that we can keep nuclear power as a long-term option. This is only the first piece of that…

I would be more than amenable to that. I would be happy to work with the gentleman from Utah in conference to make sure that uranium recyclers, a very valuable service provided with the U.S. Government, are not impacted at all by this…

I think the leadership in this House, on both sides of the aisle, deserves a lot of credit for the work that has gone on over the last month to bring forward a very balanced and in many ways bipartisan bill that sets up a long-term energy…

These maps will greatly assist in efforts to advise local communities of their proximity to high risk fire areas. I would expect, as a result of this amendment, that the agencies would use these maps to fulfill their responsibilities as…

Communities must know if they are in high risk areas, and the agencies have a direct obligation to let them know. I appreciate the chairman's continued support and understanding on these important issues and I thank the chairman for his…

I am sure the chairman is also aware that the Forest Service has just completed a comprehensive series of risk maps that rate forest lands nationwide for their risk of wildfire.