Joe Wilson

That policy has not been effectively implemented, as exemplified by the Los Alamos fire. In order to protect communities from wildland fires, it is essential that the agencies collaborate with State and local officials in communities to…

That really was not my point. My point was that there are times when we as elected representatives have to take on and shoulder tremendous responsibility, and that responsibility may include access to information that we cannot share with…

I want to talk about it a little bit. One of the major attacks on this piece of legislation is that it is just another tax break for the rich. I think that that sentence is etched in marble somewhere around Washington. Whatever we want to…

But what was good enough for us and what was good enough for our parents or our grandparents is not going to be good enough for our kids.

H.R. 66, a bill to preserve and protect the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor, is important to my State and to many others.

I think that leaders listen. I think that leaders build consensus. I think that leaders reach out to others, of whatever party or whatever persuasion or whatever part of the country, to pull people together. I think leaders recognize when…

There are those who would have the American people believe that my colleagues and I have been threatened by our party to fall into line. We have seen this morning this is not about falling into line. It is about honor. I have only been…

I have reached my decision with a profound sense of sadness. I am constantly reminded of the symbol of justice in America. Justice holding the scales is not blind because she looks away or because she will not see. Justice is blind so that…

I have read the Independent Counsel's report and much of the supporting information which he has transmitted to us. Like my colleagues from both parties on the Judiciary Committee, I have come to the conclusion that we have been presented…

I rise to support this bill. It is something of an irony that I do, since at my house we do not have cable, we do not have a satellite dish, and we barely have a television. But I like this bill because it seems to delay things until folks…

I trust the teachers and the principals and the school administrators in my hometown to come up with an integrated plan of how we are going to educate our kids. We do not need stovepipes from Washington telling us how to spend those…

Last night the television news confirmed that two reporters told ABC News that a senior White House official has been peddling the story to sully the reputation of one of the great leaders in the history of this institution, the gentleman…

I believe that this bill is about justice, it is about saying to the people of the State of New Mexico that America keeps its promises, that we provide ways to redress grievances, and that we will consider the facts and the claims on the…

Again, I must repeat that as we speak tonight, SU-34s, MIG-29s, and T-80s are being built in New Delhi. Does that sound like an ally to the gentleman?

Would the gentleman remember that Najibullah was received with great honors as the head of state in India?

I just cannot let these things go without being spread on the record. As I say, Mr. Chairman, I do not have extremely strong feelings about this amendment, but some things must be said. I would ask the gentleman, who I know with great…

I would say we have always treated them with respect. We should continue to treat them with respect. But they continue to be a military ally of Russia, and I would submit, although I am not sure how I am going to vote on this amendment, I…

I have been pretty silent during this debate, and reasonably neutral, but I must bring to my colleague's attention the fact that in New Delhi today they are building SU-34's, they are building MiG-29's, and they are building T-80's. They…

The gentleman is aware that the government of the United States of America recognizes Nagorno-Karabagh as a part of Azerbaijan, as well as the United Nations. Is the gentleman aware of that?

I think if we furnish foreign aid to countries, they should certainly give American companies, give the American economy the benefit of their purchases.

How long has it been since there has been one? How long has it been since we had an authorization bill signed into law?

It is quite possible. I am not sure about who directed who to do what, but it is very likely that under any circumstances, and I know how you gentlemen from Illinois feel, because it means a lot of jobs, but still, I believe that the…

But, of course, the chairman of the committee knows that they represent only 10 percent of the housing, and that there is a waiting list of those people. The matter of fact is, and we would not be discussing this in the first place, but…

I just want to say that the current events in the world are absolute proof to us that we must always maintain the very highest degree of technology and the very most effective forces for our armed services. Now is not the time to take a…