Well, I know we attempted, on many occasions, to reach many Members of the Senate, including Senator Feinstein. We were not able to have a discussion at all about this nomination, which was really unfortunate, because I believe that people…

House Republicans have now had 2 weeks to sift through the rhetoric and reality of the bipartisan children's health insurance bill that the President vetoed. When the President vetoed the bill, he said it was a step toward government-run…

He is totally incorrect, first of all, and I think that $3.50 example explains why he's incorrect. It is about priorities, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones. It is about where we put our tax dollars. Do we care about securing the future of our…

first let me thank Congresswoman Waters for yielding and for introducing H.R. 1943, the Stop AIDS in Prison Act, and for your leadership on so many issues. But I just want to talk very briefly about what has happened since 1998 under your…

Let me first rise in solidarity with the tens of thousands of people around our Nation who took to the streets last week to protest the miscarriage of justice that has taken place in Jena, Louisiana. Students in my district are as outraged…

If our voices had been listened to, we would not have embarked upon this unnecessary, immoral war. I once again stand here as the daughter of a 25-year veteran who fought in two wars. It is past time to end this war. Mr. Speaker, last week…

all of the photo ops and the doctored statistics in the world will not change the fundamental fact that there is no military solution to the civil war in Iraq. Instead of facing reality, the President is asking for another blank check for…

This resolution is extremely straightforward. What it does is detail and recognize the value of international travel, and request the President to issue a proclamation calling on the Federal Government, States, localities, schools…

let me just say thank you to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher) for putting forth this bill, which I believe will take a significant step forward in ending this occupation in Iraq. This administration professes to care about…

I come today to enter into a colloquy to raise the important issue regarding the lifetime ban on food stamp eligibility for formerly incarcerated persons who were convicted of drug offenses. This is a serious moral issue of concern to me…

first let me just say today is a good day. I'm very delighted to be able to rise in support of H.R. 176, the Shirley Chisholm U.S.-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2007. I would like to thank Congressman Faleomavaega from the American…

3 years ago this week, Congress formally declared that genocide was taking place in Darfur, and Congressman Don Payne is owed a debt of gratitude for leading this effort. While much has been done since then to push pressure on Khartoum…

I want to applaud his efforts to accommodate the various caucuses and coalitions across the country and in Congress, including the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the California delegation and the Hunger…

What this legislation does is really simple. It does what the Iraq Study Group and other experts have recommended that we do. It makes a clear state of policy that the United States does not intend to maintain an open-ended military…

I want thank the gentlewoman from Wisconsin for her leadership on this issue. Madam Chairman, when we took this up in the full committee, I raised this with the chairman. At the time, he committed to working with us on this issue. I am…

let me thank you, first of all, for your support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities over the years. In subcommittee I know we did increase this a significant amount. The gentleman's amendment which he has presented today is…

First, let me just briefly discuss how this bill addresses the dropout crisis that this Nation is facing. Forty years ago the United States was number one in the world in terms of high school graduation rates. Today it ranks seventh. About…

first let me thank Chairman Skelton for yielding, but also for his commitment to our Armed Forces, as the daughter, Mr. Skelton, of a 25-year Army veteran who loves you dearly and thanks you for supporting our troops. As a cofounder of the…

earlier today we passed the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, and I just want to take a minute to thank Congressman George Miller for his tremendous leadership in achieving bipartisan support for a bill that will have a positive and…

Let me thank our chairwoman for yielding and for her leadership, and just say, as one of the authors of the PEPFAR legislation, I actually helped write the majority of this legislation. I can tell you that while I did not agree nor support…

while I understand that the Chairwoman is prepared to accept it, this amendment causes me great concern. Given Mr. King's history in opposition to the underlying provision, I believe that this amendment is nothing more than a backdoor…

forty years ago, the U.S. was number one in the world in high school graduation rates. Today it ranks 17th. About 1/3 of the students who enter 9th grade each fall will not graduate from high school with four years, if at all. High school…

Let me thank the gentleman once again for yielding and would like to thank so many of our young people from around the country who have been nonstop in their work to end the genocide. Also, I would like to thank and recognize and salute…

In 2003, Congress approved a $78 billion supplemental. In 2004, it was $87 billion. In 2005, it was $82 billion. In 2006, it was $72 billion, and now the administration wants almost $100 billion more. Over 3,400 of our brave troops and…

The American dream of home ownership is quickly turning into a nightmare for many, and this bill really does begin to turn this around. This bill incorporates and would authorize and create a new Affordable Housing Trust Fund. For many…