this Republican majority is dedicated to the security agenda. We have created a plan of action for leading that addresses the issues facing America today. As part of our security agenda, we are promoting border security that halts illegal…

this past weekend I spent time traveling through my district and talking with people from all across the political spectrum. And I consistently heard quotes like this: ``Let's secure the border. Let's have security first. Let's stop…

you know, we are seeing it on the front page of Roll Call today, talking about the security message, where the leadership in this House has been focused for a long time now. We know that national security is securing this country, making…

when I am in my district there is one issue that tops all others with our constituents; it is the issue of border security. In this environment, Madam Speaker, every town has become a border town and every State has become a border State…

for several generations now we have watched Middle Eastern-born terrorism intimidate, maim and kill Americans and our allies around the free world. The images coming out of Israel and Lebanon are a sad, ugly replay of something we have…

we are seeing it everywhere we go and we are hearing it from all of our constituents every time we go home, every time we hold a town hall meeting, and every time we show up in a local community: illegal entry into this country and the…

today I rise to invite the Senate to join the House in debating how we are going to address illegal entry into this country. We are hearing from our colleagues today reporting back on the hearings that we are holding around the country…

I thank the gentleman. He is so correct. An essential element in winning the war on terror is controlling our borders. And one of the things that we heard this weekend, this past week, on Tuesday as we took our first field hearing to San…

I appreciate that and this evening we are going to spend some time talking about the issue of border security, and it is important to our great Nation; but before I begin, I would like to take just a few moments of personal privilege and…

as you talk about focusing in on that issue of illegal entry and focusing in on border security and being certain that we deal with that first, first and foremost, handle this issue. I appreciate the comments that you said regarding…

As we talk about securing this border and the reason for it, and in the House bill we have stretches where there is a physical border and a fence that would be very difficult to penetrate, and there is a reason for that, Mr. Speaker. And…

our community of Nashville, Tennessee, and the Nashville banking industry lost an entrepreneurial banker, Brian Williams, who was the Music Row banker for SunTrust Bank, and he was such an extraordinary, truly extraordinary, man…

The New York Times, you know, the actions of that storied paper certainly are the subject of much discussion. Mr. Speaker, it is a sad discussion, because it is a discussion about those who chose to leak information and those who chose to…

you know, ``freedom isn't free'' is a saying that we hear a lot. Sometimes we think it is a little bit trite. But I will tell you, Madam Speaker, this weekend I have seen the embodiment of that phrase, as I have met in Iraq with some of…

for decades, America and free countries in Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia have been the targets of terrorism, terrorism that originated in the Middle East and has been if not openly supported by countries there then at the very least…

this morning we have heard some sad reports that the bodies of our missing soldiers have been found. Mr. Speaker, our hearts are with those families and with our entire Fort Campbell family. And to those who have claimed responsibility…

you know, our colleagues across the aisle are asking the American people to divorce our mission in Iraq from the global war on terrorism. I think it is impossible. I think it is irresponsible, and it is bad policy. If only terrorism were…

today we will hold discussion and a debate about the global war on terrorism and about the battles in Afghanistan and in Iraq. It is appropriate indeed that we do so. This week, we are celebrating the Army's birthday. We are celebrating…

for months the national media and our friends across the aisle have consistently worked to convince the American people that the battle in Iraq plays no significant role in our national security. I know that some are really sincere in that…

The gentleman is so correct in that, and for them it is a fierce war to bring down the pillars of free enterprise, to bring down those underpinnings of democracy that allow us to be a productive society, that allow us to be a free society…

there is a stark difference in the way the Republicans and the Democrats approach this war on terror. There are many of the liberal elites who want to disengage and would like to leave broad swaths of this planet to terrorists. This course…

Indeed, it is heartening to see that. And what a source of encouragement for those men and women in uniform to be in their day working in Baghdad and all of a sudden they receive the news that their Commander in Chief has flown through the…

I appreciate so much how well the gentleman represents his constituents at Fort Hood, and I know he is so very proud of them and the work that they do. I, likewise, am so very proud of my men and women at Fort Campbell, men and women of…

I am going to be joined by some of our colleagues tonight as we begin our discussion in this great body, in this great House talking about the war on terrorism and the global war that we face. Mr. Speaker, before I began that discussion…

I rise to engage Chairman Barton in a colloquy. I would like to pose a question concerning the interplay of the National franchise and the anti-redlining provisions of the bill, particularly as they apply to some of the rural telephone…