I began this week with a stomach virus that had me flat on my back and very quickly that illness was replaced with a sickness in my stomach from watching our fellow Americans, some of the most vulnerable, some of the poorest, hurting, even…

over the next several minutes, we here in the majority are going to talk about two issues that are incredibly important to the future of our country: our energy policy and then preventive health care and personal responsibility in trying…

on rollcall No. 284, I was unavoidably delayed. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

on rollcall No. 283 I was unavoidably delayed. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment Offered By Mr. Hunter The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter). The…

Well, then, I appreciate that. Maybe we have worked these things out. That is great news, and I will just go ahead and yield back the balance of my time and move the adoption of the amendment. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the…

once again today, the Speaker of the Whole House, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hastert), has proven that he is a decent, fair, humble, and, today, magnanimous person, putting the institution first. The truth is neither party has an…

I cannot think of a better gentleman in the House than the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and he has goodwill from every corner from this place and all across the country for so many of the right reasons, and I am grateful for his…

I founded the Congressional Fitness Caucus 2 years ago, and cochair it with the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Udall) for this exact same purpose, to try to encourage healthier lifestyles all across the country, particularly with young…

It is ludicrous to suggest that if we had a gun ban all across the country, that the bad guys would not have guns and that the good guys would then be better off. It is ludicrous to suggest that bad guys that do not honor the law are not…

I am a very proud sponsor of H.R. 2966, the Right to Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2004. Pack and saddle stock animals were a critical element in many early Americans' livelihood. Today's bill directs the Secretary to provide for…

I have to come to the floor, though, saying it is frustrating for me as a Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations that it took a year to get the bill from the House floor back to the House floor…

I am proud that Tennesseeans stand together in a bipartisan way today. Of course, I represent the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Oak Ridge is a lead laboratory for high-speed computing. So I come with great…

I want to come this morning, after a long year, and thank the staff. Kevin Cook, the majority staff and the minority staff have worked diligently and have created a very balanced product. There are a few things that are not as high as we…

The fact is tax cuts are one issue that helps the economy. It is a policy matter that was made by the Congress. This is homeland security, where we have spent billions of dollars and done extraordinary work. It is nonsense to bring up the…

I rise, as a member of the subcommittee, to speak in opposition to the amendment but with the highest respect for the unity from the New York and New Jersey delegations. It certainly transcends party, and I love New York. The older I get…

I believe, and I think this honors his memory, that neither party has an exclusive on integrity or ideas, neither party always has it right or always has it wrong and the two-party system continues to serve our country extremely well. I am…

this issue is not about moving the program to the Department of Labor. That is another issue for another day. That may come up at a later time. This is about making the program as it is currently written work much better. That is why I…

Mr. Chairman, the Defense Authorization Act of 2001, which was actually signed into law in the fall of 2000 by President Clinton, included the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, EEOICPA, which we wrote and…

like so many here in the House, I continue to pray for all of the courageous men and women in the uniforms of our Armed Forces, and especially the families who have lost a loved one and have paid the ultimate price in Afghanistan and Iraq…

we are at the end of a 6-week process, and I am proud of the work that the House has accomplished. We cannot afford to fail in Iraq. The best and brightest in this House have scrubbed the proposal sent from the White House. We have done…

The reason the Pence amendment was given an hour of debate by the leadership is because this is the most important amendment I think considered on the loan proposal because it is really the only one that works. Even the amendment that is…

I hope we do not just cede the constitutional responsibility to spend money to the executive branch. That is not in our best interests, it is not in the constitutional best interest, and I do not want to just say, administration, you can…

I rise today to welcome one of Chattanooga, Tennessee's finest citizens, Pastor Ben Haden, to the House of Representatives as our guest chaplain for today. It is very special to introduce Ben, because he is a humble man of God with a…

over half of this House are members of the bipartisan caucus, and we want to continue to build support for this most important national security issue of energy independence through the advancement of renewables and energy efficiency…

I want to make two points: one, if my colleagues like what they see with our Armed Forces and what they have seen in the last several months around the world in terms of our men and women in uniform, I want them to know that what we are…