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I am not sure why we are debating this amendment in the first place; but the fact that we are, I think there is one flawed argument that has been made. If one cannot use the money for hard purposes in the first place, I do not think one…
as one who has consistently supported the Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform bill (H.R. 2356) and who signed its discharge petition, I rise in strong support of this critical reform legislation. I also would like to recognize the…
once again our Republican colleagues have decided to choose politics over policy. And tonight, as we head into the next morning, we are going to pass a bill that will never pass the other body. And, quite frankly, if it were to pass, I do…
for far too many Americans, this economic stimulus package is a ``day late and a dollar short.'' For months, my constituents have shared their concerns about the state of our economy. They knew we were in a recession even before September…
Mr. Speaker, let me say I am going to vote for this bill, but this bill is a day late and a dollar short. This issue has been on the front burner, I think, of the whole trade debate for many, many years. And I think as the chairman and the…
I had not intended to support the substitute because we wrote a very good bill in the House. Again, I want to commend the chairman and the chairman of the subcommittee as well for the work they did. We worked very hard all day long to put…
Regrettably I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3210, the Terrorism Risk Protection Act. I am very concerned about tort provisions that were added to the bill by the House Rules Committee. As an original cosponsor of H.R. 3210, I am…
I rise in support of H.R. 3338, important legislation that provides $317.5 billion appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD), supporting the honorable men and women, at home and abroad that are in service to the nation at this…
Once again this bill provides necessary funds for a number of water projects in the Greater Houston Area. In particular, it provides $4 million for the Brays Bayou project which is a precursor to a large Federal-local flood control project…
I rise today to recognize a brave Houston firefighter who lost his life this weekend while battling a fire in a Houston high-rise condominium. Like firefighters in New York and Northern Virginia, who willingly put their lives on the line…
like all the Members here and like all Americans, I was shocked and quite frankly stunned at the actions that occurred yesterday. As we look at the news and the video of the actions over and over again, it is just unbelievable that America…
I have nothing but the highest respect for the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood). The problem is, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Norwood) went as far as could go, and he ran into the White House. It is ironic, after being here for 7…
The essence of this amendment is that the State of California is trying to secede from the Clean Air Act. I do not know if that is the intent, but that is what will happen if we allow that. I think that is grossly unfair. Mr. Chairman, in…
First of all, I think the point the chairman makes and the author of the amendment makes is this should not be handled in an appropriations bill. The Committee on Financial Services ought to be looking at this. If FHA wants to raise the…
I rise in support of H.R. 2500, legislation to fund the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002. Though the measure calls for a reduction to the highly successful COPS community policing program, I…
Mr. Chairman, I rise in qualified support of H.R. 2311, the FY 2002 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. I recognize the incredibly difficult circumstances Chairman Sonny Callahan, Ranking Member Peter Visclosky have endured in crafting…
I yield myself 50 seconds. Let me say to my good friend that I appreciate his sincerity and the sincerity of the chairman of the full committee. But I will tell my colleagues that they estimate, that probably less than a quarter were in…
no one is playing politics with this. This is the White House position, and they are Republicans. On the other side, the junior Senator from our home State, who is a Republican, is talking about adding money to FEMA, not taking money out…
I asked the Committee on Rules for a rather simple amendment that would have allowed for the House to vote on whether or not to strike the rescission in the supplemental of $389 million from the FEMA disaster account. Now, the…
Mr. Chairman, first let me say on the previous amendment, I hope the House votes down the previous amendment, because that amendment sort of adds insult to injury. What the author did was to take the FEMA money hostage and use it to try…
the Republican tax plan simply does not allow them to keep all their political promises. First, we must realize this 11-year $1.35 trillion amalgam of tax cuts does little to provide immediate tax relief. Next we must confront the fact…
it is interesting, all of the bipartisan things that were supposed to be in this budget. The bipartisan things in the House seem to be lost from this balanced budget, whether it is our commitment to education, whether it is our commitment…
the hottest play on Broadway is a play about a washed-up producer and his erstwhile accountant who try to sell a flop to widows, and instead of selling 100 percent they sell 1,000 percent, and when it goes under, they will take the rest…
Mr. Speaker, like my colleagues, and in particular the chairman of the Committee on the Budget, I just returned from my district where I had a number of town meetings with my constituents. We talked about the budget, and we talked about…
I rise in support of the Rangel substitute and opposition to the underlying bill. We have heard a lot of rhetoric on both sides about this and about the repeal. The bottom line is we can make a decision today that is a practical public…
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