What a truly disappointing presentation. Mr. Speaker, this is not about "gimmicks," and it is not really even about Texas teachers. It is about whether this Congress will have on the floor of the House its first ever vote in recent memory…

about 200 of us have regularly signed on as cosponsors to the legislation of our colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon), to repeal the Government Pension Offset. In the Committee on Ways and Means, a more modest proposal…

what is happening here this morning provides yet another example of the complete indifference of this House Republican leadership to the retirement security of millions of older Americans. Like their pseudo-prescription drug plan, which is…

Could we not dispense with this debate and simply take up, with the gentleman's approval, the entire Senate resolution and adopt it, and have every one of us saying not only the same thing in this House chamber but saying the same thing…

I think all of us remember the time that we stood together singing ``God bless America'' on the steps of this Capitol, unified in recognizing that what is involved here is bigger than us as individuals or as political parties, and how we…

I believe the gentleman's resolution omits clause 5 of Senate resolution S. Con. Res. 26, which says that the Congress "joins all Americans in remembering those who lost their lives during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm…

today in this troubled world, many of us are moved to prayer and sober reflection. We lift up our voices for the safety of America's sons and daughters bravely executing their orders in the Persian Gulf, for the many innocent civilians who…

it being apparent that the decision of 99 Members of the United States Senate is inadequate for some in this House, that they will not accept even placing in the Record at this point, at a very appropriate and proper point, the resolution…

The resolution draft we were offered as praising the troops largely forgot the troops. Most all of it seems to be about the President.

For the sacrifices of our sons and daughters in uniform and that of their families, no mere resolution or series of resolutions suffices to express our gratitude. Because the support for our troops is so very strong and the justification…

I respect the gentleman. Continuing under my reservation very briefly, it just seems to me we have heard so much about the need for us to speak with one voice that we could speak with one voice and do it promptly by taking verbatim what…

I offered President Bush, as did so many others here, immediate bipartisan support for the war on terror, but regime change in Baghdad, rather than disarming Iraq, represents a diversion from that bipartisan effort. Not only do we have…

what began as the ``Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act'' for those bravely serving around the world, a bill to ensure that their families would not be taxed on the small, $6,000 death benefit payable to those families when someone is killed in…

Mr. Speaker, this Administration has refused to account to the American people for the probable cost in both blood and money of a massive land invasion of Iraq. One of the most bizarre aspects of events in recent weeks has been the bazaar…

for over 25 years, a concerned group of Austinites now operating as SafePlace have delivered invaluable services to victims of domestic violence. Special thanks go to Kelly White for her leadership and to Laura Wolf for her development…

I must begin by saying that I find the comments of the last speaker, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady), to be very troubling. Each of the three organizations that he identified, the Association of Professional Texas Educators, the Texas…

with one voice we unite to thank, bless, and pray for America's sons and daughters in uniform who puts themselves in harm's way for our country. For their sacrifice, for the sacrifice of their families, no mere resolution is sufficient to…

an old maxim ``the more you know, the better your decision,'' underlies my introduction of the ``Corporate Accountability Tax Gap Act.'' We need this legislation because of the growing gap between what corporate America claims as giant…

this bill is part of a broader, tragic political agenda to stymie good science with scare tactics. It fails totally to distinguish between cloning or reproducing human beings--a frightful prospect that all of us reject--and therapeutic…

to the occasional charge of ``hand- wringing'' and ``weakness'' leveled at the many of us who are voting today against this resolution, perhaps the same could be said of this statement: ``Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground…

today, we must speak not with one voice, but as one democracy--giving voice to the millions of Americans increasingly concerned with an Administration's deliberate choice to make the terrible weapon of war a predominant instrument in its…

I recognize that not every family in this country and every individual in this country has been as fortunate as we have. Some have had their marriages cut short by war. Indeed, the very disparity in the Tax Code that is currently called…

After witnessing the catastrophic floods that struck central Texas earlier this year, many people may wonder why we need to conserve water. But, in fact, though we have some mighty powerful rivers, we also have a mighty thirsty State…

tonight at 6 o'clock at Freedom Plaza at 13th and Pennsylvania, a number of area religious leaders will gather in a prayer vigil for peace. This afternoon, several of the victims from 9/11 will be here to affirm that they think peace is…

Members of Congress must thoughtfully reflect on their neighbors' concerns and not serve as a mere speed bump on a fast road to war. This Administration has failed to provide evidence to us here in the Congress, either secretly or…