overshadowing all of our hopes and dreams for our families and for our country is the daily talk of war. This Administration's apparent intent to launch a go-it-alone invasion of another country is unprecedented in American history, it is…

certainly we need more incentives to recruit and retain the best public school teachers possible. The many who currently are underpaid and overworked need additional incentives. We need incentives to help our children prepare to achieve…

How very disappointing this afternoon that the leadership has chosen to reject a successful bipartisan initiative by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Turner) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon) that has already been endorsed by a…

how many times will this Congress need to relearn the very basic lesson that an unaccountable government is an irresponsible government? When we confront difficult problems, we can either work to try to solve them, or we can seek to hide…

motions like this are routinely condemned with the throw-away claim that they are ``partisan.'' Well, tonight, let us be American partisans. Let us be partisan to the loyal businesses that stay and pay their fair share to keep America…

the misconduct at Enron was apparent as this House met not this morning, but at the beginning of the year. Yet, as in previous years, the House Republican leadership avoided doing anything meaningful about it. Finally today, we have…

surely it is a true mark of success when the same Republican leadership allows this bill to reach the floor after they refused to respond years ago with genuine change, and, even after the Enron fiasco, they rejected strong new laws, and…

so do I understand that this in no way authorizes the expenditure of monies for any attack on the nation of Iraq?

we approach the midnight hour here in Washington, in our Nation's Capital. This bill was first noticed for consideration by the House less than 3 hours ago. One hour ago copies of the bill were not available for Members to review, and, in…

I surely hope that the bill before us is a good one, and there is reason for hope, since it is inconceivable that our current pipeline safety regulation could get much worse. When it comes to pipeline safety, "oversight" has usually meant…

this week, with the support of over 60 of our colleagues, I am introducing major law enforcement legislation both to prevent crime and to promote the health of Americans and people around the world. The Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act…

it is okay for these corporate executives to head off to the Caribbean Isles and get a tan, but not a tax break or a government contract. I certainly applaud the gentleman's leadership and his work to see that this is done. It is not just…

When I offered this same language in the Committee on Ways and Means, there was such concern by the chairman of that committee that he accepted the amendment. He did not want any Republican member on record against the amendment. Perhaps…

next week we are supposed to have completed the work on the new homeland security agency. Is the gentleman aware that there are lobby disclosure reports that have been filed right here in the Capitol by Pricewaterhouse Consulting which…

One of these companies, Stanley Flees is the way one of my neighbors refers to Stanley Tool Company that has left, moved its mailbox from Connecticut to Bermuda, they would be under this amendment in no way restricted from doing business…

A vote for this rule would strip out of the bill the DeLauro language which says that we will not give government contracts to corporate tax dodgers, plain and simple. That is what this debate is all about. So if you vote for this rule…

silence is the only defense that our Republican colleagues can offer on this rule because a vote for this rule is a vote for more permissiveness, to condone those corporations that abandon our country, and it is nothing but a vote in favor…

What does it mean to be an American? We all have our personal reflections, sometimes finding an answer in a school child's essay, a veteran's speech, or a visit to the Lincoln Memorial. Most Americans understand that freedom is not free…

like a preacher welcoming every convert to the fold, we welcome all converts, no matter how belated their interest in controlling corporate corruption. To date, this Administration's ``See no evil, hear no evil'' approach has produced and…

it was only a few months ago that Republicans were telling us we would not need to touch this debt ceiling until 2008, and frigned concern that we would probably pay down so much debt that we would hurt the economy. Well, we know that in…

Mr. Chairman, this month, like thousands of proud parents from around the country, I attended the graduation ceremonies for my two daughters, one an educator, one a physician. As I watched my oldest prepare to return to our hometown with…

today Republicans refuse to permit consideration of a prescription drug plan for our seniors on the very same day that one of their leaders condemns the basic Medicare program as a Soviet-style program. The Republicans have no prescription…

this is one of those proposals that is perhaps best considered very late in the evening when the cover of darkness can attempt to hide the shame of the proposal. This bill is about creating the appearance of doing something when it does…

A vote for this rule damages our environment. I am all for trade, but trading clean water for sour, pure air for fouled, open justice for star chamber proceedings, that is not a good trade. Free trade is not 'free' when it comes at the…

at the outset, the arguments of my colleague, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Stenholm), need to be emphasized, because before voting on this or any other matter, no matter how worthy, we need to consider the fiscal consequences. I think…