Peter H. Bell

Mr. Speaker, if we listen closely around Capitol Hill, we can hear many of my Republican colleagues often touting the slogan ``No Child Left Behind.'' Recently President Bush thought it was important enough to sign a new law that would…

I yield myself 45 seconds to also take this opportunity to point out the fraud that is being perpetrated upon the American people. I commented a moment ago about the Republicans' deep desire, or expressed desire to move the child tax…

friends of Israel recognize that the road map may bring opportunities for greater peace in our time; but for this effort to work, combatting terrorism must be the first step. On June 4, 2003, Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas pledged a…

I rise to join with the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee), my fellow Houstonian and colleague, to commemorate Juneteenth, a very important day in the State of Texas; for on this day June 19 in 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into…

this gives us a great opportunity to talk about what has transpired in Austin, Texas, and Ardmore, Oklahoma, over the course of this week and what really has transpired throughout the Nation and to set the record straight. I appreciate…

I find it appalling that the majority leader of this body can in one breath suggest that our Texas heroes, the 53 men and women of conviction currently in Ardmore, Oklahoma, are unpatriotic and in the next breath suggest the Federal…

the traditional approach on environmental and health concerns for new technologies is to simply wait until there is a problem. Instead of reacting down the line in response to environmental or health problems that may arise in the…

just after being sworn in as a Member of Congress, I had the privilege of listening to Dr. Richard Smalley, who is a Nobel Laureate who now teaches at Rice University and is recognized as a leader in the area of nanotechnology. During the…

I would just point out if we can get a group of Texans excited about looking for a clean, inexpensive form of energy, the House of Representatives should not balk at that opportunity. This is an extraordinary opportunity in many respects…

I know all my colleagues agree that the treatment of captured allied forces has been outrageous, and we must continue to speak up and insist that those responsible be brought to justice following the war. We must send a clear message that…

when President Kennedy challenged America to dream space travel was possible, he came to Houston, Texas, where I live. On an autumn day in 1962, he laid out the following challenge: ``We choose to go to the Moon. Not because it is easy…