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We are talking about this civil war. One of the interesting things in Fallujah is we sat down, and at the table, across the table, was the police chief of Fallujah. Sitting next to him was a colonel in the Iraqi Army. The interesting thing…
And I appreciate the gentleman's comments. And I also want to thank the gentleman from Georgia for allowing us this time tonight. I think I would leave you and leave the American people not with my words and not with Members of Congress or…
I think it is a very good point. Unfortunately, the rest of the world does not get to hear the good stories.
Doesn't the gentleman find it ironic, both of you, that in order to get support for this flawed plan where we are basically saying to our troops, we don't think you can get the job done, we are going to cut and run, we are going to…
What I think the question is here is not the fact that this Congress has reached out. We have reached out. I think we have all acknowledged that these families and folks in this area have suffered a tremendous disaster. The problem is, the…
I just want to clarify about using the multi-stories. Most of the housing that we saw, and I am not going to say all of it, we didn't see all of the housing, but most of the housing is one- and two-story. There may have been some…
this motion to recommit I offer today is straightforward and simple. If adopted, it would require the President's annual report to the Congress on CFIUS operations to analyze the factors that promote the healthy investment climate and…
I rise today and I am proud to follow my good friend from Texas, Mr. Johnson, and support his bill, H.R. 511, to say to those men and women across the world that are defending freedom and democracy on our behalf, we will not let you down…
What we know about small businesses is that they are the number one job creator in America. As we heard the gentleman say awhile ago, over nearly 7 million new jobs have been created in this country in the last 3 rac{1}{2} years. Quite…
this morning I come to this House with a very heavy heart. Earlier this week, PFC Andrew Velez was killed while tracking Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. It is always a tragedy when we lose one of our young soldiers, but this loss is…
I have been amused at some of the rhetoric tonight, but one of the questions that has been asked is what is our strategy? We have a strategy. The strategy is to win. The strategy is to keep America safe. We are winning the war on…
on rollcall No. 153 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''
I thank Congressmen Hensarling and Moore and Chairmen Oxley and Bachus for their efforts to bring H.R. 3505 to the floor today. Regulatory relief is much-needed by our nation's financial institutions, and I am pleased to support this…
I thank Chairman Oxley and Ranking Member Frank. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3422 would exempt public housing authorities with 250 or fewer public housing units and section 8 vouchers combined from the requirement of submitting an annual plan to the…
It is very humbling, and as we sat and participated with those Iraqi women and talked about, you know, how they began to participate in this democracy and whether it is at the local level or at the state level or at the parliament, but the…
The gentleman is correct. Because what happens is when we begin to think outside the box and be creative and innovative, what we actually do is we save the taxpayers money, but we also at the same time generate more program money for those…
That is correct. The State of Texas is looking for innovative ways to make sure that we cut down on the waste, fraud, and abuse and also to deliver that service in the most cost-effective way.
H.R. 482 provides for a small land exchange between Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico and Lubbock Christian University in my district. This land exchange is a fair exchange and provides benefits for both parties. One of the good things…
really what we are here tonight about is farmers and ranchers. The farmers and ranchers do not want us to have to be here tonight. They did not ask for these droughts. They did not ask for these disasters. But, in fact, they experienced…
I came to this House tonight not to talk about politics, but about getting the job done for farmers and ranchers around this country, and I hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me and let us get the job done for…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4806 would authorize a land exchange involving Federal land in the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico. This legislation would exchange 80 acres between the Lincoln National Forest and Lubbock Christian…
I rise today because of the serious concerns I have about wasteful spending practices by the United States Government. Waste, fraud and abuse is rampant. Financial management, for instance, at the Department of State is a problem. Although…
thank you very much. Only the people sitting on this floor understand what I am feeling right now. It is a privilege and an honor to be a part of history and to be with this body today. I want to recognize my wife and my partner of 33…
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