Burgess Owens

I am a member of the Out of Iraq Caucus, and I agree with most of what has been said. I support the Murtha proposal for an immediate and orderly redeployment. There is one subject I would like to raise which has not been discussed very…

the war in Iraq is a monster storm. It is a social tsunami battering the positive components of our potentially great society. The billions of dollars being poured into this war could solve dozens of major catastrophic problems that are…

33 underground coal miners have already been killed on the job so far this year, starting with the Sago mine disaster right after New Year's day. We do these fallen mineworkers as well as their surviving family members and friends a…

I thank the Speaker for recognizing me at the time shortly after my colleague Lynn Woolsey has spoken, because I rise to salute Lynn Woolsey as a great point of inspiration to her colleagues and for all Americans who are fighting to end…

the CBC budget continues to clearly support education and job training as its number one priority. Over a 5-year period, $80 billion in increased funding is recommended. Everybody in Washington talks about the dangerous deficiencies in…

Roger Toussaint, the president of Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, is in jail in New York City tonight. Toussaint's crime is that he took a stand against New York Governor Pataki's sneak attack on public employee pension benefits…

the definition of ``immediate termination of United States forces in Iraq'' must mean the following as set forth by Representative John Murtha: ``My plan calls: --To immediately redeploy U.S. troops consistent with the safety of U.S…

together Americans can do better in showing Iraq and the rest of the world how true democracy will not tolerate corruption. We must set better examples than the Bush administration has set. One glaring example of Bush corruption came when…

unfortunately, the nation of Pakistan is experiencing the greatest natural disaster of all time. There is no recorded disaster with the dimensions that the earthquake in Pakistan has produced. Forty thousand at least are already dead…

I would like to read from that statement that I read to the Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Education Brain Trust about Katrina and how education initiatives could be important. The Katrina hurricane disaster has highlighted the…

we are here again. We went through this marathon a year ago. We have had several sets of hearings and markups on these four bills, and one would think they are very important. They are important, but in the reverse way. They are not…

today is May 17, 2005. On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case. Last year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of this landmark case. I expect to be joined…

that 6 million innocent souls should not die in vain is the noble purpose of Yom Hashoah, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day. This is a day to remember the horror and solemnly swear that we will never let it happen again…

February is designated as Black History Month, and I want to take this opportunity to utilize this very practical observance, or practical designation. The observances have very practical values. Some people have said they are useless and…

we are all celebrating Iraq's election, and I certainly join in the celebration. But I hope we realize that the great slogan that was almost universal, every candidate, every party says, Vote and the Americans will go home soon; the more…

most of the world knows that Ossie Davis was the ``Man with a Plan''. He urged the African American leadership to unite behind a blueprint for liberation, progress and prosperity. Today I would also like to note that Ossie Davis was the…

Well, Mr. Speaker, I would tell the gentlewoman that it is more than 60 years old. And if I had a glass of wine here, I would drink a toast to it. Let us drink a toast to an aging lady in her 60s. That is really the prime these days. The…

I want to point out that among the programs eliminated, and I will submit a list of programs proposed for elimination in the education area, but among those programs are the Arts in Education program; Community Technology Centers, designed…

Would the gentleman mind explaining the fact that every penny of the deficit costs us additional money because we pay interest on what we borrow and that is another expenditure that is added to the budget?

The deficit in half. Great applause is being showered upon them when we should not have a deficit to begin with.

On first review of President Bush's budget proposal, I find it extremely disappointing. Mr. Bush's proposal recommends severe cuts in education, food and nutrition programs, and literacy initiatives for youth and young adults. The proposed…

the President has presented his budget to the Congress. We have begun a process which is the most moral process our government undertakes each year. The budget of the United States is a moral statement. The President begins that budget…

I might want to consider also, and all of us should consider, the fact that in this area of Community Development Block Grants, it is one of the areas where great promises are being made to faith-based organizations; and I wonder if the…

the gentlewoman is sort of an expert in this area. What does my colleague think of the fact that repeatedly the Republican message has begun to bang away at the fact they are going to provide more money for Community Health Centers? I have…

I submit herewith the list of programs slated for elimination, which I referred to earlier: III. Programs Proposed for Elimination The 2006 request continues the practice of the Bush Administration--also consistent with previous…