Jim Matheson

It's a goal across all of the other departments, all of the other appropriations areas, except Defense and Homeland Security are excluded.

My amendment affects departments other than Defense and Homeland Security. It's only for nonessential employees in other Federal departments outside of those two.

I thought it would be helpful if we also included and amended this bill to enhance the ability of law enforcement to prosecute cybercrimes that involve crimes against children and organized crime. So simply stated, that is the substance of…

That is a major reason why I do not support H.R. 1925. It does not reflect the collective views of the many stakeholders in Utah.

If the proponents of the bill are truly concerned about protecting land in Utah, their efforts could be better spent participating in the new process as we move to other counties.

We have produced wilderness in Utah. We have done it in a short timeframe, and we are poised to do it again and again.

We proved with our bill that if we bring responsible people to the table who are actually interested in results

The people on the ground understood that wilderness was the wrong way to protect the land

I feel that the Congress has a moral obligation to bring closure for the loyal Americans who experienced the brutality of the occupation on Guam.

I don't think that is appropriate. The whole idea behind Medicare Advantage was that it could compete with traditional Medicare.

If a company has significant foreign operations in a country, that would be what the legislation is indicating.

Well, I thank Mr. Ross. I think it is important to talk about the fact that you ought to have a plan. You know, you have a family business you own back in Arkansas, a pharmacy; and when you borrow money to help take out a business loan…

I appreciate my Blue Dog colleagues joining me tonight. This is an issue we feel strongly about, and we are sincere when we ask our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work with us on this because we think it so important to the…

I appreciate those comments from my Blue Dog colleague, Mr. Tanner. He is one of the leaders of the Blue Dogs, and he has been a real voice of reason in Congress. I appreciate him taking the time tonight. Mr. Speaker, I would like to…

I want to say again that I thank Representative Fitzpatrick and urge passage of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Since the start of the current administration in January of 2001, the national debt has increased by $1,639,772,884,702. According to the Web site for the Bureau of the Public Debt at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, yesterday the…

As a strong supporter of the military, I am pleased to support this legislation, which enhances veterans health care. I am especially pleased that this bill also honors George E. Wahlen, Utah's only living Medal of Honor winner. George…

I supported the $300 billion tax cut, and, quite frankly, I supported H.R. 1308 as well. But I am also trying to be realistic about what we can do to get some tax relief through for these particular families we have been talking with in…

I do not like deficits and I do not like debt. I think most members of the Blue Dog Coalition, in fact, I think all members of the Blue Dog Coalition, would agree with me on that. But we recognize that there are times in the short term…

We face some clear challenges. We are in a recession, and we have a war on terrorism to fight. I have to say that some of the aspects of this budget are things I certainly agree with. I appreciate the commitment to our veterans; I can…

I am glad to voice my continued enthusiastic support of this vital program to plan for and implement security operations in our State as we welcome the world to the 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City. I greatly appreciate the…

I do not like deficits, and I do not like debt. It means that we live within our means. We conduct our lives in a way where we live within a budget. We try to face the future in a way where we pay down our debts when we have the…