Yes, there are fees in the title of the bill; however, in working with the minority, the bill was amended and the fees were taken out. The title did not change because of the amendments, but that's why the fees are not there because we…

Mr. Speaker, S. 1789, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, is a bipartisan compromise that was negotiated and drafted by Democratic and Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. It then passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and the…

I would join in support of this. Traumatic brain injuries is a very important problem that we need to deal with.

I rise in opposition to the amendment by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis). I support the underlying goal of the gentleman's amendment to acquire and construct long-term residential medical facilities for veterans suffering from…

I too rise in opposition to the amendment. As it has been said before, this would jeopardize the dialysis unit in the McGuire Hospital in Richmond. Although I appreciate the gentleman from New Jersey's intent, I do not believe that…

Mr. Speaker, the goal of H.R. 5143 is to examine the criminal justice system in its entirety in order to make recommendations for appropriate reform to the President and Congress as well as State, local and tribal governments. The United…

I want to thank the gentleman from New York and the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Mr. Thompson, for their hard work on this bill. It's an extremely important bill dealing with narcotics on the northern border. I would hope…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5810 establishes criminal penalties for knowingly aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft or its flight path. Incidents involving lasers aimed at aircraft have raised concerns over the potential threat to aviation safety…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4748, the Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010, amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require that the director of the National Drug Control Policy submit to…

Mr. Speaker, the STALKERS Act of 2010 makes a number of changes in the United States Code with respect to the offense of stalking. It clarifies, strengthens, and enhances the current law. First it allows law enforcement to intervene in…

In closing, this commission will study our criminal justice system to ascertain what we can do to use our resources in a more cost-effective manner to reduce crime. We know that comprehensive approaches to crime work. In Massachusetts…

I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. It was…

I am very pleased to join my colleagues in support of the legislation today, which includes the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. Others have spoken about the epidemic of crime in our Nation's Indian lands, but unfortunately the tribes…

Mr. Speaker, the Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010 will address an ongoing problem of cell phones being smuggled into prisons by visitors and prison guards. Prison inmate cell phone accessibility has resulted in offenders facilitating and…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1469, the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009, will permanently authorize the National Child Safety Program. Passed in 2003 as part of the PROTECT Act, the National Child Safety Pilot Program assists organizations…

I want to thank all the people who have spoken and worked hard on this bill to get it in a form which we believe will pass constitutional muster. Any time you deal with a subject like this you have to deal with the First Amendment. The…

Mr. Speaker, this legislation addresses a disturbing subject in need of congressional action. In the late 1990s, Congress was made aware of a growing market of videotapes and still photographs depicting animals, typically small animals…

House Resolution 1470 honors the life, achievements, and distinguished career of Chief Justice William S. Richardson. Chief Justice Richardson was a leading proponent of the rights of Native Americans throughout his 16-year tenure as…

Just months ago, the President signed the historic health care reform law, and thanks to the Affordable Health Care Act, Americans are already seeing benefits from the reform. First, our seniors on Medicare part D have begun receiving $250…

Our Nation mourns the loss of one of our most influential civil rights leaders, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, a native of Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Height spent the better part of her lifetime working to ensure that others would have the freedom to…

America has been debating health care for 100 years, and we've come to some agreements. We know, for example, and I think there's general agreement within this House, that the status quo is unsustainable; 14,000 Americans losing their…

America has been debating health care for over 100 years, and during this debate we have heard complaints and blame and misrepresentations, slogans, even name-calling. But today, we finally get to discuss the bills. The bills will provide…

The Recovery Act was passed right down here, and since then we have been making progress. But losing fewer jobs is not good enough. We need to continue this chart. In short order, we will be creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, putting…

I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio for his leadership in bringing us together to make sure that we can discuss the importance of creating jobs. As we discuss jobs, I think it is important that we put our job efforts in perspective…

I think to have a rape of a person who goes to prison is unacceptable.