this week, the House has a chance to help out over 20 million uninsured workers that are employed by small businesses across our Nation. H.R. 660, the Small Business Health Fairness Act, will allow small employers to band together to…

two days ago, horrifying video broadcast by the Arab satellite station Al Jazeera filtered back to us here showing tortured and murdered American troops. I want Saddam to know that here in America we are angry, and we want justice. The…

I rise to support H. Res. 61, and I thank the gentlewoman from Florida and the gentleman from California for their work in bringing this resolution to the floor. On January 28, citizens in Israel exercised their right to vote in a free…

Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for his tremendous leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor. In addition, I would like to commend President Bush for providing courageous…

It is particularly apt that we are here as this country of ours, the United States, is picking itself up, putting things back in order, from the horrific terrorist attacks on September 11 that killed thousands of innocent Americans. On…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a very solemn occasion. Today is Yom Hashoah, the Day of Remembrance. This is the day that we recognize and remember those 6-million-plus individuals, innocent men, women and children who lost their lives in…

I would just say that this bill is not about true campaign finance reform. What the amendment of the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Watts) tries to do is it tries to stop the censorship of free speech having to do with civil rights and…

While I am pleased that Congress has chosen to address the important issue of brownfields reform, I am concerned that the House has not chosen to fully address liability protection for all brownfields sites. While H.R. 2869 is a first step…

yesterday was a dark day that will be remembered for its unique horror and tragic loss of life. I ask for continued prayers for the families of the victims, President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and members of our armed services as they…

this body is on the verge of a very important vote today, a vote that at its essence is really a vote on whether or not to uphold the constitutional right Americans have to free speech. The restrictions in the Shays-Meehan bill are an…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today also in support of the Sudan Peace Act. Sudan has been ravaged by civil war for over 30 years. And an estimated 2 million people have died; and as has been said before, millions more displaced due to war-related…

I rise in support of H.R. 1646, and I commend the gentleman from Illinois (Chairman Hyde) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) for their leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor. This legislation would authorize $8.2…