I rise to salute the Prince Edward County and Longwood University Relay for Life for their fundraising efforts for the American Cancer Society. Cancer affects millions of families across the United States each year. The 2008 Prince…

I rise to thank the men and women in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard for serving our Nation in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world. They are honorably and bravely fighting terrorists overseas in…

This is not about procedure. It's not about some rules and regulations that we must adhere to over what is just. What is just in this case is to set Ramos and Compean free. This is an issue of what's right for the United States of America…

under Federal law, and the law of most States, legal marriage is the union between a man and a woman. The U.S. House of Representatives should be on record supporting traditional marriage between a man and a woman and opposing alternative…

Since the 1800s, In God We Trust has appeared on much of our money. It was even on the two-cent piece that was popular only for a few years in the 1860s. I've had citizens come up to me and show me the penny, the nickel, the dime, the half…

Mr. Chairman, in talking today about the Homeland Security Appropriations measure, I would like to echo what the gentleman from Texas was referring to. In the 2006 and 2005 calendar years, we did finish the appropriations measures, all 13…

on April 16, 2007, the news from Virginia Tech and Blacksburg grew worse as the day progressed, and as evening fell the number of students and faculty killed reached 33. Included in that number was the apparent assassin, a fellow student…

Thank you, Mr. Bilbray. Mr. Speaker, I want to say thanks, first, to you, as the Chair of the Immigration Reform Caucus, and to your predecessor, Tom Tancredo of Colorado, for your relentless efforts to secure our Nation and make our…

I want to thank him for his hard work in combating illegal immigration and the many problems that such brings to our country. I wish to commend the Mayor and Council of Hazelton, Pennsylvania for their courageous stand in defending the…

it is an honor to receive time from someone who served our Nation in the finest way and who knows firsthand how hurtful a resolution such as this can be to those in theater. We are in the middle of a 4-day marathon here. While I cannot say…

on June 29, 2004, the United States Social Security Commissioner and the Director General of the Mexican Social Security Institute entered into a Social Security totalization agreement between Mexico and the United States. The U.S. has…

Thank you, Mr. King. I want to thank you for having this hour to address this most important topic. I also want to thank Congressman Tancredo for his tireless efforts over about an 8-year period. I was thinking the other day when the…

I rise tonight to tell the House and the United States that leading edge research into the development of alternative fuels is happening as we speak in the Fifth District of Virginia at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in…

Mr. Robert G. Canar has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious achievements in public service to this Nation by serving the United States Army for over 42 years. Mr. Canar began his public service career in the U.S. Army as an…

today I want to share material prepared by former Ambassador William B. Jones to the nation of Haiti. He is currently the Johns Professor of Political Science at Hampden-Sydney College, which is located in the Fifth District of Virginia…

Sarah Terry, who is the director of the Farmville Fifth District Office, has battled breast cancer for the last several years and has undergone numerous chemotherapy treatments. She has served as Executive Director of the Farmville Area…

first I want to say it is a pleasure to be here with Reverend Don Davidson today. Reverend Davidson used to live in the Fifth District of Virginia, and I want to wish him the best in his new location in Alexandria. Days before we observe…

in a continuing effort to combat the adverse effects that illegal immigration is having on the United States, I have introduced a concurrent resolution that expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and…

I rise this evening to read a poem by Molly Brown. Molly is a 13-year-old who suffers from cerebral palsy, and she is the daughter of a college professor at Sweet Briar and his wife. She read this poem at an Adaptive Ski event for injured…

illegal immigration costs this Nation $68 billion per year. That is not million; that is billion. This study changes the focus of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security needs to be focusing on keeping…

I offer my strong support of passing H. Res. 80, which honors the Virginia Fire Chiefs Association on reaching their 75th anniversary and commends them for annually hosting the Mid- Atlantic Expo and Symposium, and honors all Fire Chiefs…

I salute the gentleman from Arizona for having the courage to address this issue. Totalization with Mexico will harm the Social Security Trust Fund. It will be a major drain on this fund. They talk about 20 countries that we have a…

I agree with OMB, I agree with the President, and I agree with our subcommittee on this issue of caps. I cannot understand how CBO scores it as it does. Let me mention briefly the impact in Virginia. An additional 39 units are planned for…

I am pleased that H.R. 3819, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Park Designation Act of 2004, passed the House earlier today. From Jamestown to the Cumberland Gap, Virginia has been a land of pioneers. Virginians have explored the New…