Thomas Foley

Today at 12:30 I, along with my Democratic cosponsor, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel), and Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman will introduce our legislation to help Holocaust survivors and their families collect on Holocaust-era…

I was not always sure I would be here congratulating a Florida football team for taking the Super Bowl, but it is hands-down the best feeling in the world... Congratulations also to the dedicated fans in the Tampa Bay area, who now have…

Today in Palm Beach County, there are a lot of diseases that have tremendous charity organizations helping to support them, to raise money. In fact, there is a ball a day that is pretty much dedicated to raising resources and to not only…

I commend Senator McCain for introducing that, and I urge those on the other side to consider it as well.

Our borders are vulnerable. We have been picking up absconders who have orders against them to be deported, and yet they are not sent out of the country. We have potential terrorists living in our country, and the INS is in a shambles. We…

If the gentleman would also explain the Social Security trust fund because that is a misnomer. There has been a lot of debate today, in fact, about raiding the fund, borrowing the fund, stealing from the fund, which we know is false…

I salute you. I salute your team. I salute the parents, the coaches, all of those in the athletic department that support us. Because it does take a colossal effort to move the enthusiasm to the level where you reach a national…

In 1992, then Governor Lawton Childs ran some negative ads about Jed Bush, saying that if elected governor, a Republican candidate would take away Social Security. It was a lie, but it was meant to scare people. Recently, in Tallahassee…

The sugar price, as the gentleman well knows, it is 125,000 metric tons, so nobody runs out to the Publix and buys 125,000 tons. In addition to that, it is left-over excess capacity. It is not first-run sugar; it is floating around there…

However, now, despite the strong support of the House, and by reference the conference committee, the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture has ignored the intent of Congress and refused to fund the Harbor Branch-FSU…

Mr. Chairman, last year, the House Committee on Appropriations and the final conference committee on the Agricultural Appropriations bill approved language giving special consideration for funding for a joint aquaculture distance…

I would urge them to ask Mr. Gore to submit his e-mail records. Let us look at Justice Freeh's memorandum of understanding to Mrs. Reno. Let us finally look at campaign finance reform as the laws apply today. But, no, let us create a smoke…

I ask the gentleman, why was this not considered before? Why was this issue not brought to the forefront? It seems like, with 422 votes, this is a child looking for adoption and it found it today. But what was wrong in all those years?

It is a beautiful thing that people are finally recognized. At least in America, seniors are recognized for the value that they bring to our communities. One of the most important things I want to strongly note is that the seniors are the…

The travel industry supports 7 million jobs contributing 127.8 billion in payroll expenditures. The restaurant industry is the leading source of travel industry jobs in the United States. Employment growth in the travel industry continues…

Well, I am indeed tempted to, and I will also tell my colleague she gained national prominence with the opening of the Beloagio, which has probably one of the great art collections that I understand being displayed for the benefit of art…

I want to join with him and the gentlewoman from Maryland who just gave the statistics that are so enlightening about the sheer dollar power of tourism to our Nation, but I can tell you as the representative who does represent, as you…

Mr. Chairman, obviously, the National Science Foundation does not get it. The U.S. taxpayer should not be funding research that has dubious scientific merit, at best. This is why we should support the Sanford amendment. We need to send a…

Now, when are we in America going to wake up and recognize the rights of victims? I have heard constantly about judges stepping in and allowing prisoners to smoke in prison, prisoners being allowed video machines so they can watch TV…

What we are doing here tonight does exactly what we caution all Americans to do: Get out of debt, get equity, build a future for yourselves and your family. Finally, finally, the Federal Government is going to set and lead by example…

We may not have to pass supermajorities to raise taxes. We may not ever have to confront a tax increase again in our Nation's history if we abide by your plan.

Let me get this straight and let us reiterate, because this sounds so simple that it may not actually work in Washington, because they will not get it. We are going to spend less than we take in, we are going to use some of the surplus to…

So that suggests that the young gentleman here who was helping turn charts for you, who is a page in this Congress, whose parents from California have sent him here proudly to be a part of this government, watch it in action, he may…

You know, it is great to boast about progress we are making, and I think we have turned this place light years around from where we were. But none of us have actually talked enough about that looming $5.3 trillion debt that will remain…

To put it in simple terms, a family, if they borrowed against their home on a 30-year mortgage and paid a mortgage payment every month for 30 years, but it was strictly interest, would still then owe the full principal as they started 30…