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Madam Speaker, there is a serious problem throughout America in regards to the rising cost of health insurance, double-digit premium increases. As I travel around my congressional district in western Wisconsin visiting businesses large and…
So we have good reproductive health coverage for women while we are expecting. But also I found with many of the women I have spoken with, and their husbands too, they would like to make sure that women have access to gynecologists…
this July the village of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, in the heart of my congressional district, will be marking its centennial celebration. This beautiful, tranquil village lies in eastern Wisconsin and is surrounded by some of America's…
That is really the point of tonight's Special Order is what is going to get the economy back on track. That is what all of America embraces. We need to grow the economy, create jobs, stimulate investments. There is nothing that solves…
It is one of my chief concerns as a member of the Committee on the Budget, as a Member of this House, the fact that the fiscal decisions being made today, if carried out the way we have intended is going to set up future generations for…
That is over next year alone. Just to put this in context, the entire national debt in 1980 for the preceding 200 years was roughly $900 billion, and they are proposing to have a $1 trillion increase in the debt ceiling in 1 year alone…
I have the utmost reverence and respect for the flag of the United States, one of the most recognizable symbols of freedom and liberty in the world. And I have the utmost respect for those who want to protect it. Among other things, the…
as we were reminded last week with the triple bombing in Saudi Arabia, international terrorism still threatens our world. Currently we have troops around the world fighting in the global war against terrorism, and it is important that we…
today we are considering the legislative follow-up to the majority's irresponsible budget resolution narrowly passed earlier this year. It is another chance to ask ourselves if what we are doing is the right choice for America, and the…
Mr. Chairman, I, along with other members on the committee, have worked hard to try to work in a bipartisan fashion in the committee to produce bills that we feel comfortable that both sides of the aisle can support. Unfortunately, I…
I do support the technical amendment before us right now. This, Mr. Chairman, is an important piece of education legislation. It is about allowing children with special needs in our country to have access to quality education that the rest…
over a quarter century ago, President Ford signed historic legislation seeking to ensure educational equity for children with disabilities and special needs. This legislation, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…
I have to rise and express my opposition to the rule. [...] this is really the most important education bill that is going to be appearing before this 108th session of Congress over the next couple of years, and all Members should have an…
it is approximately 1:20 a.m. in the morning here on the east coast; and pinch me if I am dreaming, but the Republican majority is about to pass a budget resolution that calls for an increase in our national debt by $984 billion in this…
And the easiest thing for a politician to be able to say to people back home or to run on the campaign is, You can have it all. You can have all these programs that you care about. We can fight this war in Iraq and do the rebuilding, and…
I think one of the crucial differences between now and what occurred during the 1980s with the economic policies that were pursued was that we had the decade of the 1990s to reverse course, and fortunately we did. With the Clinton…
H.R. 620 provides a unique arrangement for funding certain local public schools. The legislation authorizes the National Park Service to provide funds and services to supplement the educational services and facilities provided to children…
now that the military campaign to disarm Saddam Hussein has begun, our thoughts and prayers go out to the young men and women in uniform as well as to their families. May they complete their mission quickly and decisively so they can…
I appreciate our leader on the Committee on the Budget for highlighting what appears to me to be an impossible policy position to take on the eve of war in Iraq, but the question I have for my colleague, in his analysis of the Republican…
Mr. Speaker, as the country is at the precipice of war in Iraq, I am sure all of our House colleagues would join me in extending our best wishes and our thoughts and prayers to the young troops who are answering the call for the defense of…
I think it is perhaps the most important decision that the President is about to make on behalf of our Nation, and it is a decision that is going to affect our relationship with the Arab world and the rest of the international community…
This is not a fight about banning human cloning. We all agree cloning for purposes of creating another human being is wrong and it should be prohibited. Instead, what we are arguing about is allowing scientific research to continue that…
Mr. Speaker, a silly person once said that only silly people have heroes today. If that is true, this silly person is not afraid to admit that Vaclav Havel is one of my heroes. Today we honor Vaclav Havel who provided the moral force…
last Saturday our Nation lost seven American heroes. I rise today to offer condolences to the families and friends of the seven astronauts aboard the Columbia on its fateful mission, one of whom was Wisconsin' pride and joy, Laurel Clark…
I believe now is as good a time as any for the baby boom generation, this massive demographic bubble that is working its way through our society and aging ever so gracefully, to step into this political debate. I think the message is being…
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