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Mr. Speaker, this is not some type of rhetorical debating society we are having tonight or some philosophical argument. This is a group of Members who feel it is important enough to stand up in this body tonight to warn the American people…
We have before us today one of the most important issues that a democracy must decide, whether to potentially go to war against another nation. It is a vote of conscience, and I believe reasonable people can disagree while looking at the…
I am passionate about American history. I believe there is an important role for it to play and be taught in our elementary and our secondary schools throughout the country, especially in light of modern times, especially in light of the…
I too rise to remember the terrible events of September 11, to honor the victims of the attack and their families and to let them know that especially today, they do not stand alone, and to pay tribute to the heroes of that day, the…
I believe in trade. I believe trade is important for our country. I believe trade is important for the world. I believe that former Secretary of State Cordell Hull had it just about right when he said that when goods and products cross…
I too want to voice my strong support of the Roemer amendment being offered this evening. I believe it is the right thing to do because this is what great democracies do; they let the sunshine in. It is never easy to air dirty laundry for…
I support the efforts today to make necessary technical changes to the Higher Education Act. On behalf of the 3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin, I have a significant interest in a particular section of this legislation that will…
I just want to commend the ranking member on the Committee on Appropriations for his attention to this very serious issue that has afflicted the State of Wisconsin, chronic wasting disease. Mr. Chairman, I am an avid hunter myself, with…
providing affordable Medicare prescription drug coverage for our Nation's seniors is one of the most pressing issues facing our country today. Even though the elderly use the most prescriptions, more than 75 percent of seniors on Medicare…
Mr. Speaker, I do rise as a strong supporter of the rule, as well as for H.R. 3389, the bill to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act. While my district is far from either coast, the State of Wisconsin is host to some of…
I represent over 10,600 family farmers in my congressional district alone. What we are proposing here should not be perceived for a second to be antifarmer. It is rather how can we help effectuate good farm policy for basically the next 10…
last year we passed a budget that boasted a ten-year unified surplus totaling $5.6 trillion. The leadership claimed that an expensive tax cut plan and other costly initiatives were eminently affordable and would leave enough of the budget…
I along with Representatives Boehlert, Dingell and Gilchrest, helped assemble a coalition last fall, Mr. Speaker, a bipartisan coalition, an urban-suburban-rural coalition, offering to do basically what this motion to instruct suggests…
this past winter, thousands of ENRON employees, stockholders, and their families saw their life savings disappear. While their nest eggs were being crushed, top executives were selling stock at top dollar and the auditors were shredding…
What is really interesting is it is almost as if the private sector is way ahead of the curve in regards to the policymakers in Congress and with the administration because they are already starting to invest in a lot of this technology…
this legislation offered today is meant to better preserve and protect one of the great national treasures that exist in this country, the Mississippi River Basin. This is simple legislation, Mr. Speaker. The intent of it is to authorize…
Today, anyone tuning into the deliberations on the House floor probably witnessed one of the most important debates we could have in this session of Congress. It sets the terms of the budget for the rest of the year. And not just for this…
The gentleman has talked about debt reduction, our plan for debt reduction. Obviously during the course of the debate today and also last year, the Republican majority talked about the merits of tax relief and how it could theoretically…
I want him to know that there are many of us who are with him every step of the way. Madam Speaker, tonight I rise in honor of Women's History Month. In 1987, Congress passed a resolution designating the month of March as Women's History…
I rise in support of the Tauzin-Dingell Internet Broadband Deployment Act. Rural communities were the last to get paved roads, the last to get electricity, the last to get voice telephone service, and the last to get cable television…
I rise in support of H.R. 3061 the FY2002 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill. I am pleased that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle came together to provide an increase of $12.5 billion over FY2001 program…
last week President Bush and Commerce Secretary Don Evans announced the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige Award, our Nation's highest honor in quality and performance excellence, named after the 26th Secretary of Commerce. It is my…
aviation security is a matter of national security. In the wake of the September 11th attacks, when the terrorists were able to take weapons on board four separate flights with ease, it is vital that the Congress act now to pass…
of all the issues we have considered, and will consider, in the aftermath of September 11, securing the safety of our Nation against the threat of terrorism may prove to be the most challenging aspect of our recovery and security focus…
I am one of the named sponsors of this amendment today. I am also a proud member of the Committee on Agriculture. Just to set the record straight, the amendment that we are offering today is not something that is new. In fact, it is based…
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