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Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 5th congressional district since January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Fitzgerald has focused on issues such as economic growth, public safety, and healthcare during his time in office. Before his election to Congress, he served in the Wisconsin State Senate, where he held various leadership positions and was involved in significant legislative efforts.
late last year, Congress passed the Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation, or TREAD Act. That new law includes a bill I authored, the Child Passenger Act of 2000, which requires the Department of Transportation…
I rise to speak about the Holocaust Victims Tax Fairness amendment, No. 670, to H.R. 1836, which I offered last Thursday, and which was approved by the Senate yesterday by voice vote. This year we mark the 56th anniversary of the end of…
This amendment simply seeks to ensure that any reparations received by victims of the Holocaust--reparations or settlement payments received by those victims not be subject to Federal income taxes. Actually, our tax law provides that if…
I think it would be beneath the dignity of this great country to actually assess a Federal income tax on those payments of compensation to the victims of the Holocaust. This bill also would ensure that payments received by Holocaust…
today I am introducing the Holocaust Survivors Tax Fairness Act of 2001. This important legislation would prevent the federal government from imposing the federal income tax on Holocaust restitution or compensation payments that victims of…
I rise in support of John Ashcroft in his nomination as our Nation's Attorney General. This nomination debate and the consideration of John Ashcroft's nomination is much different for me than my consideration of all the other nominees to…
I rise today to clarify the history and intent of section 14 of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, which passed the Senate on Wednesday. This section of the legislation is based on the Child…
I compliment my colleague, my friend from Illinois. Extending my time line further, I started in 1998. There are a lot of articles going back to the early 1980s when Senator Durbin--then Congressman Durbin--was working hard to get this…
reviewing again the proposed Abraham Lincoln Library in Springfield, IL, I emphasize the magnitude of the project. It is a proposed $120 million project. It started as a $40 million project, went up to $60 million, and now it is at $120…
Continuing on, Mr. President, to bring the Senate back up to date, we are talking about a proposed Abraham Lincoln Library in downtown Springfield, IL, that would cost approximately $120 million. The library would be one of the most…
Turning to a June 5, 1995, Chicago Tribune article, by Rick Pearson, a Tribune staff writer, the headline is: ``Taxpayers Face a Big Loss on Hotel Loans; GOP Insider Denies Political Deal.'' He has achieved a unique and almost mystical…
there have also been a number of problems involving Illinois leases that go back a number of years. I turn my attention to an examination of State leasing practices. We have, thus far, been dealing with the State procurement code, how it…
I am here to speak on the $120 million Abraham Lincoln Library, for which there is authorization language in the Interior Subcommittee appropriations bill. Last night, the Senate passed separate legislation authorizing $50 million of…
Clearly, the State of Illinois contemplates that for many grants from the Federal Government, they will have to comply with the Federal Government's requirements. That is not unusual. The Federal Government has requirements for education…
there are a number of other articles that have been written over the years about how the State gave out the riverboat gambling licenses in Illinois. The record is replete with problems that the State had, or questions that were raised…
My state has an emerging methamphetamine problem, which is an unmet need of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program. To tackle this problem successfully, Congress should provide funding in fiscal year 2001 to implement the…
I rise today to deliver some remarks upon the death of our beloved colleague, Paul Coverdell. It is no exaggeration to say that the whole Senate is in a state of shock that we no longer have Paul with us. Just last week, Senator Coverdell…
I was in the city of Chicago to announce the introduction of a bill today called the Federal Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2000. I was standing in Chicago on La Salle Street, in what is known as the Loop, the premier business district in downtown…
this is an amendment that corrects a flaw in Department of Defense procurement rules that has increased military costs and had a severe impact on this nation's arsenals. Recently implemented rules requires U.S. arsenals to overstate their…
My amendment addresses the situation with our Nation's military arsenals. We have the Rock Island arsenal in Rock Island, IL. It lies on an island in the Mississippi River between the border of Illinois and Iowa. The Rock Island Arsenal…
I begin by thanking Senator Murkowski for his efforts in introducing and promoting the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act which addresses an issue of critical importance to the nation and in particular to the State of Illinois. I rise…
That resolution expresses the sense of the Senate regarding its sorrow upon the passing yesterday of one of the Nation's leading radio personalities, Bob Collins from WGN Radio in Chicago. Yesterday afternoon, Bob Collins, who was one of…
I want to follow up on that. I said earlier I think the ads are fair in light of the fact that Democrats have voted against the lockbox several times this year. Certainly the Senator would agree the Senator's party has run ads. I was the…
I think we have already, to some extent. We have had one or two votes that I can recall earlier this year. But the question is, How many times will Members keep bringing up the same issues?
I would agree that my friend from South Carolina has fought for years to ban Congress from plundering the Social Security trust fund. He has been a leader in that fight. But the one thing I would point out is that the whole other side of…
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