Well, I think that the way to pay for a war, the war on terror, it is tremendously expensive. We have had many votes on this. I think we both agree that in order to stand behind our troops and arm our troops and give them the best…

I would be for keeping the tax cuts in place, letting them grow for their maturation. I think a lot of them do not kick in for full force until 2010, because the trend that I am seeing is this 11.1 percent more collections, more people…

Well, I think you have hit on an excellent topic in that the deficit is troubling to all of us. I certainly don't want to pass on to my children and grandchildren a heavy and burdensome deficit. And we found ourselves in a position with…

I rise today to welcome Randal McCloy back to his home in Simpson, West Virginia. Randal was one of the 13 miners trapped in the Sago mine on January 2 and was the lone survivor. He suffered severe injuries to his heart, lungs, and kidneys…

I rise to highlight the designation of West Virginia State University as an eligible school for the Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) program in H.R. 609, the College Access and Opportunity Act of 2006. The designation was…

today our colleagues in the Senate begin hearings on immigration legislation. I rise to urge our colleagues in the other Chamber to follow the House's lead by passing legislation that focuses first and foremost on securing our broken…

Right and we were reaching that point in West Virginia. We had our doctors leaving. Another thing, I spent Sunday night with a group of physicians here in Washington, D.C., and one of the things they told me repeatedly, no matter what…

Twelve miners alive.

Yes. This is the identical amendment that was considered last year in October, and it was also passed in the House Intelligence Reauthorization Act that we passed. So this amendment has been considered several times in this House.

due to my attendance at a meeting with BRAC Commissioner Chairman Anthony Principi at the 130th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard in my district, I missed roll call votes 308 through 321 on June 24. Had I been present, I…

the Committee on Rules has announced that it may meet this week to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process for floor consideration of H.R. 2864, the Water Resources Development Act of 2005. The Committee on Transportation and…

This bipartisan bill brings penalties for network television programming to modern standards. The legislation also enhances the Federal Communications Commission's ability to reprimand networks and individuals who violate indecency…

I think the standard for inappropriate on the airwaves has been established by the FCC, and they are the ones. This bill does not speak to that. This bill speaks to raising of the fines.

I did not state it was inappropriate to debate this on the House floor, and I am only speaking about the indecency and the raising of fines in terms of a standard that is set by our Federal courts. So I take exception with that. I also…

In terms of the death penalty, I think that is definitely at the discretion of the prosecutor, and there are two sets of offenses there. One is a 20-year and one is a 30-year minimum, and I think that is also at the discretion of the…

I think there is a lot of prosecutorial discretion in the bill, and I think that would probably be left up to the prosecutor.

Mr. Chairman, in the wake of the September 11th attacks, as well as the recent bombing of four commuter trains in Madrid, Spain, the need for stronger criminal laws to deal with terrorists and other violence has never been stronger…

My amendment to H.R. 5025 seeks to keep the collection of taxes in the IRS and not to a private debt collector. I wish to make it clear today that I am in complete support of efficient and effective enforcement of tax collection activities…

While reauthorization is extremely important, I think it would behoove us at this time to really think about all of the things that have been done and are in the process of being done for small businesses here and across America…

Mr. Speaker, this bill extends until September 30 the programs of the Small Business Administration not covered by an appropriation, including the Preferred Surety Bond Program, SBA's Private Sector Cosponsorship Authority, the Small…

I am exceedingly proud to be the sponsor of House Concurrent Resolution 413. I am also extremely proud that all 62 women Members of Congress are cosponsors on this legislation as well. During World War II, a remarkable band of women picked…

I rise today as a proud co-sponsor of H.R. 4359. Last year, this House increased the child tax credit by $400 per child. This increase from $600 to $1,000 per child has benefited families across the country. Under current law, however, the…

seniors throughout West Virginia are learning about potential savings on their prescriptions because of recent reforms to Medicare. No matter what critics may say, it is very easy to find out information about the new prescription drug…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3118, offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hayes), designates the building located at 800 Independence Avenue, Southeast as the ``Orville Wright Federal Building,'' and the building located at 600…

We all need to make a concerted effort to work towards pushing this important legislation of a prescription drug plan for our seniors through Medicare through this Congress. This is an opportune time for movement forward to improve our…