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…

I rise today in support of declaring October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence encompasses all acts of violence against women within the context of a family or intimate relationships. It is an issue of…

finally a strengthened Medicare system that includes prescription drug coverage seems to be the number one priority for both houses of Congress. The time is right to make progress. We have a tremendous opportunity to reform Medicare and…

this is a good morning to be a West Virginian. We found out last night one of our own is coming home. Jessica Lynch, a 19-year-old private first class from the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company is in safe hands right now because of the…

I would indeed like to debate the issue, I would like you all to live in my State of West Virginia over the last year. Our Trauma I Medical Center in the State's Capital, Charleston, West Virginia, closed. No specialist. It was reopened…

as many of us know, February has been designated American Heart Month. Too many Americans are suffering from heart disease, especially women. It is a little known fact that heart disease is a leading cause of deaths among women, with over…

West Virginia's health care system and the health care system of many States are facing many challenges. But medical liability insurance has caused a mass exodus of doctors from my State of West Virginia. I live in Charleston, West…

Mr. Speaker, the death tax is one of the most unfair taxes. It taxes farmers and small business owners twice. First they pay taxes throughout their years and then the Federal Government taxes the value their property again at the time of…

Mr. Speaker, the Kennedy Center suffers from being isolated from the rest of Washington, D.C.'s monumental core, and from limited, confusing, and potentially unsafe points of entry. High levels of congestion on the Rock Creek and Potomac…

recent news from the corporate world has been pretty grim. All too often we have seen headlines from corporations like Enron and WorldCom that reveal appalling abuse and fraud leading to layoffs and bankruptcies. From the magnitude of the…

the House Prescription Drug Action Team and other leaders have been working very hard to provide a plan for a prescription drug benefit to all seniors. We have had many listening sessions, and we have crafted a meaningful prescription drug…

the problem of the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs is one that requires both a short-term and a long-term solution. It is clear that seniors need a permanent, universal, and voluntary Medicare-based prescription drug benefit that…

I rise today and urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 327, the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act. This plan has the ability to really fuel our economy to new heights by reducing the costs and improving the levels of efficiencies for…

over the weekend the war on terrorism claimed another casualty, the first casualty of a National Guardsman and the first casualty from my home State of West Virginia. Sergeant Gene Arden Vance of Morgantown, West Virginia, was killed in…

Mr. Speaker, today I stand here in support of Women's History Month and Resolution 371. Before 1970, women's history was rarely the subject of serious study. Since then, however, this field has undergone a metamorphosis. Today, almost…

I rise to support H.R. 1542--the Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act. This plan is hugely important for my home State of West Virginia and the rest of rural America. We've heard a lot of talk about the digital divide--the GAP in…

as a strong supporter of campaign finance reform, I am glad to see us debating this issue on the floor this evening. I want to thank the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays) for allowing me to offer this amendment, and I appreciate his…

I rise today in honor of a constituent of mine, Mr. Rick Morgan. I have the pleasure of knowing Rick personally, and I am proud to recognize him because tonight Rick will be carrying the Olympic torch and lighting the caldron in…

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to urge support of the conference report that contains within it the increased development of affordable housing. The FHA loan limits have not been raised since 1992 despite dramatic increases in construction cost…

I would like to say briefly that everyone's passion is personal. My personal passion is the mother-in-law I never had, who died from breast cancer at a very early age. My children never met their grandmother or their great grandmother or…

October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and as the women of the caucus come today in this hour to talk about its importance, we also know the importance of funding; funding for education, funding for early…

Mr. Chairman, I thank all three gentlemen for their great comments in support of coal gasification and clean coal technologies. I am enthusiastic about this. I agree with the chairman when he says it is a win-win-win. I believe it is not…

I see the new energy plan much in the same way. For the past 20 years, America has coasted blindly into the future, naively trusting that our sufficient resources would be ready and available whenever we would need them. But we know the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise quickly to express my support for the passage of H.R. 1140, the Railroad Retirement Survivors Improvement Act. As the title suggests, this bill aims to provide equitable and fitting compensation for those who have…

Mr. Speaker, tonight we are going to talk about the energy problem across America, and we are going to talk about some solutions and some ways that I think we can look to the future to try to solve some of the problems. Mr. Speaker, the…