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Stephanie H Sandlin
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Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - June, 23, 2009
June 23, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1211, the Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, as amended, which the Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee passed on June 4 and the full committee approved on June 10. I would like to thank Chairman Filner, Ranking Member Buyer, Subcommittee Chairman Mike Michaud and Subcommittee Ranking Member Brown for their leadership and support of this bill, as well as my colleague on the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, the distinguished ranking member, Mr. Boozman of Arkansas, for cosponsoring this important legislation. I […]
Stephanie H Sandlin
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Tribal Law And Order Act Of 2009 - May 14, 2009
May 14, 2009
Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss H.R. 1924, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009. I was proud to reintroduce this legislation designed to address the serious deficiencies and systemic flaws within the Federal agencies charged with providing law enforcement and justice programs in Indian country. As the at-large Member of Congress for South Dakota, I am proud to represent nine sovereign Native nations. The Federal Government has a unique relationship with the 562 federally recognized tribes. This government-to-government relationship is established in the U.S. Constitution, recognized through […]
Kathy A Dahlkemper
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Pro-Life - June 10, 2009
June 10, 2009
I thank the gentlelady from Ohio for yielding. And I want to extend a thank you for inviting me to have this opportunity tonight to speak on the floor about the issue of life, an issue that is very important to me. I believe in the sanctity of life from birth to natural death. In fact, I often like to refer to myself as a person who is ``whole life'' in my beliefs. This issue of abortion is very personal for me. When I was 21 and I was in […]
Jean M Schmidt
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Where Are The Jobs? - July 29, 2009
July 29, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to continue to ask the question, where are the jobs? Well, I can tell you where they're not. They're not in my district in southern Ohio because I just got an announcement on Monday night that really shocked me and made my blood boil. I found out that the Department of Energy was going to strip away thousands of jobs in my district. Now, I just want to give you a little background. Ohio is one of those States that has high unemployment. We're the […]
Jean M Schmidt
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Pro-Life - July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to shine the light on a subject where I do not believe this administration's actions are living up to its rhetoric. Whether it was said on the campaign trail or in speeches during his time in office, the President has certainly tried to sound reasonable on the issue of life, but the administration's actions belie its words. During a campaign appearance at the Saddleback Civil Forum with Pastor Rick Warren on August 17, 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama made clear that his goal was to "reduce […]
Jean M Schmidt
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Life and the Health Care Reform Bill - July 16, 2009
July 16, 2009
Thank you, Dr. Fleming. I am actually not from New Jersey, but my husband was raised there. I'm from Ohio. And I'm very proud of that because I'm from the area where the right-to-life movement was actually born under the direction of Dr. Jack and Barbara Wilke. I'm also the Chair of the Congressional Women's Pro-Life Caucus, and I truly believe that our movement is at its best when we speak for those populations that are most vulnerable. We all believe that human life is sacred, and we are the […]
Jean M Schmidt
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Office of Legal Counsel Nominee Dawn Johnson - May 14, 2009
May 14, 2009
Thank you so much, Congressman King. You are so right about this very contentious nomination. This position has been called the Attorney General's lawyer. The Justice Department's Web site explains, "The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel provides authoritative legal advice to the President and to all executive branch agencies. The Office drafts legal opinions of the Attorney General and also provides its own written opinions and oral advice in response to requests from the Counsel to the President, the various agencies of the executive […]
Nita M Lowey
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. House, Speeches
Remarks on Center for International Policy's Colombia Program - April 3, 2003
April 3, 2003
Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. The additional funding requested for Colombia has no place in this bill. More importantly, it adds funding in support of a policy that is essentially flawed. President Uribe's election gave us some initial hope that he would engage all the disparate elements of the conflict with new ideas and a real commitment to bring lasting peace. Unfortunately, what we have seen is an escalation of activity from guerilla organizations, increasing influence and control by paramilitary organizations, no reduction in coca cultivation, […]
Nydia Velazquez
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Statement on House Iraq Resolution - Feb.16, 2007
February 16, 2007
Mr. Chairman, I rise today first and foremost to praise the courage, performance and commitment of our troops stationed in Iraq and elsewhere. We are immensely grateful for your sacrifices. Because of this war in Iraq, today the lives of 135,000 military families are disrupted, and 125,000 civilian contractor families are divided. Nearly 4,000 U.S. soldiers and civilian contractors have already given their lives. We have lost over 140 young New York military men and women in Iraq. I voted against the Iraq war from day one. Now, escalating this […]
Yvette D Clarke
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Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - April 3, 2008
April 3, 2008
April 4, 1968 was a tragic day for America and the world. We lost a visionary leader whose conviction that all men and women are created equal, be brought to fruition in our time. Today I will not mourn, but celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Although we have come a long way in remedying the social injustices of our country's history, we must continue to be engaged in a dialogue of racial and economic equality, and for the peace that Dr. King gave his life for. He […]