Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of the time.
Madam Speaker, the phrase that the distinguished chairman just read is a catch-all phrase. If a person thinks a court in a State is depriving someone of civil rights they can go into Federal court under a section 1983 action and say that there is an alleged deprivation of Federal rights under current law.
This is far broader.… Read more »
I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) regarding vicarious liability for rental car companies. This amendment, if passed, would nullify the laws of 15 States and the District of Columbia and would have the disastrous effect of allowing rental car companies to lease vehicles… Read more »
Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Missouri says why should a company that rents a car to an individual, the company is not negligent, the individual is negligent, why should they be liable for the results of his or her negligence?
The answer is that is up to the State legislature. The State legislature may prefer that the… Read more »
Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
Mr. Chairman, since the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, our Nation has moved inexorably toward the elimination of all forms of discrimination in government contracting and in the private sector. This bill rolls back that commitment that would enshrine the principle of religious discrimination in one of our most… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor BG William Terpeluk. BG William Terpeluk will complete his term as Deputy Commander for the 77th Regional Readiness Command this month. He served from 31 March 2001-30 March 2005, which included valuable service during the events of September 11, 2001, and throughout the War on Terror.
The 77th Regional Readiness Command is the Army Reserve… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join my colleague the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner) in sponsoring this resolution on the completion of the 11th cycle of the daily study of the Talmud.
Mr. Speaker, tossed into a stormy sea when his ship was wrecked, the great Talmudic sage, Rabbi Akiva, was given up for lost. This is how he… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time.
I rise in strong opposition to this egregious legislation and in support of the Conyers/Nadler/Jackson-Lee substitute amendment.
This substitute amendment amends this bill in several ways to ensure that consumers, workers and victims in personal injury cases are not precluded from having a fair opportunity to present… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I do not oppose this amendment, but I do oppose this bill. Like many Americans, I exercise my right not to view programming I find offensive by using that miracle of modern technology, the remote control. It lets you change the channel or even turn off the TV entirely. I recommend everyone buy one and learn how to use it. If you want to protect your children, there is the… Read more »
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 418 pursuant to House Resolution 75, it may be in order to consider amendment No. 4 in House Report 109-4 in the modified form I have placed at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Fossella). The Clerk will report the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment to H.R. 418 Offered… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. Speaker, the distinguished chairman talks about section 102 of the bill, which gives the Secretary of Homeland Security the ability to waive all laws that might get in the way of building the fence; and he talks about environmental laws, and he talks about endangered species. Well, that is all well and good, but the… Read more »