Click image to open in Windows Media Player. Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I support H.R. 4137. It is a great piece of legislation. I commend Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon and all the members of the committee. I think that this is truly visionary with regard to the cost, restoring integrity and accountability, and expanding college access. I am the first member of my family to have the ... Read more »

Click image to open in Windows Media Player. Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I want to associate my words with the gentleman, my good friend from Wisconsin, also. You say ``tomato,'' he says ``tomato.'' You call it tax relief; you call it tax cut. You make the choice. You think that the Bush administration and their congressional allies would be in support of this measure. Instead, Republicans are hys... Read more »

Click image to open in Windows Media Player. Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today in strong support of the passage of the Paterson Great Falls National Park Act, H.R. 189. I want to extend my deepest gratitude to the Speaker, Chairman Rahall and Chairman Grijalva for their tireless work in bringing this worthy legislation to the floor. I want to thank all the members of the New Jer... Read more »

Click image to open in Windows Media Player. Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Florida, and I rise this morning to speak in favor of the rule on the RESTORE Act, H.R. 3773. I believe this is an appropriate rule given the large number of amendments that were considered in both the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees. I want to highlight some of the most important provisions... Read more »

Click image to open in Windows Media Player. Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007. This is critical legislation designed to focus on a long-time vulnerability that exists within our Nation. This bill is a real product of bipartisan cooperation. So I want to commend our leader, Chairman Bennie Thompson, as well as Ranking M... Read more »

Click image to open in Windows Media Player. Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule for H.R. 1591. In fact, Madam Chair, you have set the rule, and we need rules of the road. That is why we need to pass H.R. 1591. This is not the average spending bill taken up by the Congress. This legislation represents a very personal decision that needs to be made by each and every Mem... Read more »