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(WASHINGTON, DC)September 21, 2004--Today, Congress is expected to near-unanimously
adopt a concurrent resolution calling for humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean countries
devastated by the same series of hurricanes that wrought death and destruction to many areas of
the United States, particularly Florida. This resolution, introduced by my colleague,
ST. ALBANS, NY, After more than a week of torrential rainfalls and flash flooding, Haitis political crisis has been overtaken by a natural catastrophe of horrendous proportions. Some villages in southeastern Haiti are under ten feet of water. Entire towns have been completely wiped out. So far, more than a thousand Haitians have perished. The final death toll may exceed two thousand people.
Welcome. I am glad that all of you could participate in this luncheon today. As many of you know, a new law was passed recently that provides improved Medicare coverage by adding prescription drug benefits. The ongoing prescription drug coverage begins in 2006, but by June 2004 you may be eligible for a new prescription drug discount card approved by Medicare.
'Not fully funding No Child Left Behind- UNINTELLIGENT
'Not providing a real benefit to Seniors for prescription drug purchases - SHAMEFUL
'Not putting forth a real solution to significantly decrease the $44 million uninsured- BAD MEDICINE
'Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq: A LIE
(WASHINGTON, DC)May 17, 2004, marks the 50th anniversary of Brown v. the Topeka, Kansas, Board of Education, as the combined cases that also included suits filed in South Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware, became known.
Yesterday, several colleagues and I visited Haiti. Our bipartisan delegation (three Democrats: Reps. Elijah Cummings, Kendrick Meek, and myself; and three Republicans: Reps.
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The Dots of Deception Lead to the Oval Office
Washington, DC--On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, my Republican colleague, Rep.
Thank you. I'm happy to join with my colleague, Representative Joe Crowley, and the residents of Co-op City in celebrating Black History Month 2004. It's ironic that this program should take place on February 23rd, W.E.B. DuBois' 136th birthday.