Speech Archive
Floor speeches in italics
Extensions of remarks in bold
Speeches delivered in the district in ALL CAPS.
May, 2007
Remarks during
House debate on Rep. Pitts' Resolution Honoring William Wilberforce (5/1)
February, 2007
Remarks during
House debate on nonbinding Democrat Iraq resolution (2/14)
December, 2006
REMARKS AT REAMSTOWN CANDLELIGHT
VIGIL IN SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS (12/23)
June, 2005
Much work left in Afghanistan
(6/29)
Debate on the Pitts Amendment to H.R. 3057 (6/28)
We must not indefinitely subsidize tyranny (6/28)
SCNT equals cloning (6/23)
Leave a good legacy: Stop
Cloning Now (6/21)
Regarding renewal of sanctions on Burma
(6/21)
Shame on Congress if we do not ban
cloning (6/16)
Regarding the Maloney Amendment to
H.R. 2862 (6/16)
Regarding H.R. 2745, the United Nations Reform Act of 2005 (6/16)
Ambassador Evans deserves the award (6/15)
Reform the United Nations (6/14)
Banning books (6/9)
Decisive action needed on
Remarks during GED graduation ceremony (6/8)
We need the Marriage Protection Amendment
(5/26)
Political agenda of the Democratic Watchdogs (5/25)
Regarding the
Protect Zara and the Snowflakes (5/24)
Regarding H.R. 2520, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (5/24)
Regarding H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (5/24)
End filibuster against Priscilla Owen (5/19)
Media needs to show responsibility in reporting (5/17)
Bait and switch on stem cells (5/12)
They will not just die anyway (5/11)
Filibuster should not stand in the way of nominees (5/10)
Making Progress on the Economy (5/5)
United Nations Ambassador (5/4)
Combat Medic Badge (5/3)
April, 2005
Statement during debate on H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification
Act (4/27)
Parents deserve the right to know (4/26)
Filibusters part of the Democrats' cynical campaign of obstruction (4/21)
End the filibusters on qualified nominees (4/20)
We need the energy bill (4/19)
Sandy Berger's deal is shady (4/13)
Need to rein in federal judiciary (4/5)
March, 2005
Statement during debate on legislation
offering relief for the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo (3/20)
Flier from terrisfight.org
Save Terri Schiavo (3/10)
Debate over Pitts amendment to H.R. 3, the Transportation Bill (3/10)
Legislation addressing the Schiavo case (3/9)
There they go again (3/8)
Say “NO” to foreign law influencing American court decisions (3/3)
The real “survivors” of
Opposing the Scott Amendment to the Job Training Improvement Act of 2005
Mongolian contributions to fighting the War on Terror (3/2)
Mongolia-US Comprehensive Partnership in the Context of Northeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
(3/1)
February, 2005
Stem Cell Research (2/17)
In Support of Burma's Democracy Movement (2/16)
Extreme rhetoric from the left (2/16)
Supporting the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 (2/16)
Cuba should free Dr. Biscet (2/15)
MTV's programming hurts kids (2/9)
January, 2005
Intelligence reform is still not done (1/26)
2004 Election was legitimate (1/6)
October and November 2004
European Conference of Support to the Sahrawi People (11/28)
John Kerry's handout to the rich (10/8)
Suing
their way to the White House (10/7)
Kerry
does not get it on Iraq (10/6)
Statement to the United Nations regarding Western Sahara (10/6)
Kerry's global test is a miserable failure (10/5)
September, 2004
In support of the Marriage Protection Amendment (9/30)
Remarks during debate on the Marriage Protection Amendment (9/30)
Bidding Farewell to Ambassador Jazairy (9/28)
Joe Lockhart should leave the Kerry campaign (9/22)
Lancaster Area Senior Services Put Quality First (9/15)
Interparliamentary Conference on Human Rights and Religious Freedom
(9/15)
Europe Counter-terrorism Cooperation
Regarding the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (9/10)
Remembering 9/11 (9/9)
TV affects teens (9/8)
July, 2004
U.S. - Morocco Free Trade Agreement (7/22)
Introduction of The Controlled Substances Export Reform Act (7/21)
What happened to those documents? (7/21)
Medicare Drug Discount Cards (7/20)
Progress in the War on Terror (7/15)
In support of Farr Amendment to H.R. 4818 (7/15)
Protecting marriage is a critical national
issue (7/14)
Don't abandon Western Sahara (7/8)
Debate over anti-torture amendment (7/7)
Democrats are wrong on tax relief (7/7)
Joint Statement with Congressman Payne on Morocco and Western Sahara
(7/6)
Honoring Penn State University (7/6)
June, 2004
Kerry should apologize for Vietnam testimony (6/23)
Refugees in Southeast Asia (6/22)
Protecting Commercial Aircraft from Terrorist Attack (6/22)
John Kerry's misguided campaign tactic (6/22)
Unborn children feel pain (6/22)
Honoring our nation's fathers (6/15)
How One Man Remembers President Reagan (6/9)
Ronald Wilson Reagan - We Will Always Remember (6/8)
Homeownership and federal housing policy (6/7)
Protecting religious freedom of all people (6/4)
One step closer to sovereignty (6/2)
May, 2004
Introduction of the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act (5/20)
We
were not at war in 2000? (5/20)
Law enforcement agencies act to stamp out P2P porn (5/19)
Connection between job creation and tax relief (5/13)
Regarding the murder of Nick Berg (5/12)
Report on conflict in Kashmir (5/11)
Subcommittee statement: Regarding dangers of peer-to-peer software (5/6)
Mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners (5/5)
P2P software endangers children (5/4)
April, 2004
North Korea rally (4/28)
Electronic Warfare: Protecting and Enabling our Forces (4/28)
Shadowy campaign (4/28)
No response from Justice Ginsburg (4/27)
Regarding
Senator Kerry's economic plan (4/21)
We had bin Laden in
our sights (4/20)
Keynote
address on Workforce Development (4/19)
UN's Oil-for-Food
Scandal (4/1)
Exchange on House floor
regarding transit funding (4/1)
March, 2004
Address to India Seminar (3/31)
We have reason to be skeptical of
Richard Clarke (3/30)
American people benefit
from tax relief (3/25)
Supreme Court hears Pledge
case (3/24)
You can't have it both ways
(3/23)
Iraq: One year later (3/18)
Regarding terrorist attacks in
Spain (3/16)
Floor debate on the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act (3/11)
Save transit systems in Reading and Lancaster (3/11)
Regarding North Korean refugees in China (3/10)
Regarding Broadcast Decency (3/3)
February, 2004
Make the tax relief permanent (2/24)
BARTA check presentation (2/23)
Breakfast meeting with the National Association of Manufacturers (2/23)
"Amish in the City" press conference (2/20)
Honoring Coach Glenn Robinson (2/10)
Regarding the importance of faith-based groups in providing social
services (2/4)
Regarding enactment of the Amish Labor bill (2/3)
SHARP Award presentation to Keystone Wood Specialities (2/2)
January, 2004
Regarding broadcast indecency standards (1/28)
Regarding the deficit (1/28)
Poco Carton (1/27)
Regarding peace in Kashmir (1/20)
December, 2003
Grand Opening of the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center
(12/13)
Remembering Pearl Harbor (12/8)
Congratulating the Lancaster Firebird’s Pee Wee AA Hockey Team on
winning the Eastern Regional Silver Stick Championship (12/8)
November, 2003
Peer-to-peer software is a real danger to our kids (11/20)
Regarding RU-486 (11/6)
International Action needed in Burma (11/5)
October, 2003
Ten Commandments (10/30)
Terri Schiavo (10/21)
New Palestinian Prime Minister (10/15)
Amish Labor Bill (10/8)
Mansour Brothers (10/8)
Hold down spending in Harrisburg (10/1)
Human Rights in Burma: Fifteen Years Post Military Coup (10/01)
September, 2003
Regarding imprisoned humanitarian aid workers in China (9/26)
The Old Guard (9/23)
Honoring Constitution Day (9/17)
September 11: Two Years Later (9/10)
Democracy (9/9)
Honoring
Mother Teresa (9/5)
Remarks for press conference in support of H.R. 2045, the Ten
Commandments Protection Act (9/4)
July, 2003
Remarks to Kashmir conference (7/24)
Gulag,
Famine and Refugees: The Urgent Human Rights Crisis in North Korea
May, 2003
Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs in Russia (5/8)
Condemning slavery in Sudan (5/6)
April, 2003
Honoring our nation's
veterans (4/3)
October, 2002
Speech on the
resolution authorizing force against Iraq (10/9/02)
September, 2002
Let's Do the Right Thing
on Bankruptcy (9/5)
July, 2002
Subcommittee
statement on the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act and Parents' right to
know (7/11)
June, 2002
Flag Day
speech on patriotism (6/14)
Regarding
the 2002 State Department Trafficking in Persons Report (6/5)
October, 2001
Freedom is not free (10/25)
300 years of freedom in
Pennsylvania (10/25)
Tribute to His Excellency Lkhamsuren Enebish (10/25)
Nuclear Terrorism (10/17)
Schools may say "God Bless America" (10/16)
Thank you, Britain (10/16)
Parity for abstinence funding (10/11)
New Tribes Missionaries (10/10)
Calling Terrorists "Terrorists" (10/9)
Speech on Electronic Warfare at the Lexington Institute (10/5)
Why We Must Go to War (10/4)
America's Response to Terrorism (10/3)
September, 2001
Supporting the Weldon Amendment
to the FY 2002 District of Columbia Appropriations Act (9/25)
Statement to the ITC on Steel (9/25)
A Great Leader (9/25)
Use the Military, but we are not at war with Islam (9/14)
Muslims Love Peace as Much as
Anyone (9/14)
Heroes (9/13)
America is at War (9/12)
America, a Beacon of Freedom to the World (9/11)
July and August, 2001
Introducing
the Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act (8/3)
Introducing
the American Legacy Preservation Act (8/3)
A New Beginning for Indonesia (8/2)
Implement the President's Energy Plan (8/1)
Support the Human Cloning Prohibition Act (7/31)
Against Human Cloning (7/31)
National Missile Defense (7/25)
Fund the Sex Trafficking Victims Protection Act (7/24)
Allow Hannah to Live (7/24)
Announcing the American Legacy Preservation Act (7/23)
In Support of the Community Solutions Act (7/19)
Fund Adult Stem Cell Research
Generously (7/11)
June, 2001
Price Caps Are a Bad Idea
(6/27)
North Korea (6/26)
Disturbing Trends in Kazakhstan
(6/21)
Price Caps Are Not the Answer
(6/20)
Fathers' Day (6/14)
The Sudan Peace Act (6/13)
Reintroducing
IDAs Legislation (6/13)
The Savings for
Working Families Act (6/13)
China
Selling Arms to Cuba (6/12)
Implement the President's Energy Plan
(6/12)
Every Taxpayer Will Get a Refund in the
Mail (6/6)
Tax Cuts (6/5)
May, 2001
Political Crisis in Indonesia (5/26)
Peace and Prosperity for Indonesia
(5/23)
Algeria (5/15)
On Debt Reduction (5/13)
Testimony on Brandywine
Battlefield (5/2)
Real Pension Reform (5/1)
April, 2001
In Support of the Unborn
Victims of Violence Act (4/26)
America's Special Relationship with Israel
(4/23)
China is at Fault (4/4)
Sino-American Relations (4/3)
March, 2001
Repeal the Marriage Tax Penalty
(3/27)
Jill Stanek's Story (3/22)
On the Economy and Tax Cuts (3/21)
Preserving Marriage (3/20)
Draft Law on Religion Threatens Freedoms in Kazakhstan
Speech on Presentation of a Posthumous
Purple Heart to Corporal Earl Collingwood (3/16)
WGAL Serves Its Community Well (3/14)
Who has More
Credibility on Debt Reduction (3/13)
Support the Sudan Peace Act (3/8)
Speech in support of Individual Development Accounts (3/8)
The Surplus is not Washington's Money
(3/7)
The President's Plan for Tax Relief
(3/1)
February, 2001
The Surplus Belongs to the People (2/28)
Commending Foreign Service Workers (2/14)
Remembering Founding Fathers
Who Fought Against Slavery (2/6)
2000
Russian Arms Sales to Iran (10/26)
Atrocities in Sudan (10/25)
On the Enactment of the White Clay
Creek Act (10/24)
The Vice President's
Misstatements (10/12)
Ten Thousand Chickens (10/11)
In Support of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act (10/6)
Squandered Opportunities
(10/5)
On the Illegal Practices of the
Clinton-Gore Administration (10/4)
The First Lady Should Put Taxpayer
Interests Ahead of Personal Ambition (10/3)
Brutality in Burma is Being Ignored
(9/28)
Remarks on Charitable
Choice (9/28)
White House Sleepovers (9/27)
On this Day in 1780 (9/26)
In support of the White Clay
Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act (S. 1849) (9/18)
Against Revoking the Boy Scouts'
Charter (9/12)
In opposition to H.R. 4717
In support of religious
broadcasters
Leaks in Los Alamos
In Support of the Fatherhood
Resolution
Administration Must Enforce
Pornography Laws
Paying
Down the Debt
SSI
Fraught with Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Prescription
Drug Coverage for Seniors
Obscenity
Law Enforcement
Whistleblowers
Remarks on Passage of the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act
1999
Subcommittee
Testimony on Western Sahara (9/13)
1998
Western Sahara Referendum Must Move
Forward (8/5)
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