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December 2008

• Committee Hearing Opening Remarks: The Need for an Economic Recovery Bill

November 2007

• Speech: Remarks on Budget Priorities Battle

October 2007

• Speech: Remarks on President's 2008 War Supplemental Request

January 2007

• Floor Statement: Comments on the Creation of the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel
• Comments On Earmarks During Debate On Rules Of The House

December 2006

• Further Continuing Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2007

September 2006

• Extension of Remarks: Congressional Agenda Reflects Its Values
• Providing For Earmark Reform In The House Of Representatives

July 2006

• Comments On Minimum Wage During Pledge Protection Debate
• Comments on Minimum Wage During Credit Agency Releif Act Debate

June 2006

• Comments On Anti
• Comments On Legislative Line Item Veto Act
• Comments on 2006 Emergency Supplemental
• Comment On Republican Hypocrisy

April 2006

• 2006 Earth Day Remarks

September 2005

• Obey Statement on Emergency Funding for Hurricane Katrina Relief

July 2005

• Remarks At Gaylord Nelson Funeral

March 2005

• Honoring American Values Amendment

November 2004

• Consolidated Appropriations Conference Report

October 2004

• Military Construction Appropriations Conference Report
• Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report
• Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Disaster Assistance

September 2004

• Overtime Rules
• Labor

August 2004

• Normandy American Cemetery Groundbreaking Ceremony

July 2004

• Military Construction Appropriations
• Military Housing Improvement Act

June 2004

• FY05 Concurrent Budget Resolution
• Public Debt Ceiling
• Homeland Security Appropriations
• Homeland Security Address Before the Center for American Progress

May 2004

• Abu Ghraib Prisoner Abuse

April 2004

• Floor Statement: Remarks on Earth Day 2004

March 2004

• UW
• Resolution Relating to Liberation of the Iraqi People and the Valiant Service of the U.S. Armed Forc
• Floor Statement: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act

February 2004

• Extension of Remarks – Blind Into Baghdad

December 2002

• 2002 Homeland Security Speech