Speeches and Floor Statements

Statement on 'Portrait of Maquoketa"

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Rose Frantzen, her husband Charles Morris, the Frantzen family, and the entire Maquoketa, Iowa community on the premier of Ms. Frantzen's Portrait of Maquoketa at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. This work will be on display from November 2009 to July 2010.
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Rep. Braley Debates Healthcare Reform

Statement honoring Dr. Norman Borlaug

To say that a man has saved a million lives is a feat so monumental that it defies the imagination. Yet the consequences of the tireless crusade against global famine that Norman Borlaug waged are of such magnitude that they cannot be measured in lives, despite their incalculable value.
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Statement on Flood Relief Funding

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule because of the flood relief provisions included in the supplemental funding bill. I'm pleased that this amendment includes $2.65 billion for flood relief in my State and others. And I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this rule because of this important funding...
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Statement on H.R. 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008

Mr. Chairman, today I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 6003, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008. I am glad to see this bill on the House floor, as it shows a commitment by this Congress to strengthening and improving America's passenger rail system and moving Amtrak forward...
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