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  • STATEMENT ON CONGRESSIONAL PENSION REFORM
    Jan 25, 2012  - The Honorable Howard Coble Statement Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Policy Legislative Hearing on Retirement Readiness, Strengthening Federal Pension System Wednesday, january 25, 2012 H.R. 2652: A Bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Members must co... More
  • REP. COBLE HONORS A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF THE LATE HONORABLE FRED HEINEMAN, FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS
    Mar 22, 2010  - MR. SPEAKER. When Fred Heineman--and you've pretty well touched on it, David, most of it--when Fred Heineman came to this people's House as a result of the 1994 election, I went to him one day and I said, what are your committees of choice? He said, well, I'm not sure. I said, why don't you select H... More
  • REP. COBLE SPEAKS ON SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3590, SERVICE MEMBERS HOME OWNERSHIP TAX ACT OF 2009, AND H.R. 4872, HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010
    Mar 21, 2010  - Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the proposed government takeover of our health care system. I have not come at this decision lightly. Although a small portion of my constituents support this proposal, the vast majority want nothing to do with it. Clearly there are areas of our health... More
  • REP. COBLE SPEAKS ON HEALTH CARE REFORM
    Mar 16, 2010  - Madam Speaker, this past weekend I visited with four of my six counties in North Carolina--Moore, Guilford, Davidson, and Rowan counties--hundreds of people, and without exception, no one spoke in favor of this bill. Increased taxes, they said to me, increased costs. The heavy-handed way in which it... More
  • REP. COBLE SPEAKS ON IMPEACHING JUDGE G. THOMAS PORTEOUS, JR.
    Mar 11, 2010  - Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the distinguished gentleman from Texas, for yielding. It has been said time and again today, Mr. Speaker, and I reiterate it, it is, indeed, a sad day today. Hopefully, none of us takes great glee in another's misfortune, but it appears, regarding the case ... More
  • REP. COBLE SPEAKS ON AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION FOR FURLOUGHED TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
    Mar 10, 2010  - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support for H.R. 4786. The distinguished gentleman from Minnesota has pretty well covered this bill in detail. I will speak briefly to it. Beginning at midnight on February 28 through March 2, all of the programs and the operations of the agencies funded ... More
  • COBLE REMARKS ON TRADEMARK TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT ACT OF 2010
    Mar 3, 2010  - Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 2968, and recognize myself for such time as I may consume. This legislation, Mr. Speaker, makes technical but important revisions to the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act, which Congress passed in 2002. The Act is one of the most significant legislati... More
  • REP. COBLE REMARKS ON DEJA BLUE FOR THE WEST ROWAN FALCONS
    Feb 26, 2010  - Madam Speaker, perfect seasons and consecutive championships are a rare feat for any football team. On behalf of the citizens of the Sixth District of North Carolina, we wish to congratulate a football team that not only won its second straight championship, but did so in perfect fashion. The West R... More
  • REP. COBLE SPEAKS ON MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009
    Feb 25, 2010  - Mr. COBLE. I thank my friend from Texas, and thank him for elevating me to the esteemed status. I am not sure I deserve that. Mr. Speaker, I don't want to be a prophet of gloom and doom, but there are many people in this world who every night retire, prior to sleeping, with one thought in mind, and ... More
  • REP. COBLE SPEAKS ON INCREASING THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT
    Feb 4, 2010  - Mr. COBLE. I thank the gentleman from Michigan, and I rise in opposition to this reckless spending proposal. We simply cannot afford to continue on the same course. Our current debt is $12.36 trillion. I have opposed past efforts to increase the debt limit, and again today I will vote against raisin... More