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Hanging Chads Hopefully a Thing of the Past
Dec 20, 2001
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Remember those infamous “hanging chads?” They were the tiny shreds of paper that didn’t fully separate from a number of punch card ballots in Florida when voters made their choices during last year’s presidential election. The term “hanging chads” came to represent all that went wrong with the vot...
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COSI Program Receives $5 Million to Help Ohio’s Teachers and Students in Math and Science
Dec 19, 2001
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U.S. Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH-15) and U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi (R-OH-12) said today that the House-passed Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2002 contains $5 million for Columbus’ Center of Science and I...
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No Child Left Behind Program Approved
Dec 16, 2001
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It was a big victory for students, parents and educators when a final version of President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” education reform plan was agreed to by House and Senate negotiators last week. This legislation will usher in a new era of federal involvement and, more important, cooperation in...
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Education conference report includes Tiberi provision
Dec 11, 2001
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The final version of the “No Child Left Behind” education reform bill will include a pilot program developed by Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Mike Castle (R-DE) aimed at allowing local schools more flexibility in using federal education money.
The Tiberi language would allow up to 150 school distric...
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Changes in Medicare Program Help Doctors Help Patients
Dec 9, 2001
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No, it is not a revolutionary idea, but it is something long overdue. Health care professionals who participate in the Medicare program should spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients. The House last week took action to correct flaws in Medicare that should help accomplish that goa...
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Financing Military More Important Than Ever
Dec 2, 2001
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I voted with the majority as the House last week approved $317 billion for the Department of Defense in fiscal 2002-that’s about $19 billion more than last year. In light of the September 11 terrorist attacks, it is more important than ever to ensure that our military has the proper tools, training...
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Smart Weapons Aiding the War on Terror
Nov 25, 2001
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Imagine being a soldier in a war zone, one that for the moment is quiet. You see no movement and you hear nothing. Suddenly, the silence is shattered as your equipment, for no apparent reason, simply starts exploding. Tanks, gun emplacements, everything-it all just blows up.
That, according to ...
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Be Thankful- and Helpful
Nov 18, 2001
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In the wake of the September 11th attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., Americans are looking at the world and themselves with new eyes. I suspect this year’s Thanksgiving Day observances will take on greater significance for each of us.
I am grateful for a nation that cares enough about...
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Expired Visas Threat to Homeland Security
Nov 11, 2001
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A little more than a week ago, a Nepalese man attempted to board a flight a Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport with seven knives, a stun gun and a can of pepper spray in his carry-on luggage. Investigations are underway to determine how he was able to get through an initial security check (he ...
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House Approves Overhauling Airport Security
Nov 4, 2001
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The House last week approved legislation overhauling the nation’s airport security. I hope it will go a long way toward restoring the public’s confidence in the safety of our air transportation system, both in the air and on the ground.
This badly needed legislation would bring aviation security...
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