Jim Saxton

during the past several months, I have warned time and again that the International Monetary Fund's lending policies are counterproductive. That is because they lend at rates far below market rates. That practice, in and of itself…

I wanted to speak to my colleagues about what I think is a very important issue. It involves the International Monetary Fund. That may be a dry issue to some. But when we consider that the International Monetary Fund today has available to…

Today was a momentous day for many of us who have worked for over a year to accomplish what I guess I would describe as a very, very important and worthwhile goal. On April 9, 1995, a young lady by the name of Alicia Flatow was the victim…

I know how deeply and earnestly he feels about the issues that he was talking about relative to our national defense. We value the leadership of the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones) on these issues. We were delighted he was able…

I could not agree more with regard to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence), as well. One of the really productive things I believe about the style of leadership that the gentleman from South Carolina provides is that he…

we have a ways to go. Our strategic airlift, that is the lift that we use to get to far places around the world, over the last several decades has been carried out in basically 3 fashions. We have the C-141s that started to come on line in…

So this modernization proposal that they have is a very good proposal. Actually, the airframe has 80 percent of its life left in it, but the hydraulics and engines and aeronautics all have to be replaced. So, Mr. Speaker, that is…

on February 27, 1997, I introduced with Majority Leader Armey a bill to expand the IRA system. In today's Congressional Daily, the headline is ``Kasich Enters IRA plan into Social Security Sweepstakes.'' This is good news. It goes on to…

Mr. Speaker, this is good legislation and I am sure it is legislation that every Member of the House will want to support. But this legislation is just an example of what can be done when we work on a bipartisan basis. The gentleman from…

I have spoken on a number of previous occasions on the need to expand IRA accounts. Today I would like to cite the need for middle-class parents to save for college education as an important reason for further IRA expansion. Earlier this…

as the author of H.R. 1856, I am pleased to present the House of Representatives the National Wildlife Refuge System Community Partnership Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a very successful program to encourage volunteer…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1604 will provide for the division, use and distribution of judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan pursuant to the Indian Claims Commission dockets. These judgment funds were appropriated by…