Congress

America needs these tax cuts to help America pay for college, and I hope Congress will help us to pass them into law.

I urge the Congress to take prompt and favorable action on this legislation.

Granting the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

To express the sense of the Congress that United States Government agencies in possession of records about individuals who are alleged to have committed Nazi war crimes should make these records public.

Granting the consent of the Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.

I am pleased that the Congress has just taken action to keep guns out of the hands of people with a history of domestic violence.

Congress has responded to my request to act quickly on the recommendations of the Gore commission.

I hereby submit the Second Report to the Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.

I commend the Congress for not including any new earmarked highway projects.

I am pleased that the Congress provided the minimum acceptable levels for certain key international affairs programs.

I am pleased that the Congress fully funded my request for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) safety programs.

I am particularly pleased that the Congress, in the omnibus appropriations bill, fully funded my request for the Alameda Corridor project.

I am disappointed that the Congress has funded unrequested increases for nuclear weapons management and related programs, while curtailing investments in important civilian activities.

I am also pleased that the Congress provided $45 million to the International Nuclear Safety program, which assists nations of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in improving the safety of Soviet-designed nuclear reactors.

I am pleased that in the omnibus appropriations bill, the Congress fully funds my request of $201 million for the Department of Transportation to implement the Vice President's September 9 recommendations.

I believe the American people want a Congress that will fight for the interests of working families.

Congress agreed to tell insurance companies, newborns and their mothers deserve at least 48 hours in the hospital after childbirth.

I call on Members of Congress from both parties to follow through on what Frank McConnell asked of the Speaker and me: Let's put politics aside, work together, and get this done.