Resolution Directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to undertake an appropriate investigation of the circumstances surrounding Representative Hilliard's travel to Libya Whereas Libya is an unapologetic terrorist state that…

I would say that it ought to be deeply disturbing to him to have something like this happen, and him to be involved in it only because he is an advocate and supporter of the program.

let me say this. On April 14, I announced my intention to review the files. These documents were created on the night of April 17 and the morning of April 18. I have been attempting since that time to find out the truth, and it was only on…

I think what we are doing here today is healthy because we are not simply slamming each other's motivations. We are not trying to grab this for political purposes. I think that it does do a disservice to our debate when we characterize the…

I think from a technical standpoint, that is what I will do. I am relying on the good faith of Treasury, and we are going to go forward with this investigation. I would hope that they will simply acknowledge this misconduct, which I think…

It is not, and I would say this, not for bad paperwork, but for a process that was unethical, that was misleading, that misrepresented that there was in fact to these four applicants, they were awarded money. They did not go through the…

let me first clarify two things that I think have been said here that are in error. One is that the inspector general has addressed the issue of whether the grants were proper or not. In a letter to me yesterday, she says that her…

I think that a lot of things have already been investigated and decided, and there is some action that could be taken this week. That is my fervent hope, and I hope the Secretary of the Treasury will show some good faith in setting…

I do think he has a role to play, and he needs to play that role. And the agreement that my colleagues have outlined I think is our agreement, but I just hope they are as serious as we profess to be about this.

I will say this, and I say this with some hesitance of being misinterpreted, but I am going to say it, President Clinton was a supporter of this program before it was created. He advocated it before it was created. He was a proponent of…

I do agree that we are caught on the horns of a dilemma, and that you can advocate for this program and condemn the act that happened. So I do not fault the gentleman for that. We have been hurt in our oversight. I do not question the…

I have heard my colleagues here today talk about saving $10 million and saving $30 million and making priorities, and I commend them for that. This amendment will save the taxpayers of the United States, the American people, as much as a…

let me point out to this body that the State Department has been urged by this Congress to sell this property for 10 years, and from 1990 to 1995 they only sold about $150 million worth of property. The biggest piece of property that they…

this May, a Little Rock jury returned guilty verdicts on a total of 24 felony counts against President and Mrs. Clinton's Whitewater business partners, James and Susan McDougal, and the President's successor as Governor of Arkansas, Jim…

I will simply say this, Glen. That is a devastating illness. You have been at the forefront of that and you are to be commended on that. And all our gulf veterans and all of us who support the military owe you a debt of gratitude for that.

I think that the two gentleman we are here to give tribute to today are two of the big reasons for that. Glen Browder and Tom Bevill, you all were here before I came. You worked well together. You worked well with Sonny Callahan and Bill…

I want to warn the Members of this body, if you are concerned about those triple trailers, which in negotiations they are trying to turn loose on our highways, and they will kill our senior citizens, and if you are concerned about these…

Mr. Chairman, I would simply close by saying every time we have witnessed a terrorist act throughout this world, we can know that they have probably used counterfeit currency to fund their operations. Not only that, but drug smuggling…

Head injuries constitute a very serious public health problem. They are the most common cause of death and disability among people under the age of 44. Very often, even mild and moderate brain traumas can seriously disrupt the academic…

this amendment deals with hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power is our largest renewable energy source. Ninety-five percent of our renewable energy in the United States is hydroelectric power. That source of renewable energy is…

It seems again, as my colleagues know, that this is something that would perhaps be better left until Tuesday to at least give some of us an opportunity to review it with attorney generals.

What I was saying was Mr. Conrad gave testimony in 1991, in which he argued against FERC giving up being the final arbitrator of these hydroelectric projects, and he said at that time that he would like FERC preserved as the final…

The bill refers to small businesses, without any definition that allows the administrator of the EPA total discretion in defining small business. What we have simply done, at the request of small business advocates, including the NFIB, is…

I rise in opposition to the rule. Mr. Speaker, I went before the Committee on Rules and offered two amendments which were ruled out of order. The first amendment would have ended an outrageous practice at the Resolution Trust Corporation…

I rise today in full support of H.R. 4277. I am cosponsor of that legislation, and I want to commend the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Jacobs], the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Bunning], the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Rostenkowski], and…