Jim Kolbe

I believe that the amendment that was crafted before and as offered has the effect of actually stopping any trucks from coming into the United States. That is the intent of it, I believe, to make sure they do not get into the United…

By Monday night, Duke had beaten Monmouth and Mizzou. They had sent home the Bruins, the Trojans and the Terrapins, too. The time had come to battle our beloved 'Cats. The final game would determine to whom we would tip our hats. Duke came…

But perhaps the public does not know that in the conference that has been worked out on the Labor-HHS bill, there is every single dollar that the President has requested for classroom size reduction, $1.4 billion, and for new school…

I hope this may conclude my part of the debate, but I do feel I need to respond to a few of the things that have just been said in this debate. A few moments ago we had the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) pointing out that the…

This body is poorer for his absence; and we have been richer as an institution for what he brought to this body, the sense of calm, the sense of history, the sense of understanding of where this place is and where it is going. I think that…

I can say without fear of contradiction that I probably have known Ron Lasch longer than any other person in this Chamber because Ron Lasch and I came to Congress together as pages just a few months apart when we were at the age of 16…

Since the gentleman spoke about what I said, Mr. Speaker, I said that there was some disagreement over some of the judicial nominations and, for that reason, the other party in the Senate, it is my understanding, and I know we are not…

I think from a procedural standpoint, we need to understand a couple of things. First of all, I can remember on the floor of this House last year listening to the laments of the minority, our friends across the aisle, as they complained…

The answer is that over in the Senate, for reasons of their own, there was a dispute over some of the confirmations, as I understand it, confirmations of judgeships, and for that reason there was a hold placed on any of the appropriation…

Reclaiming my time, yes, actually we are. We are making a reduction because of the need for meeting current services, that is, the pay increases that all Federal employees will get and so forth. There actually is a reduction under our…

I think that the information that the gentleman seeks from Treasury about these loans would be useful information to Congress. And if the gentleman does agree to withdraw his amendment, I will certainly work with him to find language that…

Let me just reiterate something that I said this afternoon on the floor, and I have been, and I think some in this body know and certainly those that I have talked to in my State know that I have been a strong supporter of the arts for a…

I would, in conclusion, also just like to mention my own page, as others have done, Adam Cheatham from Tucson. He has been a great page this last year and has become a great friend of mine, but each and every one of you have become great…

I think this country owes him a tremendous debt of gratitude. I am very grateful to him. It is a great opportunity and a privilege to work with the gentleman on this issue. Frankly, I look forward and I am confident that we will have…

I think those benefits are many. We have heard many of them talked about here tonight, particularly in the economic area. I thought I would just emphasize one that perhaps has not yet been talked about. That is what I believe is the…

I would say, yes, it was the understanding of the conferees that the waiver provision in subsection (d) of section 117 applies to the entire section 117.

I appreciate the assistance that the minority has given in facilitating our consideration of the appropriation bills and the motions to instruct conferees and to get us moving to conference as quick as possible, but I do not think that is…

This act, this executive order has nothing, nothing to do with that. It has only to do with the hiring practices of Federal employment managers. It does not give anybody a right to sue. It does not give anybody a right to go to the EEOC or…

I have considerable concerns about the substance of his amendment, which was adopted in Committee. This amendment has no real effect because it only affects funds in this bill dealing with the Postal Service. It simply maintains its place…

To correct one thing that the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hefner) said I think in interpreting my remarks, my comment about the leadership agreement applied to the agreement that we reached last year. There was an attempt made to…

I am very aware of the work done by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, the HIDTAs, and the efforts that they make in order to cooperate with local law enforcement. I think they do make a difference, and I certainly understand from…

I would say that each of these cases so far that the gentleman has raised substantiate what I am suggesting. Yes, the two Secret Service agents, and I am very aware of that because the subcommittee funds both the White House and the Secret…

I think the thread that runs through all of these is consistent and the same in that I think in this case we are saying that the people who committed what I think is the wrong in this case of the dissembling that was going on should indeed…

In this case there is a specific fund that is set aside when there are legal fees for this. But never have I experienced a judge that has written such a scathing remark.

It is with a heavy heart but a clear conscience that I will vote for Articles of Impeachment against President William Jefferson Clinton