I am, however, as are others, concerned about the wisdom of the provisions of H.R. 666, the bill for which this rule has been granted. As my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee have written, H.R. 666 "commits affirmative harm to the…

I support the rule and urge my colleagues to do the same. Unfortunately, except for the unfunded mandates legislation the major pieces of legislation that have been considered on the House floor this year have had restricted rules. We…

the amendment I am offering would impose the same information requirements with respect to unfunded mandates on appropriations bills as H.R. 5 requires for authorizing legislation. Even if we are not going to prohibit consideration of…

Madam Speaker, this is certainly not the open rule that we had been promised, and while it is not entirely closed, we are all disappointed in the restrictive nature of this resolution for the consideration of a measure so momentous as an…

But there is something terribly wrong about the way that this legislation is being brought before us here on the floor of the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker, we all recognize that unfunded Federal mandates have become a very serious…

I rise to express my grave reservations about the rule proposed for consideration of H.R. 1. Although I strongly support the Congressional Accountability Act, and although I believe it was wise of the new leadership to bring up…

the amendment I am offering addresses the most fundamental challenge facing current and future generations: the alarming rate of human population growth, which underlies virtually every environmental, developmental, and national security…

yes, obviously many of the comments made by my friends and colleagues who seem to be supportive of the idea but cannot bring themselves to vote for it, most of what they have said is quite true. It does cut other programs, it does cut…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule on the foreign operations appropriations for fiscal year 1995. One of the amendments made in order by this rule is an amendment I shall be offering to increase funding for voluntary family…

Not at all, and I appreciate, as I said earlier, the gentleman's remarks that were most helpful. I want to respond to one more just so the Members will not be too terribly concerned about this either. The gentleman alluded to the fact the…

If I may reclaim my time, the gentleman makes a valid point except to say, in fairness, I think the members of the Committee on Rules were not aware of the gentleman's problem or, in fact, that the proper gentlemen were not spoken to with…

the amendment Mr. Berman, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Thurman, and I are offering addresses the serious burden placed on States and localities by the Federal Government's abdication of responsibility for the incarceration of criminal aliens. This…

I rise in opposition to all four proposals for amending the Constitution to balance the Federal budget. I share the feelings of frustration which have led many of our colleagues to conclude that amending our Constitution is our only hope…

While we have all seen the pictures of the physical destruction, it is also important to highlight the impervious human spirit. Hours after the earthquake, waves of volunteers poured out to assist in emergency disaster relief. In the early…

While we have all seen the pictures of the physical destruction, it is also important to highlight the impervious human spirit. Hours after the earthquake, waves of volunteers poured out to assist in emergency disaster relief. In the early…