I would have to say there is a double standard being applied. I would just ask that when the public hears charges made by political figures, that it be taken into consideration that this is a political city and often charges are made for…

Mr. Speaker, I am asking my colleagues today to join with almost 100 Members of this body in cosponsoring H.R. 359. This legislation is aimed at preventing a crime against the American people. That crime was made possible by a provision…

America is grasping for principles to guide our foreign policy decisionmaking in the post-cold-war world. Let me suggest two simple standards. We should be for freedom, and we should be against aggression. The current administration has…

To the degree that Federal money is involved, the Republicans have no problem with us setting regulations for the use of that Federal money. It is just that in this whole mandate debate, it is about when we mandate things and do not…

Your argument is that what the Republicans are suggesting is a far swing of the pendulum in the wrong direction, but I would hope that you would admit that this is in reaction--I would not admit it is going too far, however, but I hope…

If the Federal Government is mandating the actions and priorities of the States, no wonder the people of California and the State government of California are unable to put themselves into a position of preparing for a crisis and have to…

As a young man I body-surfed there and spent a lot of time in that water. That is probably the best example of why the decisions, environmental decisions like the cleanup of Santa Monica Bay, should be left to local people. The question…

That is a very good example, because unlike the Mississippi where many States are involved, the Santa Monica Bay is totally within the State of California and thus having the Federal Government mandate the solution would be questionable.

It is time to lift the immoral embargo that has led to the bloodshed and genocide of Croatians and Bosnian Moslems. Whose idea was this embargo in the first place? Does anyone really remember that? I remember whose idea it was. It was the…

I wish to bring attention to the visionary space policy provisions in the fiscal year 1995 Department of Defense authorization bill and its accompanying report. I am concerned about the Clinton administration's draft space policy…

I know it is a bit confusing when we hear a strong letter of support for draft registration coming from President Clinton and we hear quotes from President Reagan opposing the peacetime draft, but that is the state of the world. The world…

those of us opposed to the draft have a chance to prove that we are nonetheless committed to a strong national defense. The purpose of the military forces of the United States is to defend our country and its vital national interests. It…

I appreciate this opportunity to say a few words about the C-17. I may not be permitted to do so later in this Department of Defense authorization. We will be increasing the number, the proposal is to increase the number of C-17's from…

I support bilingual education programs that are aimed at teaching non-English speakers to speak English. I have supported that consistently. I think that is a worthy and necessary goal. But this is not the segment of the bill which I am…

I rise in opposition to the conference report on S. 2000, the Head Start Act Amendments of 1994. I would like to note that I have always supported the Head Start. Head Start has been successful because it is a specially targeted program…

I had a conversation with a teacher last night that said that is exactly the purpose. My staff has researched this. Unfortunately, that is the purpose of the change in language of this bill.

I rarely talk on the issue of abortion. The fact is I honestly believe that people can disagree on the issue of abortion, and that the tone of the debate in our country has not been the type of tone that I agree with. I would hope that we…

well, we have heard time and time again that there is no legitimate purpose for these weapons, these semi-automatic rifles. Well, how about protecting our homes and families? I do not care if it is an ugly weapon, which seems to be the…

Reclaiming my time, I would just note for the public this is a fascinating debate because it is dealing with a highly technical issue and it is also dealing with a process that is very difficult to understand. I believe that what we are…

In less than a week, we will be commemorating the anniversary of the Armenian genocide, a dark episode in the history of mankind. Seventy-nine years ago this month, we remember the 1.5 million Armenians who died in the Armenian holocaust…

today the free world is witnessing tanks roll into Gorazde. This would not really be such a shame if you don't know what is going on. What is really happening here is, we have not seen like aggression taking place, and under U.S…

Serbian forces are entering Gorazde. Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslim civilians face an enemy who has already slaughtered over 100,000 of their countrymen. The West sits on its hands. Weak leadership and spinelessness in the West have…

as seldom as this happens, I would like to rise today to compliment the Clinton administration from this side of the aisle. The compliment I would like to give the Clinton administration is recently acknowledged that the Clinton…

this amendment is one of a series of amendments that I intend to offer to end the practice of providing Federal benefits to illegal aliens. Each of these amendments will have the effect of stemming the huge drain on the Federal budget…

Madam Chairman, this is not a debate between Members on one side who are a bunch of scrooges, who do not like people who come here from other countries. In fact, the fact is that immigrants have played an important role in the development…