Doris Matsui

I have to say what happened with the Enron situation was not unique because this is going to happen more and more. Essentially what has happened is CEOs and top management people in many corporations have set up a plan that basically…

We should just pass a bill right now that would take care of New York's problem. We could do it and send it over to the other body. They will pass it. We can actually take care of that issue. That is simple. No one is going to object to…

I just have to say that I am not sure if the gentleman and I are reading from the same bill, because he talks about stimulating the economy; but as I read these tax provisions for corporations, that is not what this does. He has a…

What really happens is because the CBO made bad projections and because of the recession, the surplus is eliminated by 42 percent by the change in economic conditions. Secondly, the tax cut once 10 years have passed is 41 percent of the…

This bill will not become law; and I think the majority will probably be very happy about that, because there is no way that this legislation, the Thomas bill, will have anything to do with stimulating the U.S. economy. The reason for it…

I have been a free trader for the last 23 years, since I have been in the United States Congress. I show my colleagues these documents, mainly because we took an up or down vote in 1994, after about 5 hours of debate, and passed this…

I am astonished in hearing all this because here we are going to give $8 billion to about 13 corporations, if Members include Ford, which will get $2.3 billion. This is Social Security money. This is payroll tax money that the average…

we are using Social Security money, payroll tax money that people think is going to be going into a trust fund for their retirement to pay essentially 13 corporations about $10 billion. There is no way to deny that. The gentleman who just…

I find it astonishing. Perhaps Members think we will not be hearing about this because of the anthrax scare. The reality is Americans are going to find out about this. This is so outrageous the American public will find out about this.

I rise in complete unity with my colleagues in this great body to condemn the most horrific acts of terrorism in our world's history. Our country mourns together today for the victims of yesterday's brutal, cowardly attacks and our…

I might just express my disappointment to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel), because over the last few days I had given him a number of provisions that I thought other Members of this body, Democratic Members particularly, would…

I think the good news is the fact that the Senate will change in another week. This will be the last extreme bill that we will have before the body that will be sent to the President. I would like to point out a few things. One, the…

Mr. Speaker, I am kind of surprised that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle keep talking about Democrats bringing up the issue of greed and envy. I thought we were supposed to debate these things and state the facts. The fact of…

the whole basis of this Bush tax cut which ultimately will be $1.6 trillion, maybe $2 trillion or $3 trillion, when it is finished, no one knows what the total amount will be, the whole basis of this tax cut is based upon surplus…

I have to say that my relationship with him, my wife Doris' relationship with Nancy, was one of the finest that we have had in our years in Washington, D.C. Jim had two children from his first marriage, Mary Anne and Chuck Corman, had two…

Mr. Speaker, this month we are going to have Girl Scout cookie week because you may have read in The Washington Post that Girl Scouts will be selling cookies all over the United States, particularly in Washington. For some reason…

Mr. Dixon and I came in together in 1978, as the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas) mentioned. Eleven Members from California came in 1978, new Members; and on the Democratic side it was Mr. Dixon, Tony Coehlo, Vic Fazio, and myself. I…

I rise in support of H.R. 5214, offered by my good friend and colleague on the Smithsonian Board of Regents, Mr. Regula. H.R. 5214 simply redesignates the current National Museum of American Art as the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This…

I rise today to recognize California's State Capitol, the great city of Sacramento, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of California's admission to the Union. Located in the heart of Northern California, the River City of Sacramento…

I will vote against it, though, if it is in a package like this, because that is obviously overspending the surplus; and we will create a real problem for future generations.

So far, in the last 6 months, my Republican colleagues, in all of their tax bills that they have gotten through the House of Representatives, basically have spent $739 billion, almost $1 trillion if we count the debt service that goes with…

However, I have to say that there are fundamental flaws in this legislation. First of all, it does make significant changes, although the authors talk about technical changes, in the top-heavy rules and the anti-discrimination rules. But…

I rise to extend my most sincere thanks to Chairman Wolf and the Ranking Member, Mr. Sabo, and the members of the committee, for their willingness to provide funding for Sacramento's transportation priorities contained in the Department of…

Without their singular leadership and without their inspiration in terms of sub-Saharan Africa, we would not have this bill before us today. Mr. Speaker, I am going to be very brief. I just want to make a couple of observations. One, there…

I have to say it is a very credible proposal. It is probably one of the most realistic proposals that we have before us. The fact that you have raised this before this matter is brought to the floor is timely, and I am very pleased that…