So, Madam Chairman, we want to discourage that. And, finally, the amendment would require the President to submit an annual report toward the eradication of poppy cultivation and the elimination of drug trafficking activities in…

I rise in support of H.R. 3717. Deposit insurance has served America well for over 65 years. It has maintained public confidence in our banking system throughout times of prosperity and times that were not so good. The bill we reported out…

Yes. Let me just say that 301 as originally authored did not have the proviso in it that said unless there is an agreement to seize all poppy cultivation or drug trafficking activities, which modifies the original 301 which did not have…

here we go again. Welfare reform is a serious issue, and we should not play politics with it. This is a bad bill, and Members on the other side of the aisle know that. This President has put forth a bill that will penalize those who are…

I came up to support the amendment because I was concerned about a project that was approved by the Export-Import Bank for $92 million for diamond mine processing equipment and services to Alrosa, a Russian diamond company, that operates…

I beg to differ with the gentleman from Wisconsin. This has everything to do with Enron. As a matter of fact, I think the American public must know and understand the difference between this side of the aisle and that side of the aisle. We…

My amendment seeks to prevent a disgraceful action taken by some defendants. Specifically, it addresses the problems of withheld or shredded documents. We have recently heard allegations that Enron and Arthur Andersen have engaged in…

I believe that as we legislate in this Congress, we must take every opportunity to close every loophole, shut every door, shut down every opportunity for any corporation in America to ever do again what Enron and what appears Global…

I rise today to bring to the nation's attention the plight of thousands of black farmers around the nation. From the day that we earned our freedom, many African-Americans have chosen to support themselves and their families through…

I urge my colleagues to oppose Senate Bill 1372, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2002.

Mr. Speaker, this VA-HUD conference report is certainly an improvement over the House version. However, the funds are still terribly inadequate to fulfill HUD's mission to support the most needy people in this country. This report cuts…

I am very pleased to proceed with floor consideration of H.R. 1408, the Financial Services Antifraud Network Act of 2001. When we initially considered marking up this legislation in the Financial Institutions subcommittee, there were a…

we, the Members of the House, have an opportunity to make a rather easy decision this evening. We must decide to make airline travel safe for the people of the Nation. We must support the Democratic substitute and restore the confidence of…

I am pleased that we are passing H.R. 3004, the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act today. It is crucial that we take steps to ensure that terrorist funding is cut off at its source. I have been working on money laundering issues for years, and I…

we are debating a rule that is going to determine whether or not we vote on one of the most important items perhaps in some of our careers. We are talking about whether or not we are going to take a product that was produced by the Senate…

I rise with a great deal of uncertainty and apprehension. To the President of the United States, I will be asked by my constituents did we give you the power to declare war? Many in this Congress will argue that we are not giving you the…

Mr. Speaker, this great country is a mighty democracy built on the hopes, dreams, and sacrifices of many hardworking people who throughout our history were determined to develop, live, and prosper in the world's greatest Nation. The…

I thank Mr. Frank for offering this amendment to prevent unnecessary rent increases in affordable housing and I urge my colleagues to support it. We are in a housing crisis. The economic expansion of the past few years has been accompanied…

there was a demonstration out front the other day and up and down Connecticut Avenue. It was the Falun Gong trying to tell us about religious persecution in China. Yet we chase after China, we give them Most Favorite Nation status for…

I urge the President to support the complete cancellation of the debts that the world's poorest countries owe the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, referred to as HIPC…

I think it is important for some of us to say that we were raised in church, and that we are religious people. We went to Sunday school every Sunday when I was a little girl coming up. We went back to the 11 a.m. service with our parents…

I do, Mr. Chairman. This is not about I am the only one who cares about this issue. I am the only one offering this amendment today. I am pleased that the gentleman has gone to the Congo and Rwanda. I am pleased that the gentleman knows…

I resent the gentleman lecturing me about how I ought to use my time. I was elected by the people of my district to make public policy. They did not necessarily elect me to go and do any of the things he is instructing me to do. They…

Mr. Chairman, we have been through this debate and we have had objections from the opposite side of the aisle now on three occasions. Again, I thought we were able to make the case and to point out that it is within our power to move this…

Mr. Chairman, let me say something: we sit back and we watch young people protest against the WTO. When they were up in Seattle, many people were just appalled at the fact that they staged the kind of protests that they did; and many…