to force a woman who has been raped, violated, brutalized, to carry a pregnancy to term is unconscionable. This amendment is consistent with Hyde. To punish a poor woman simply because she is poor is absolutely the kind of public policy…

the Republican gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Regula] has offered a motion to discharge from committee the Interior appropriations bill that has been vetoed by the President. Normally the committee would go to work, take into consideration the…

I rise in defense of Head Start. How dare the gentleman from Louisiana, who has never been to a Head Start site, who has probably never talked to a Head Start parent, how dare he attack Head Start on the floor of Congress? I was an…

I rise in support of the Greenwood-Lowey amendment to restore funds to title X. I rise in support of this amendment because I want Members to understand most of us, all of us, want to prevent pregnancies. We do not like the fact that…

I wish to express my most profound sympathy for the victims of the tragic bombing in Oklahoma City during the congressional work period. I can think of no more hateful, cowardly act than to ruthlessly bomb a Federal building while hundreds…

shame, shame, shame. Remember the debate about the FCC rule that allowed major broadcasting first to sell their firms to minorities and women in exchange for tax credits in an effort to create diversity in the media? Remember our…

if it is not a rule and you cannot cite a rule, and you are saying it is a prerogative of the Speaker, is it documented anywhere that the Speaker intended to handle his power in this way? You may not be aware that the Speaker said that he…

Will the gentleman agree that, if we take any steps that would give 10 percent in our society 50 percent of the tax breaks, that something would be wrong with that, that that would not be fair? Would the gentleman agree?

If we adopted any measures that would give 10 percent of our society 50 percent of the tax breaks, would the gentleman agree that that would be unequal and unfair?

In 1965 the Office of Economic Opportunity launched Project Head Start to help break the cycle of poverty. It provided pre-school children of low-income families with a comprehensive program to meet their emotional, social, health…

Mr. Speaker and Members, I am worried about this Congress, and the American people had better pay attention. This Congress is rushing to pass a constitutional amendment to balance the budget, and most people do not have any idea how their…

this morning I awakened to a national news report that a Republican chairman of a major committee has threatened the President of the United States of America. That chairman, Chairman Leach, threatened that Republicans will withdraw their…

I say to the American people I would like them to pay attention, watch closely. I have an amendment to offer now but I cannot. Republicans ran saying they wanted to open up the congressional process. Now they are in charge, but look what…

I rushed to the floor, because I could not believe my ears when I heard the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton] on the floor opposing this very modest appropriation for South Africa. First, I could not believe it, because I cannot believe…

I rise in strong support of H.R. 2442, the Economic Development Administration authorization bill. I would like to commend our chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, the…

I rise not to engage in a dispassionate intellectual debate about weapons of death but rather to unashamedly make an emotional plea to my colleagues to vote to save human lives. I rise as a mother, a grandmother, a woman, a Member of the…

I rise in support of this conference agreement. Americans should not be prevented from receiving health care they choose for themselves. Unfortunately, too many women have had this basic right violated when they attempt to receive abortion…

I rise in strong support of this Congressional Black Caucus/progressive caucus alternative budget. The yearly budget debate focuses our attention on budget choices. Despite a modest economic recovery, millions of Americans continue to be…

today, March 8, is International Women's Day. This date is commemorated at the United Nations, and is designated by many countries as a national holiday. Throughout the world on each March 8, we pay tribute to women for their past efforts…

I am here today to speak in opposition to the Rohrabacher amendment. It is interesting that my colleague who often times bemoans Federal mandates as burdensome and intrusive, would create a huge bureaucracy for our Nations schools. Rather…

For those of you who speak about the earthquake, you do not really understand the devastation. Let me point out to you that I spent 3 days there, 2 days at the epicenter of the earthquake where the building has fallen one full floor, where…

For those of you who speak about the earthquake, you do not really understand the devastation. Let me point out to you that I spent 3 days there, 2 days at the epicenter of the earthquake where the building has fallen one full floor, where…