Ronald Dellums

To establish some reality to people who are listening to this debate, we already have 350 of these missiles. The debate is whether we buy 84 additional ones. I am saying that is the build up to build down. In my proposal we can stay within…

I would suggest that, Mr. Chairman, when one argues that our national defense is the most important or the only responsibility of the Federal Government, I would challenge that assertion. My reading of the Preamble to the Constitution is…

I sense that we are in the closing moments of this debate and I sense that there is clearly an emerging very strong bipartisan consensus in support of this amendment. So I would simply, in brief, congratulate and thank both my…

I would assert here, very straightforward and very aggressively, that how a Nation chooses to spend its money is a profound statement about a Nation's principles, its values and its priorities. And in that regard I am extremely proud to…

Mr. Speaker, I have tried to listen diligently to all of the remarks of my distinguished colleagues as they have marched into the well to address themselves to House Concurrent Resolution 200. First with respect to the general issue of…

I took President Bush to court in order to preserve the prerogative of Congress when many of my colleagues did not have the heart to do it. This is not what this debate is about. This is not Congress' war-making power. This is about…

I was one of very few Democrats in this Chamber, very few Members, who opposed the War Powers Act on the grounds that it watered down and diluted a very powerful and clear statement in the Constitution that Congress should have the right…

If we interpret an insignia as an emolument or a title, then the gentleman's argument about the Constitution would be relevant and would make sense. I do not think an insignia is a bestowing of title or providing an emolument. It is simply…

I would simply concur in the explanation of the amendment offered by my distinguished colleague from South Carolina, Mr. Spence. The amendment provides that the President must act consistent with United Nations Participation Act, simply…

Mr. Chairman, as I noted during the debate on the rule, I do not think that our very valuable committee process has succeeded fully in considering the weight and the merit of the issue before us. Despite that fact, I think that much has…

the bill, H.R. 2754, provides the Congress of the United States with the opportunity to ratify an agreement, the purpose of which is to end government subsidies in shipbuilding. I believe that it is in the interest of the shipbuilding…

Mr. Chairman, let me surface an issue that has not been dealt with and just put it on the table so we all can look at it. That is that this bill, there is joint jurisdiction on this piece of legislation. The tragedy of this institution is…

I too join the gentleman from Florida in his concern with respect to the nature of this process. We were told that the Committee on Ways and Means wanted to exercise their option to debate on this matter for the first 30 minutes, otherwise…

we come to the last moments of this debate. I have stated on numerous occasions that the most significant thing that any of us do is to adopt a national budget for this country, because our budget speaks to our values, our principles, and…

I recognize Members of Congress have many things to do, but I would like to hope that when a Member takes the floor of this body on a significant piece of legislation, they would at least take time to read the legislation so that they…

It would provide two opportunities to achieve what this gentleman believes to be a better balance of national security priorities. The motion would increase funding for two very important programs, would pay for these increases by reducing…

In 45 seconds let me reiterate, the administration submits a budget request. In this instance, they submitted a budget request based upon what we asked them to do. We said ``Don't spend defense dollars.'' The Secretary said, ``OK. Whether…

I want to have the attention of the distinguished gentleman from New York. I would like to read briefly and in part from a letter from the Secretary of Defense. It says, ``I understand and share the concerns about Russian behavior that lie…

I have tried to suggest to the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] that some of the gentleman's conditions were beyond the ability to certify. Let me give our colleagues a couple of examples. It says here Russia is not developing…

the practical effect of the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York is to put constraints and cause certifications that the President could never certify, which means we would kill the program.

I would just say let us accept the efficacy of the gentleman's argument that the Russians are bad guys. If they are, then those are the very people we want to help dismantle the weapons, so I accept the gentleman's argument and come to a…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to thank the distinguished chairman and ranking member of the National Security Committee for their cooperation in accepting my co-production reporting amendment. The committee bill devotes significant additional…

Mr. Chairman, as one of the sponsors and drafters of the amendment, I obviously rise in support of it. I tried to listen very carefully during the course of the debate to those persons who rose in opposition to this amendment. I would like…

First, let me say, Mr. Chairman, that with respect to premature expansion of NATO I would tend to agree with the gentleman from Pennsylvania, but I would remind my colleague that in the context of H.R. 7, Contract for America, there was a…

Mr. Chairman, I take a few moments to express my concerns with H.R. 3230, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997. ... Careful thinking would conclude that there is no modernization crisis.