Ronald Dellums

I thank the gentleman. Quickly, if I hear the gentleman correctly, then, he is suggesting that no amendments in perpetuity will be allowed to cut any other budget other than the military budget; housing, welfare, education, all these other…

if I heard my distinguished colleague correctly, I would make two observations. First, this is a precedent being set on the military budget that has not been set on any other budget, and that is that we cannot make cuts; that we cannot…

We now find ourselves in the context of a post-cold-war world, a significant period in American world history. We do not even know quite how to name it. We simply call it post-cold war. But it is a moment that provides with it an enormous…

I rise today to honor Sam M. Gibbons, a long-time friend. He is now retiring after serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years. He has served the Tampa Bay area well these many years, and his departure will sadden those of us who…

I rise today to discuss genocide. According to the Genocide Convention, genocide constitutes killings and other acts done ``with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.'' Genocide has…

I rise today to focus our attention on the upcoming Earth Day commemoration. Earth Day is a day we should all pause and consider where we are, where we have been, and where we are going. Earth is our home; we have no other. If we exhaust…

I take this opportunity, as organized by my valued colleague, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, to address the economic condition of women, the jobs that they do and have, and the wages that they receive in relation to the general pool…

as we remember our former colleague, the Honorable Barbara Jordan, it is particularly fitting that the theme of this special order in observation of Black History Month is ``African- American Women: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.'' This…

let me say very quickly to my distinguished colleague from Mississippi that the $275 billion is against the backdrop of $300 billion a year that began during the Reagan era, when this military budget skyrocketed from $173 billion, went up…

I believe that the struggle we are in is a very significant and fundamental one. This is not a testosterone test. It is not an ego test. It is a fundamental struggle. Mr. Speaker, if you look at the 7-year balanced budget plan offered by…

I yield myself 30 seconds. Let me just respond to the distinguished gentleman, for whom I have a great deal of respect. First, the President did not veto this bill on the procurement issue, and I would suggest that the gentleman totally…

in the context of this discussion regarding the balanced budget, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle seek three objectives: One, to change the nature, function, and role of the Federal Government in people's lives; two, to…

Mr. Chairman, let us start off remembering where we ended in August. We ended in August talking about balancing the budget and we cut programs and wreaked havoc and extended pain to millions of American people in this country. We cut…

I found myself, Mr. Chairman, in opposition to the War Powers Resolution and was one of the few Democrats who voted against the resolution. And I did so for several reasons. One, I felt that the War Powers Resolution diminished the clarity…

let me make one point of why I oppose this commission. It is not just that it is something we can do. The Framers of the Constitution gave us this responsibility. From time to time, Mr. Chairman, it is wholly appropriate that we establish…

the gentleman now raises a question about theater ballistic missiles. The proponent of the amendment before the body at this point has squarely put that issue before us, saying that that is a significant priority. However, the gentleman's…

If they walk into a room of people and say to them ``Did you know we do not have a defense against a ballistic missile system,'' I would bet my last dollar they would say, ``Wow, no.'' Then they would say, ``And we don't have one.'' They…

Mr. Chairman, my distinguished colleague from California made a very important statement. He said that there are a number of figures floating around here, so let us hold hearings. Let us talk about that for a moment. When the Secretary of…

My quick response to the gentleman is that deterrence has worked. We have not thrown nuclear weapons at each other, but we are fighting out there in regions of the world. We fought in Desert Storm. That is a reality. This missile exchange…

We have theater ballistic missile programs coming out of the ears. The gentleman knows it, and so do I.

Let me first respond to my colleague by saying, look, we all know there are very significant amendments here. Take the amendment. Every time you call for a vote, you take out of the debate much more significant amendments that we need to…

Mr. Chairman, with the end of the cold war, with the demise of the Warsaw Pact and the evisceration of the Soviet Union, what drove 70 percent of the budget is now no longer a major threat. Yet, in fiscal year 1996 we are contemplating…

I rise this morning in sadness and disappointment, but I also rise in resolute opposition to this rule. Earlier in the course of this debate, one of my distinguished colleagues on this side of the aisle said ``In making your case, either…

The gentleman knows that both of us are very articulate people. We need not put words in each other's mouth. I am saying very specifically, you have got the votes. Go on and accept the amendment. Let's not filibuster this issue. Let's get…

So, Mr. Chairman, we can come and debate and engage each other substantively on the issues. We do not all have to think alike. That is frightening and dangerous anyway. What keeps the body politic honest and flowing healthy is when there…