June 10, 1994 just over 2 weeks ago, I had a very successful surgery for prostate cancer. My surgery was performed by Doctors David G. McLeod and Stephen Sihelnik and their highly skilled staff at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I…

recently the California District Attorneys Association, an organization which includes all of the elected district attorneys of California's 58 counties unanimously adopted a resolution expressing adamant opposition to the Racial Justice…

I grew up on a ranch near San Juan Bautista, CA. I was taught to shoot at a very young age. If the guns we are banning in this particular piece of legislation had been in existence, any hunter that used them to shoot a deer or to shoot at…

if we legislators have learned one thing since the 1992 elections, it is that deficit reduction is the top priority for the American people. Hundreds of letters and telephone calls from constituents tell us one thing: Americans know that…

a recent poll in the Los Angeles Times asked respondents if they would support an employer mandate to fund universal health coverage for all Americans even if that might cost jobs. Not surprisingly, only one in six backed the idea. Yet…

it is time for real reform of campaign finance. S. 3, passed by the Senate, was a constructive bill. As amended by this House, it is not a constructive bill. It is a sham. Let us take a moment to look at the claims made by the sponsors of…

Mario Alberto Martinez, who murdered the Mexican Presidential candidate, Luis Donald Colosio, was an illegal alien. He was also a member of a political party in California, in this case he had registered as a Democrat. A few days ago…

Republicans, like the public and Congress, do not support taxpayer dollars being used to fund political campaigns. Even the Democratic majority does not support such funding. That is why their bill contains none. S. 3, as amended by the…

Twas the night before Tax Day, When all through the land, Not a creature was stirring, Not a soul was on hand. But the tax forms were hung by the doors with great fear; In hopes that the Democrats wouldn't come near. The taxpayers were…

Crime has become the most important issue to Americans today. The Democratic majority has told us that we will debate a tough anticrime package this afternoon to help ease their concerns. However, the truth is that anything considered…

the No. 1 issue facing the Nation today, as each of us knows, is crime. In a recent public opinion poll in the city of Long Beach the voters were asked: ``What concerns you the most?'' The first eight issues were some version of crime…