Victor Fazio

the Senate passed its budget resolution over 2 months ago. Under the rules of the House, we should have passed a budget resolution at least by the 15th of April. So we come to the floor very late today, and one would think at this late…

the Founding Fathers struggled long and hard over the very issue that we are spending relatively little time on here today on the floor, but I can say I think from listening to this debate that the Members on both sides of the aisle speak…

Several weeks ago, Congress overwhelmingly rejected a bid by right-wing foundations and corporate interests that would have tilted the political balance in America. By an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the House defeated a bill that…

it is my understanding that crop insurance was not part of the legislation when it passed these individual Houses and was added simply on the same basis that the food stamp provision was. There is some inconsistency.

believe it or not, I would like to be here in the well tonight to congratulate the Republican leadership for finally relenting and allowing a fair debate on genuine campaign finance reform. Unfortunately, I cannot do it. The Republican…

the right to religious freedom should be a fundamental right that every citizen enjoys. Indeed, our nation was founded on this premise. Yet sadly, there are nations where being a Muslim, a Jew, a Christian, or any of a number of other…

today my colleagues and I have the opportunity to increase access to higher education for all Americans by supporting H.R. 6. However, a proposed amendment by Congressman Riggs promises to have the opposite effect by eliminating…

sometimes these bills are known for what they do and sometimes for what they do not do. I think that most of us today are pleased that we are beginning to attend to the problems created by the disasters that have befallen this country over…

this vote is not just about bridges and highways. We are all for them. It is a vote about priorities, a vote about fiscal discipline and a promise we made to America just last year. Unfortunately, as the majority leader put it the other…

despite an overwhelming bipartisan defeat in the Senate, unfortunately we have before us another attempt to gut a program that gives women and minorities the chance to compete for Federal highway dollars. The Disadvantaged Business…

I yield to no Member of this institution in my love for infrastructure. I think we all appreciate the fact that this bill gives us a great opportunity to take something home to the people who send us here. But my problem with it is that it…

But it is rather ironic that this is presented as additional responsibilities for the Federal Election Commission when in fact, if my colleagues read the bill, there is no new authorization for what the report that accompanies the bill…

In addition, if I could ask of the leader, the Speaker has promised a vote on campaign finance reform by the end of March. I note that we have what appear to be four individual bills; I do not know the content of all of them. But is this…

I rise in support of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. This legislation promises to diverge from the United States historical role of provider to Africa and establish instead a bilateral agreement for trade. Trade promises growth in…

The so-called Berkeley radical who became a Statesman, Ron Dellums, deserves the time he has had on the floor and far many more hours that may be accorded before too long. But we are going to miss him, and we are going to miss him largely…

Mr. Speaker, I too rise to express my heartfelt sympathy to the family of Representative Walter Capps and extend my condolences and those of my constituents to his wife Lois and his children, Laura, Todd, and Lisa. Mr. Speaker, during the…

Mr. Speaker, I am very sad that this House and this Nation has lost a decent, caring and thoughtful Member. Walter Capps ran for Congress and won for all the right reasons. He stood for something. He cared passionately about issues. He was…

Mr. Speaker, Walter Capps had a keen intellect. He had a kind heart, and, most of all, he had a gentle soul. I know we will all miss Walter. But for me, my service in Congress will never be exactly the same, because Walter was my friend.

when is a compromise not a compromise? Well, this conference report is a classic example of one. The language in this report, negotiated behind closed doors, does not move an inch in the right direction toward what the Department of…

I think everyone here, Mr. Leader, would like to proceed on the agenda to complete this Congress, and certainly I think most of us would have hoped we could have taken up the Amtrak matter yesterday, as we had scheduled to. But it seems to…

this piece of legislation is the confluence of two bad Republican ideas, one of which provides tax breaks for our wealthiest people and not for those in the middle class who truly need it, and the other is to emphasize private schools…

this is not a personal attack on Bob Dornan. This is the result of Bob Dornan's career and reading of the voters of Orange County, CA.

reclaiming my time, it is time for this charade to end. Three hundred thousand dollars of the taxpayers' money has been spent, 10 months have gone by, and despite an incredibly long discovery phase, this committee has yet failed to produce…

as the debate on the Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Appropriations bill comes to an end, I would like to mention a small but vital Small Business Administration program--the National Women's Business Council. The Council was…

I implore the House Conferees on the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1998 to maintain the House silence on the issue of splitting the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate made a hasty…