My colleagues, this is not a debate on whether we are tying the hands of the conferees, and it is not a debate over whether the States want to do it or do not want to do it. It is not a debate over how much it costs to build a prison cell…

I rise to support the Chapman amendment and urge my colleagues to do the same. It is for this Congress to address the need to keep violent felons locked up and not out wandering the streets. This amendment gives States financial incentives…

as we begin our debate on the President's health care plan, we must keep in mind what will happen without the Clinton health care plan. First, half of 37 million uninsured Americans will get health care insurance in less than 4 months. In…

Opponents of the balanced budget, including the old Democrat, President Clinton, claim it is a gimmick, that Congress already has the power to balance the budget. However, Congress has demonstrated it is incapable of balancing a Federal…

We are asking, through this act, 900 pages of regulations on the local school district. We say, ``If you ask them if they are citizens,'' that is going to overburden the school districts. We have nationalized, in this act, the school…

I was heartened by the remarks of the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman from Michigan, when he said that we are all trying to struggle to find language that is acceptable to put off those confrontations that inherently occurred…

as we consider the President's health care reform plan, we must not forget small business and what harm this plan will do to them. The President's plan calls for a mandatory 7.9-percent payroll tax. This additional tax on hiring will…

I was not present for the vote on the final passage of H.R. 811, the reauthorization of the independent counsel, because I was unaware that this was a 5-minute vote. Had I been present I would have voted ``no.'' Although I strongly support…