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Mr. Speaker, we are here this evening engaged in a great rite of spring political theater. I am impressed with the acting ability of many on the other side and those in support of this because they are pretending to be engaged in serious…
I wish we were debating the best way to reduce the number of late term abortions. That is a goal we all can share. Instead, under the terms of debate imposed on this bill, we are able to consider only a text drafted to make a political…
I hope that is good evidence of things sort of taking seed, anyway. I know we have a great deal of work to do to make good on the beginnings that occurred at the retreat at Hershey, PA. Before getting into a little bit of that, I just want…
I wanted to follow the good lead of my colleague from Illinois in addressing this side of the House in the spirit of the weekend just concluded, where we had a remarkable event occur: almost half of this body, with many spouses and…
we have to pass this resolution. I do not care how many times it is repeated, the assertion that this is about making the U.S. taxpayer money available for abortion, to promote abortion, or anything close to it, is simply not true. That is…
As a Marine veteran, I cherish the symbol of our country's freedoms to which we pledged allegiance just a few minutes ago. But should we amend the Bill of Rights for the first time in our Nation's history? Should we eat into the guarantee…
Mr. Speaker, we should be concerned here today, as well, with the first amendment's guarantee of the rights of all Americans to petition their government. We ought to welcome their participation in our own committee work. But what are we…
I am very glad that we are again acting to protect an extraordinary stretch of wild lands in Colorado, the North St. Vrain Creek watershed, extending from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountain National Park into the national forests area…
a free and democratic country such as ours faces a peculiar predicament in trying to deal with secrets, with spying, with the activities of the intelligence community in a way that is as consistent as possible with our democratic values…
Mr. Speaker, I want join the chorus in paying tribute to our colleagues who are retiring, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Myers] and the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Bevill]. It was my pleasure to serve with them on their subcommittee for a…
Mr. Chairman, it is sad that an issue of this importance and significance, both constitutionally and for national security policy, should be manipulated, really for election year purposes, here in the closing weeks of this session of…
Mr. Speaker, this provision, title VI of this bill, represents the culmination now of some 8 years of work conducted by many, many citizens in the area of Colorado that I represent who have been concerned for some time with the protection…
I support this bill. I believe its enactment is necessary if we are going to continue to make progress in reducing dolphin mortality associated with fishing for tuna. I, like many of my colleagues, always have cause to pause for a moment…
Finally, Mr. Chairman, the report further says that ``Construction of the first stage of the project may proceed without adversely affecting any other water users on the San Juan system.'' Again, I would ask if I am correct in…
If I may follow on further, Mr. Chairman, the project as the gentleman knows has been the subject of some litigation concerning the applicability of various environmental laws, NEPA, endangered species, and so forth. The report also refers…
nobody can doubt that this is a major bill, one that includes many items of national importance and also a number of things of particular interest to specific States and cities. I want to briefly discuss one part of the bill that's of…
this amendment would restore just a portion of what is needed for the basic functions of the Legal Services Corporation, and it ought to command the support of every Member of this body. The Constitution holds out the promise of equal…
first, let me say that this has been one of the toughest votes I've had to cast in Congress. I fully embrace the idea that marriage is an institution that historically, culturally, and morally is set aside to recognize and respect the…
In the ideal world, if there were an ideal world, perhaps the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma would make sense. I am the father of a teenager. I wish we had that ideal world where communication was as we wish it would be…
I cannot support the drastic cuts to education contained in this year's Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill, and I urge a no vote on the bill. The 104th Congress has already slashed education funding by over $1 billion. This bill would…
Mr. Chairman, I am here to talk about what is not in this bill and not in the rule, rather than what is in it. What ought to be on the floor this afternoon would be an amendment to end cyber censorship in the House, to end the restriction…
We all want to see a China that cooperates in regional and global peacekeeping. We all want to see a China that follows international proliferation and trade rules. And we all want to see a China that respects human rights. We can all…
Mr. Chairman, we are being sold a basic intellectual fallacy in the gentleman's argument this morning, that because private philanthropy is doing a lot, we should assume that it can do it all. That does not follow. What really is at issue…
I want to start out by paying tribute to the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Regula], the chairman of the subcommittee, who has been a joy to work with throughout the process of shaping this bill. He is invariably willing to listen and try his…
this amendment would move an additional $8 million into some very important energy conservation programs in the bill. It would be offset by a $4 million reduction in the Mineral Management Services account and an additional $4 million…
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