Dell has left her mark on countless pieces of landmark legislation.

Such a public servant is a gift to be treasured in a democracy.

It is with great pleasure that I rise to honor Dr. George R. Muirhead upon his retirement from Central Connecticut State University in my hometown of New Britain, Connecticut.

Mr. Speaker, the reality is that clinic violence has risen dramatically in the past year, with fully half of clinics participating in the recent survey experiencing severe antiabortion violence. Virtually all of these clinics participating…

if an employer mandate were enacted, my State would lose 14,300 jobs. As we debate yet another mandate on America's employers, let us not forget the real world implications of such mandates. I challenge each of my colleagues to find one…

And you know this issue that you bring up about the subsidy structure that both the Clinton plan and the Stark proposal provide is very important. It recognizes that small businesses for the most part cannot afford to provide health…

And the associated health bureaucracy in the Health and Human Services Department, HHS. That tells you that this is not all that easy and that it costs a lot.

We often talk about the job loss associated with the employer mandate, but this is, in my estimation, the most serious and most deadly consequence of an employer mandate. By turning health benefit costs into a set percent of payroll…

And working together, it is my recollection this company is now providing the same comprehensive benefits to their employees as their competitors but at a savings of at least 20 percent in spite of the fact that they have built this…

When the government says ``This is the package and you will pay a percent of payroll for this package,'' then the employer is in a very different situation than he is today. For example, in Connecticut we have been through very hard times…

the points the gentleman makes are very good. Not only will the mandate cost jobs, because it will not be worth paying benefits for either low-wage positions, and certainly many part-time positions, but others will lose wages, because more…