Sam Gejdenson

There is no reason why we should not take this important step towards safeguarding the rights of needy children, their birth parents and adoptive families.

The Convention provides a legal framework whereby agencies and individuals would be required to meet internationally agreed upon standards of competence, financial soundness and ethical behavior.

This bill would facilitate the Federal Government's efforts to assist U.S. citizens seeking to adopt children from abroad.

as the sponsor of H.R. 1619 along with Congressman Neal, I rise in strong support of this measure. I would like to begin by thanking Chairmen Young and Hansen and Ranking Members Miller and Romero-Barcelo and their staffs for their support…

I would join my friend from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) in having universal health coverage, but that is not the debate today. The debate today is whether this program helps or hurts Americans and American workers. I would argue that $52 billion…

Tomorrow, he officially becomes Belarus' illegitimate president.

Regrettably, Lukashenka is not going anywhere.

Under the legitimate constitution of Belarus, President Aleksandr Lukashenka's term is scheduled to expire today.

the good news is that the rest of the world is figuring out this institution is not on the level. When we had the earlier votes, somebody said it better than I can, we voted not to go backwards, not to go forward and not to do what we were…

I have heard some of the debate here. Some try to make it seem that this is a Clinton-era problem. It is hard to make that argument with problems that date back to 1982. Some of the Members who spoke on the floor said, oh, this is just…

Let me just say again, we have taken a spying case that started in the 1980s and we are trying in the process, I am fearful, of destroying the future economic and military strength of the country. All these amendments are well-intentioned…

The reality is that COCOM died and it died for a very simple reason. None of our European, Japanese, and other partners would sit by any of the rules. Even when we had the Soviet Union, we could not get the French, Germans, and others to…

I think the descriptive term that was used by my colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher) may be the right one, but it is about the underlying amendment, not opposition to it. As I read this, yes, and again, I like the…

Reclaiming my time, I just add that, as my colleagues know, giving Members of Congress not even 24 hours to see the language on amendment of this nature is also problematic. I understand the negotiations were going on until the very end…

we are here with one single primary purpose, and that purpose is to stop the murder in Kosovo. Mr. Milosevic continues to kill innocent civilians and tries to chase the rest away. This country has led the world, sometimes single-handedly…

I am frankly somewhat astounded by the debate today. One, Members may differ with the President's goals. Do not continue to fabricate that there are no defined goals. The goals are simple: Stop Mr. Milosevic from murdering civilians. It is…

our intent with the resolution is simply to authorize the present campaign as it is presently being undertaken.

I do want to take this first opportunity back from the NCAA for a little bit of bragging rights, and when I was there in Europe I met some other folks from Connecticut, some from my own district, and one of the great things about our State…

I think that we are missing an opportunity here. It is frankly somewhat sad. We are at a stage in the peace process that is probably more tenuous than at any time since Oslo. It is clear by every assessment, from the Israelis and the…

Let me tell my colleagues a story about my father. My father will turn 87 in the next 5 days. Although he never spoke about World War II much, he told me this one story of a day that raised his hopes, and then of course there was a lot…

first let us get straight where we are. There is no constitutional requirement that the United States Congress take action prior to the President putting troops into a peacekeeping situation. This is not initiating a war; this is not…

As a general practice, I think the Congress ought to execute its authority based on a concluded agreement, not taking action prior to having any understanding what the parameters of the agreement will be in that region or anywhere else. It…

Mr. Chairman, oftentimes the debate on the floor is whether the investment of the taxpayers' resources is commensurate with the benefit we get as a country from the expenditure. The entire foreign assistance program is less than 1 percent…

Mr. Speaker, I think that for all of us, what is clear here is that this was no ordinary world leader. World leaders who pass on are often mourned in their countries and there is often some reference abroad. But in the case of King…

Happy 100th Anniversary, Electric Boat!