Wendy Sherman

after 20 years as a CPA, 6 years as a tax judge, I know tax fraud when I see it. The tax bill passed by the Republican majority is truly tax fraud. It is a giant shift of our national income to the wealthiest one percent, cleverly…

If we are in a position where perhaps we will have an extra trillion dollars in general funds, not to mention the necessary buildup in Social Security, as the gentleman pointed out, this $2.9 trillion surplus, $1.9 trillion of the surplus…

it will take a few more years of this economic expansion for it to be felt in those places that it has not yet been felt. My largest county, I represent a part of Los Angeles County, was lagging behind the rest of California; and only in…

I mentioned it earlier that 45 percent of the benefits in the Republican package go to the top one percent of American families. These families, on average, will save $54,000. These families typically have incomes of over three-quarters of…

I share her belief that we need tax cuts. But if we can keep this economic expansion going for another 5 years, first that will do far more for everybody's pocketbook than any tax cut. But second, we will then be able to talk about more…

I rise in support of the Sanchez amendment. I hope this amendment has the support of all but the most extreme of the anti-choice Members of this body, because this is indeed a very moderate approach. It simply says that women stationed…

the subject that is on all of our minds is the fight in Kosovo, and I would like to focus on properly interpreting the votes of yesterday and looking to what our opportunities for solving this crisis might be tomorrow. Yesterday was a…

And should any court interpret it as a congressional authorization to use any other kind of force?

this has been a momentous day. And it is important that the Nation, and especially the leaders in Belgrade, do not misinterpret what happened here. America will continue the air war, and that air war has the support of this House. America…

I note with regret that the President, who once pledged to the world that no American ground troops would be deployed, now refuses to pledge to seek congressional approval before such a massive deployment. I rise to oppose this rule…

I think we do need to focus on other options. One of those is to train, though not necessarily arm, a force of Albanians perhaps independent of the KLA. Then when Milosevic reviews the situation, he will see that he is up not only against…

The first speech I would like to give is in commemoration of the remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. April 24 is the day when Armenians and those of good conscience around the world remember the genocide that took place at the beginning…

I rise to express sorrow at the tragic death and to commemorate the short but inspirational life of Joyce Chiang. On January 9, Joyce was last seen in Dupont Circle, and she was not seen thereafter. A body was discovered on April 1, and…

Mr. Speaker, our actions in Kosovo are motivated by the highest level of idealism. We are willing to spend our treasure and, much more importantly, risk the lives of our men and women, to prevent atrocities and to assure that the Albanian…

this week a number of my colleagues in the New Democratic Coalition have come before the House to talk about a very important tax issue, and that is the need to make the R&D tax credit a permanent part of our tax law. I would like to join…

Most Americans have lived their entire lives under the threat of nuclear Armageddon. At the conclusion of the Cold War, many hoped that threat would subside. But today rogue states are developing ballistic missiles and weapons of mass…

in 1973, the House Committee on the Judiciary concluded that it could not impeach Richard Nixon for tax perjury, even though Nixon fraudulently signed this 1969 tax return under penalty of perjury. It then established a precedent, with…

Mr. Speaker, the President is doing the right thing at the right time, for the right reasons. I hope that we give him the support necessary so that this campaign continues until we achieve our objectives. The President's action have the…

Mr. Chairman, I had prepared remarks, but I would like to use much of my time to respond to particular statements that have been made by opponents to the amendment. The first is that it is the President, charged under the Constitution…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to talk about the part of this bill that repeals Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act. This is a critically important part of the appropriations bill. It has been addressed by half of the speakers that have come to…

I rise once again today with the gentleman from Florida and my other colleagues to mark a somber anniversary--the 24th Anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on July 20, 1974. Time and time again over the last 24 years the United…

earlier today I was in contact with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. They have informed me that while they do not, cannot currently support this amendment, they gave me no indication that they opposed it, and a year…

When a Member submits a bill, secures bipartisan cosponsorship, informs the Members of the House, works on it for almost a year, it is not appropriate to say that I am trying to short-circuit the process and ask for a quick decision.

I spent over 20 years working for genuine campaign finance reform. Nothing does that effort more harm than the mutant and perverted effort at campaign finance reform symbolized by Proposition 226. In California we spend too much money on…

I should point out that the Turkish studies proposal at the University of California at Berkeley has an element in it that goes even beyond the undermining of academic freedom. That would have been the case if UCLA had accepted the offer…