I rise in support of the legislation, the ban on assault weapons in the United States of America, and I know this is a very difficult issue for a lot of Members here today and who are watching back in their offices, and it probably should…

I rise in support of H.R. 3191, the National Flood Insurance Reform Act. In particular, I want to express my appreciation to Chairman Kennedy for addressing the concerns of many Members regarding the erosion zone provisions in the original…

I rise in support of the Michel substitute to H.R. 6. H.R. 6 has taken a long time to come to the floor. Subcommittee hearings began in February 1993. This past February, it was marked out of subcommittee. And since February 23, we have…

Mr. Chairman, by addressing the crime problem in this country, we really are addressing the problem that concerns Americans the most at this particular time. I have introduced a bill which passed here and is now part of this crime bill…

I rise to offer a motion to recommit H.R. 3345 to the conference committee with instructions to agree to the provisions committed to conference in the Senate amendment, the Gramm amendment, which stipulated that the savings from "the…

I rise in support of H.R. 3841. While I have reservations over considering legislation of this importance under suspension of the rules, I believe the time for interstate banking and branching has come and the House should act on the bill…

I am a firm believer that our States are the laboratories of democracy--49 States have a balanced budget requirement. This responsible fiscal policy has served the States extremely well. It is time to require the Federal Government to play…

Mr. Speaker, I want to respond to the gentleman on the other side of the aisle with respect to the point that we have not addressed the crime issue over here, have not created a trust fund, and so forth. The point is the time to get this…

Mr. Speaker, I believe this is an important message that we need to understand. I would like to repeat the language of the motion to instruct conferees where, in part, we say, ``Be instructed to agree to the amendment of the Senate…

I rise in support of the chairman's second en bloc amendment. I would like to thank Chairman Ford, Chairman Kildee, and the ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee, my friend Bill Goodling, for their assistance on two…

I rise in support of Mr. Goodling's hope that in the process of amending this bill over the next week, we can enact a bipartisan bill that benefits--not burdens--our schools and students. Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary…

how much longer will we have to wait for real welfare reform? Given the fact that it appears disagreements on welfare reform are relatively limited between Republicans, Democrats, and the administration, the time is ripe to make major…

all over America today there are Governors and county officials and mayors who are making their decisions as to how to fund their budgets. Generally they are going to start by looking at what the Federal Government tells them they have to…