Charles T. Canady

The statement in the letter is absolutely accurate. The terminology that happens to be applied to the procedure is not what is at issue. It is a matter of fact, however, that the procedure which exists, which is used, which would come…

The important thing to understand, some people in the land use context do assert that they should have the right to the highest and best economic use of their property, but they do not, and they should not. Zoning has never permitted that…

What is required is that there be a meaningful application and that these steps be gone through as they are permitted under the local process.

The MSPA Clarification Act, which I am introducing today, seeks to ease the inequitable burden on farmers.

Given these pressures, farmers should not have to contend with government agencies that overstep regulatory boundaries set by Congress.

America's farming community plays a vital role in the prosperity of the nation.

Is it not true that the bill the gentleman has sponsored would give the abortionist unfettered discretion to determine when an abortion would be performed during the third trimester or post viability? Because the gentleman has an exception…

The gentlewoman is certainly aware that the Supreme Court has required judicial bypass. And if a judicial bypass procedure is not available, the State law is invalid and unenforceable.

Under the laws of all the States, those individuals that the gentlewoman has specified would be enabled to go with the young woman to a judge for the judicial bypass. That is available under all the laws as required by the Supreme Court.

I do not support the gun laws of New York. I think a lot of New Yorkers are moving to Florida so maybe that has something to do with the better legal climate in Florida.

No one is excluded from this protections of the amendment any more than people or ideas are excluded by the words ``in God we trust'' here on the wall of this Chamber.

I believe that this bill is constitutional. It does not fall within the scope of Roe v. Wade. Roe v. Wade dealt with the status of the unborn child. I disagree with the court's decision in Roe v. Wade, but I do not believe that that…

The gentlewoman raised an issue about proposed amendments dealing with the mother's health. The problem with the amendment that the President has proposed which would deal with the mother's health is that it would first not deal with the…

We all know that there is a disagreement with the Supreme Court decision or a couple of Supreme Court decisions. That is no revelation. That is why we are here today. For anyone who has not figured that out, we are here because we believe…

The point of order is the fundamental purpose of the underlying bill, H.R. 1122, deals with a very limited class of abortion, specifically partial-birth abortions. One specific type of procedure in the bill is what is dealt with in H.R…

I think it is apparent that this is not an amendment that is going to be effective in advancing the movement to establish term limits. I will not talk about Members' motivation. I think that the effect of this is what we should be…

So, under that scenario, Mr. Chairman, individuals who had qualified under the laws of their States, individuals who had been nominated by their parties to stand for election, would stand disqualified as of that date, and there would be a…

I have always admired Representative Talent's dedication to his family. He is a person among the Members here who puts his family first, and this child is very fortunate to have a father such as Jim Talent and a mother such as Brenda, who…

We have many people who are coming and staying, not learning English, and not becoming citizens. I do not think that is good for them or good for our country. We should be moving people into citizenship as quickly as possible.

Two-thirds of those are immigrants. That is based on the 1990 census. Two-thirds of those without the high level of proficiency in English are immigrants.

The evidence that we have is not broken down by specific categories, but we know that there are 14 million Americans who do not have a high level of proficiency in English.

I can assure the gentleman that the intent of the statute is not to provide compensation to water users in such circumstances. Where a user is guaranteed an allotment of water, but that allotment is reduced in a way that is recognized and…

The bill is very clear on that point. I think what we have here is a red herring that is being raised. I understand what is going on, but I think it is unfortunate that we are not focusing on what the bill actually does. I have no problem…

You want to penalize them because they receive benefits like everybody else and I just do not think that is fair. And another important thing I think you have to focus on here is there is no time limit on this. There is no time limit. We…