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Republicans will honor and strengthen Social Security. We will protect all benefits for today's seniors and ensure that Social Security is available for their grandchildren. The administration has done nothing to save Social Security in…
As the 106th Congress draws to an end, we can celebrate many of our accomplishments--the Social Security lockbox, the third annual budget surplus in a row, and more than $300 billion in debt reduction. The end of the 106th Congress also…
in this pivotal election, the American people will hear a lot of back and forth about who works harder for their country. Shakespeare wrote, ``What's past is prologue.'' And I believe no other phrase can quite describe both the…
as the appropriation process continues here in Congress, I want to bring attention to Planned Parenthood's 1998/ 1999 annual report. The report shows the inordinate amount of profits made from their operation. In 13 years, their profits…
hearing the Democrats say they reformed welfare is similar to saying all of us in this House won gold in the Olympics. Did we participate in the success at Sydney? No. But did this Nation benefit from the years of practice and experience…
just one final comment. I do not know how soon the gentleman will be 65, but under the Gore plan, at age 64½, if the gentleman does not want to join at that time, or changes his mind later, he is out of luck because he has got to make his…
last week we had a hearing in Congress into the recent recall by Ford and Firestone of over 6 million tires. These tires have been attributed to hundreds of vehicle crashes and at least 88 fatalities. Florida, my home State, is fourth in…
remember back in 1992 when President Clinton was criticizing then President Bush for his travels around the world? And remember in the Democrat Convention they had T-shirts that said, ``George Bush's around-the-world tour''? Well, it has…
the Austrian philosopher Karl Krauss once wrote, ``When the end comes, I want to be living in retirement.'' Many Americans in this country feel that way. They put in countless hours anticipating the day when they will retire…
Let me say to my colleagues before the vote here, this is a motion to disapprove of the President's waiver of the Jackson-Vanik amendment to the U.S. Trade Relations Act. Right now, all of us can trade with China. There is no problem…
this morning I would like to use this opportunity to congratulate the American people on a remarkable achievement. We are now 112 months into the current economic expansion, the greatest period of prosperity ever. Thanks to the innovation…
Mr. Speaker, we have a vigorous debate on the House floor. There are not a lot of Members here, but it is important. Again, China's Government seems to me making things more difficult for itself. It admits recent reports of missile…
I am here to speak on a growing controversy, the controversy of who is to blame for the high gas prices, particularly in the Midwest, the high spikes. Some say it is big oil and others say it is the result of the EPA forcing through Phase…
let me say in the beginning, let us not let the perfect become the enemy of the good here. I commend the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) for his bill and the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin) for crafting a compromise that we…
Mr. Speaker, I rise obviously in support of H.R. 4680, the Medicare Prescription Act of 2000. Our plan is market based, this is the key, rather than relying upon a government-run program, like many of the Democrats have proposed time and…
last month the May 15 edition of Newsweek ran an article regarding Kosovo and the damage assessment data that was gathered by NATO and the United States Air Force. While some of the accusations in the article raised concerns on both sides…
I urge the gentleman not to dismantle a system that is working for the veterans in this country. I also note that the VA maintains a reserve fund to handle the kind of problems that the gentleman has raised... For those areas of the…
to use a ploy to say he (Mr. Tauzin) bears a guilt is incorrect. Remember, two-thirds of the Democrats and 100 percent of the Republicans already voted to overturn the decision. So if the gentleman wants to point guilt, then he should…
Mr. Speaker, this is a very easy bill to understand. What the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) wants to do is have a government-based content bill; and what we want to do is continue the status quo. Now, there are five FCC…
Mr. Chairman, my amendment takes a very small step in reducing questionable spending and shifts it to a much more needed important area. I believe our money would be better spent protecting Americans than being used to promote art that is…
Mr. Chairman, this is a sensitive subject. I have a Congressional Research Report here, which I worked with in doing this amendment. My amendment has three components to it. The first identifies and asks NIH to identify amounts that are…
Dr. Harold Varmus was the former NIH director, and he sort of confirmed what my amendment intends. He recommended steps to make the agency more welcoming to the public and available and transparent, including what he called a Council of…
as my colleagues come to the floor and vote, there are three questions that we must consider. First, will China comply with the agreements under PNTR better than they have done in the past? Two, will China continue to use its trade surplus…
I would just conclude by telling a quick story of a good and close friend of mine. He and his wife are a member of our church, and they have four children. He was in his early 60s and he went to the golf course. As my colleagues know, in…
1 year ago the United States and many of our NATO allies were engaged in an air campaign against Yugoslav forces. Next month will mark the 1-year anniversary of the agreement providing for the withdrawal of Yugoslavian troops from Kosovo…
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