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I rise in support of the biennial budget amendment being offered by Mr. Dreier. I became an original cosponsor of the biennial budget resolution because I want to see our budget process improved. As we all know, the budget process often…
We brought it all on the House floor and everybody, exhausted, votes for it. Is that the way to run a government? That is not the way we should do it. There is so much in-fighting and partisanship near the end, particularly in an election…
Today I plan to introduce a bill to allow health insurance premiums and unreimbursed prescription drug expense to be tax deductible. Under current law, employers can write off the cost of health care coverage purchased for their employees…
I rise today in response to today's front page story in The Washington Post entitled, ``Political static may block low power FM.'' The article paints a picture of what the new low power FM radio service may offer, but, Mr. Speaker, it does…
since 1995, Republicans have been working hard here in Congress to restore common sense to our Government. One of the ways we have done that is by declaring war on waste, fraud and abuse. American taxpayers work hard for their money; and…
I hate to say is this, but listen to this quote. This is from the co-founder of Earth First. This is what he says: ``It is not enough to preserve the roadless, undeveloped country remaining. We must recreate wilderness in large regions…
I rise in support of H.R. 4365 and applaud the chairman for the work he is doing here. Part of the bill is this adoption awareness, and specifically infant adoption awareness ensures that family planning counselors have access to training…
Mr. Speaker, I have an article from the Washington Times that is dated April 26 that I will make a part of the Record wherein Dr. Lott highlights a number of cases in his article detailing how anti-gun advocates routinely admit facts…
I come to the House floor to not talk about the debate whether Elian should be reunited with his father or not. I think the majority of Americans say he should. What I am here to talk about is the constitutionality of what was done by the…
for those persons who say that Elian must be returned to his biological father at all cost, I submit these other arguments. Let us point out that his real father, if he goes back to Cuba, will be Castro. In a Communist state, the…
It is estimated that 500 million people around the world participated in Earth Day on April 22 this year. We should consider how the environment has changed since the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970. Although a celebration, Earth…
I say with tongue in cheek that the Republicans celebrate July 4 and the Democrat Party celebrates April 15. For most Americans, April 15 is a dreaded day. It is a feared day, a day in which taxpayers across the country are concentrating…
last week I spoke regarding the coerced agreement between the Federal Government and the firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson. I would like to continue my discussion this morning by highlighting a few more quotes from those who…
today we are taking a positive step toward effectively addressing gun violence. H.R. 4051, fashioned after the successful enforcement program in Richmond, VA, will send the message to criminals that an illegal gun will get you an automatic…
I do not think my colleagues would be surprised to hear that the U.N. peacekeeping costs are on the rise. A recent Washington Post article reported that peacekeeping costs are expected to double this year to nearly $2 billion. This means…
On March 17, President Clinton announced that the firearms manufacturer, Smith and Wesson, had agreed to a certain number of gun safety proposals and the agreement reached, quote, ``an unprecedented partnership between the government and…
if the budget was a dollar and 10 cents was on the floor, I would try to save 10 cents, which is one-tenth of what we are talking about. So I urge my colleagues to think about it in that term. All the change that we have at home in our…
let me just comment briefly, and I think the gentleman from Massachusetts will understand that last year, September 30, 1999, we passed and sent to the President our Energy Conservation Policy Act. It was on the day that it expired. So we…
Let us call it a cat or a dog or something. But the point is, it is a start. And so the gentleman from Wisconsin is going to vote against the emergency supplemental. If he is trying to fight for fiscal responsibility, as he has been saying…
It is not the end of the world if the EPCA, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, expires. It is supposed to expire, as I understand, tomorrow. It is not the end of the world. In fact, the House and Senate passed a reauthorization for…
Mr. Chairman, I am glad to see the Ranking Minority Member from the Committee on Appropriations fighting to reduce waste and to say that he was upset about congressional pork, because I have been here some time and I have been in the…
we have recently celebrated the first day of spring, and very soon Americans will take to the roads for their summer vacations. At least that is what they would like to do. Unfortunately, rising gas prices may keep many Americans from…
it reflects well on the human condition that tragedy often brings out the best in people: compassion, resolve, understanding. Sometimes, unfortunately, a tragedy can also release the darker human impulses: cynicism, dishonesty, and…
the White House e-mail controversy continues. Five Northrop Grumman employees were so intimidated by the White House threats of jail that one was nearly fired when she refused to tell her own bosses about the administration's failure to…
But I have used the word ``quotation.'' I have actually put the word ``quotation'' in there to signal that these are not my words but these are words from the newspaper. I mean, it appears to me, Madam Speaker, that if you cannot quote the…
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