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So, Madam Speaker, it is time for the Attorney General to disclose Mr. LaBella's report. That is all I am asking here today. The American people have a right to know what is in that report. In fact, they should have an opportunity to know…
Mr. Speaker, back in the 1930s the reason for starting the earnings test the Democrats said it was necessary to allow younger workers to work. Today what we have is a shortage of qualified and experienced workers, so it is very appropriate…
I support the biennial budget process. That is that we should have: The budget process every 2 years and not every year. I have a bill, H.R. 493, to provide such a process. Senator Domenici, in the Senate, has a companion bill. Why is this…
back in the 1970s when Canada unveiled its national health care program, it promised its citizens universal and free health care. In fact, in 1984 the Canadian Government promised that it would make available to all its citizens health…
As we begin the next session of the 106th Congress, we are going to engage in another heated discussion regarding normal trade relations with China. In exchange for attaining membership in the World Trade Organization, China has made a…
it turns out that during the Christmas holiday season, when not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, the Federal Communications Commission violated America's freedom of religious expression. You see, the FCC on December 29, last…
how many times have you heard it from that side of the aisle, the Democrats, that Republicans voted against creation of the Social Security program back in 1935? That is flat wrong. If ever a vote has been mischaracterized, this is it…
Amendment No. 21 offered by Mr. Stearns: Page 21, after line 8, insert the following subsection: ``(d) Certain Technologies and Practices Regarding Survival Rates for Cardiac Arrest.--In carrying out subsection (a) with respect to…
I would first like to say that I support H.R. 2506, to reauthorize the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, I guess it is called the Health Care Quality Agency. This agency is an invaluable resource because the outcomes of research…
In 1993, the tragedy in Waco, Texas left many unanswered questions for Congress and the American public. One question remains, of course. What happened? Where does the responsibility lie? In 1993, in April, Attorney General Janet Reno…
the point is the geographic location, that the veterans are coming to the South more than the North. The funds have been distributed on that basis, as well as labor cost, research, and education; and we have set up a reserve fund. My…
all of us know that here on the Republican side we are trying to fight to increase the amount of money we give to the Veterans Administration because the President's budget was a flat line budget which did not provide enough money and…
H.R. 10 would modernize America's financial service industry. Now, the big debate seems to be on the privacy protection. I think this bill contains very important, very start-of-the-debate important, issues for protecting the customers of…
I am also pleased to participate in this special order and support of doubling the NIH budget. Last year my colleagues will remember we were successful in our efforts to increase funding for the NIH. We all know how valuable the research…
recently Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson stated, ``I can assure the American people that their nuclear secrets are now safe at the labs.'' Somehow I do not think the American people believe him. In fact, the unanimous conclusion of the…
I support the emergency supplemental bill, and I reluctantly oppose the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Istook). Let me just say to all those members on this side of the aisle who are thinking about supporting the…
I rise today to draw my colleagues' attention to what President Clinton promised would be the most ethical administration in the history of our Nation. The Washington Times lead story today details how special envoy to the President…
In their efforts to really clean up the air what has happened is they have polluted the water, and it is a very interesting, but sad, commentary, and the Governor of California is coming here to testify, and almost all the Members of…
If nothing else, at some point we in the House should have an up-or-down vote to make the Cox report public if the White House continues to procrastinate on this, and at that point the House can redact or take out the things that they…
After he was under surveillance, after he was working there. So he hired a researcher who was a citizen of China. Intelligence and law enforcement officials have confirmed this. The FBI has said that they wanted to put a wiretap on Mr…
It was reported on March 24 of this year, he was under investigation as a suspected spy for China to run a sensitive weapons program, and it is just outrageous that they would continue to take a person like this and put him in that…
I just wanted to come down here to the House floor to compliment the gentleman for what he is trying to do, to educate the American people and also educate some of our colleagues, in fact, many of our colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I served in…
if you don't believe we should send troops into the Balkans--then there is a clear pattern of how you should vote today. If you believe that the War Powers Resolution offers the best means for preventing the president from taking us to…
deregulation of the airlines, natural gas, railroads, telecommunications, and trucking industries yields annual savings equal to nearly 1 percent of America's gross domestic product. This Congress, we will attempt to craft a measure that…
Today I will introduce a bill of historical importance. My home, Ocala, Florida, is home to Fort King. This Fort played a direct role in the founding of Florida as a state. On December 28, 1835, Fort King was the site of an outbreak of…
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