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At least. So I think that this is a fair example of why we need to have this tax limitation amendment. Benjamin Franklin did say, as the gentleman from Texas said, that in the end it is all death and taxes; but the problem is, he goes on…
last year the Russians begged the International Monetary Fund and our Nation for further assistance. We provided up to $4.8 billion that was supposed to go to economic stabilization, but most of the $4.8 billion disappeared into the secret…
I hope in the future that the gentleman from California (Mr. Filner) will take the time to sit in the Cabinet office and explain to Mr. Togo West, who is the Secretary of Veterans, how important it is to provide a budget that is properly…
I rise today out of great concern for the direction of our Nation's foreign policy, as President Clinton is on the brink of placing our Nation at war against the independent sovereign nation of Yugoslavia. Mr. Speaker, let us not be…
the gentleman from Arkansas talked about his desire to have it amended or changed to put in place the words ``acts or service of extraordinary service.''
Today, Mr. Speaker, there is one issue that I hear an awful lot about from constituents in my district. I just finished eight town meetings. The question they ask me repeatedly is why are Medicare health maintenance organizations no longer…
So today I am introducing legislation to provide for comparable treatment of Federal employees, Members of Congress, and the President if there is a Federal Government shutdown. I think, in good conscience, if we are asking our Federal…
Today I will be introducing legislation to require a separate vote before we raise the debt ceiling. A lot of my colleagues will ask, why is this legislation necessary? Because often we allow the practice of raising the debt ceiling, the…
I have a simple question for my colleagues this morning: How can the budget be in surplus if the debt went up last year by $109 billion? Indeed, how can the budget be in surplus if the debt is projected to go up another $101 billion this…
I was deeply disturbed this morning listening to NPR, National Public Radio, regarding a play called Corpus Christi, written by Terence McNally, playing at the Manhattan Theater Club in New York City. This play is a blasphemous…
It has been a long process on this bill to refine it and make it acceptable to industry. And for many, like myself, in our State of Florida they have been very successful in stopping slamming. There has been millions of dollars collected…
we are on the threshold of a very simple decision here, a simple decision to decide whether to look at and investigate the Starr report. Now, both parties in this House agree that we should investigate. The Democrats want to limit the…
Jerry, it is with joy but also with sadness that I come down here in this short amount of time to tell you what a great guy you are and how much we are going to miss you. I think a lot of people do not realize Jerry was an entrepreneur, an…
often times in life while you are looking at a problem, you find there is a parallel set of activities that are occurring at the same time while you are looking at your present problem. I have such a case this morning, I think, which is a…
I come here on the floor today to talk about the definition and the meaning of ``high crimes and misdemeanors.'' The Constitution states that the ``President and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed from office on…
every day across America patriotic Americans feel frustrated by what they see on the news about White House scandals and the media's reaction to them. These same people who have worked to bring sexual harassment to our attention now say…
in the ``90-10 tax cut'' Mr. Archer uses 10% of the projected surplus to provide relief to farmers, married couples, seniors, small businesses, savings account-holders, and students, while preserving 90% of the surplus of Social Security…
the White House today is sending signals that it would like to broker some type of deal in order to avoid a full inquiry via the impeachment process. But Mr. Speaker, Congress cannot shirk from its duty. We are obliged to have a full and…
I ask him later to come back and define what sexual orientation is. I am not sure he can define it, or anyone else in this House, yet the President, in Executive Order 13087, adds behavioral characteristics of sexual orientation to the…
Mr. Speaker, I am going to take a few moments just to outline some of the broad understanding of this Gulf War syndrome for the record. Mr. Speaker, in January and early February of 1991, the United States stood on the brink of what many…
Judge Starr was appointed by a 3-judge panel to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by the White House. Mr. Speaker, he has compiled a remarkable record. Although we would never know it if we were watching TV today, Judge Starr has…
Mr. Chairman, the reason I mentioned Dick Morris was just to give an example of what occurred, and I think the folks realize that he was the principal advisor to the President and basically they started running these ads that were…
No candidate for election to the office of President or Vice President may receive amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund unless the candidate certifies that the candidate shall not solicit any funds for the purpose of…
I think this campaign finance bill is still in doubt. I think there are lots of areas that need to be improved, and frankly we have other substitutes and other bills that are going to be offered that I think we should look at. I think it…
if they are in the service for 3 years, they automatically become U.S. citizens.
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