Cliff Stearns

on March 6, 1997, the FDA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, which set forth its plan to ban CFC-containing metered-dose inhalers once certain criteria are met. The plan was developed in collaboration with the Environmental…

is it any wonder that the day after the Attorney General makes a supposedly impartial preliminary decision last Friday clearing President Clinton of criminal conduct, that the White House suddenly releases videotapes of fundraisers at the…

this past weekend Washington witnessed the arrival of hundreds of thousands of men who joined together to proclaim their commitment to God, family, and freedom. I am talking about the Promise Keepers. Although maligned by some folks, I…

let me remind her and the gentleman from New Jersey and the gentleman from Connecticut and the gentleman from Massachusetts, as a result of an initial investigation into this matter, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, that is part…

Basically, what we are trying to do is give the U.S. Trade Representative more money so he can investigate, look at the U.S. laws, both local and State, that are impacted by the World Trade Organization when it makes decisions, and do they…

But this morning, Mr. Speaker, I am glad to share a success story with my colleagues about the outstanding efforts of a dedicated group in my home State of Florida. I am talking about those involved with the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches…

Good morning, Madam Speaker. The only thing more complicated today, Madam Speaker, than our current campaign finance system is the Tax Code. But the solution of ridding the ills of the current system is not by making things more…

I rise also against the amendment offered by my distinguished colleague from Indiana, Mr. Burton. As many of you know, every year I have offered a resolution to recognize India's independence. This year I offered it again. Thanks to Mr…

I call all my colleagues' attention to the Medicare spending graph I have here. In 1995, this is what the President said. He said the plan of the Republicans was excessive, and he vetoed our bill because of these excessive cuts. Now in…

you might title my 5 minutes this afternoon ``The Spectrum Giveaway is a Misnomer.'' The spectrum issue has generated a lot of misinformation, and as a member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection, I feel…

I will bet most Americans would be surprised to realize that they are rich. To accomplish this amazing feat, the Clinton administration has formulated a new exercise in wordspeak that simply defines a significant portion of all Americans…

There is a quote by Sir Walter Scott that goes something like this: "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." I think that quote by Sir Walter Scott sort of sums up what we have here. It is perhaps a perfect…

I rise today to bring our colleagues' attention to the FDA's proposed policy that would deny asthma patients the medicines they need to help them breathe. I and the gentleman from New Jersey expect to propose a resolution urging the FDA…

I keep hearing from that side of the aisle, they talk about fairness and equality. Let me ask them to listen carefully to an example of a classroom of students about to take a final exam. Some students worked hard all year, were well…

According to the IRS, the top 50 percent of taxpayers pay 95.2 percent of the income tax. Let me just repeat that. According to the IRS, the top 50 percent of taxpayers pay 95.2 percent of the income tax. If Members understand that, then…

Where in the U.S. Constitution does a President have the power to unilaterally place U.S. troops in combat environment without any congressional approval, let alone without notifying Congress?

the question can be summed up in two words: self-aggrandizement. Is our interest in self-aggrandizement in this Nation more important than the principles involved? Are we a Nation whose purpose is expanding business at all costs, no matter…

The leading Supreme Court case in this area was decided in 1968 in United States versus O'Brien. The Court upheld against a first amendment challenge the conviction of someone who burned his draft card. The Court sustained his conviction…

I would also like to say to him and to others that express his opinion, we have in this country 49 States, 11 more than the 38 needed for ratification, that have called on Congress to submit a constitutional amendment protecting the…

I could find another five Supreme Court decisions that would refute the gentleman's argument.

Mr. Speaker I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time, and I just wish to acknowledge the ongoing debate here between myself and the gentleman from Michigan. I would say to the gentleman that I think he is correct in the sense that…

I want to make my colleagues aware of a crisis existing in the middle district of Florida. The current Federal case load is one of the worst in the country. The population continues to increase. If no additional judgeships are approved, by…

I heard the comments on that side of the aisle, and I would say to my good friend from Connecticut and the gentlewoman from New York, if we knocked on the door of the people who live in Danbury, CT, in Torrington, CT and in Hartford and we…

The second point is that the sense of Congress is the only avenue we have available to try and put in place a feeling that the United Nations should look at another location. The United Nations does not have to be forever in New York City…

We are asking the United Nations to study it, just to look at alternative locations that would be less expensive. All we are saying is set up a commission to look at it somewhere down the line, maybe 50 years from now, 20 years from now, 5…