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last night we honored the legendary Ted Williams, who was being recognized as the American Sportsfishing Association 1994 Man of the Year. There is an old Chinese proverb that states, ``Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach…
I would like to join my colleagues from Florida in recognizing our good friend, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Gibbons] 50 years ago, he was one of those heroes who helped win the battle of Normandy. Having just returned from France, I…
the new chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Jane Alexander, has awarded $78 million in new contracts from the NEA, but, my colleagues, I am concerned about two of the grants that were issued. NEA has granted tax dollars to…
there is no rest for weary Americans. For more than 4 months, average Americans struggled to pay their largest ever bill from the taxman. In 1994, for the first time in the post war era, total Federal, State, and local spending reached…
like most Americans I was upset to learn that $32 million for bonus performance awards was given out by the Social Security Administration while at the same time this agency was asking Congress for an additional $200 million to facilitate…
Tomorrow the House will consider H.R. 4296 which seeks to further restrict the right to own a firearm. The effect this bill will be on is the law abiding citizen who is being told that while the criminal is the problem, the Federal…
I want to encourage all Members to sign the discharge petition to bring H.R. 3266 to the floor. This bill known as the A to Z spending cut bill will give every Member the opportunity to bring specific spending cut amendments to the floor…
this week the House will take up the crime bill. Included in this package is a provision which would grant the victim the right to speak at the sentencing. It is important to let the victims of brutal acts of violence know they will have…
there is one crime which is so scurrilous in nature, that when it comes to light, the majority of Americans are united in their anger and utter disdain. The crime to which I refer is treason. Such acts of treachery cannot be equaled with…
we know, however, that promoting values that are shared by mainstream Americans, such as the Ten Commandments or the Golden Rule, cannot even be done in our public schools, yet we are distributing material like this. At the local level…
In conclusion, let me just say I think we have a fundamental difference between what the gentlewoman is trying to do and what the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Hancock] is trying to do. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Hancock…
I would just like to tone down the debate here and see that we talk about some of the facts. As any piece of legislation, everybody reads it differently. I am sure the gentlewoman from Washington has promoted an amendment here that she…
we have used that argument, and I have heard it so many times. I understand why the gentlewoman is using it on her side. This is the crux of the question, shall we allow the distribution of this material in our schools or not? The…
In Florida we have a number of illegal immigrants who are in prisons, and we are trying to prevent that. Governor Chiles is suing the Federal Government because of the illegal immigrants who are in Florida. I would just like to say in…
just a question. It costs $5 to $10 just to count a child. Let me ask you this question: When a child comes into school, do they not register and provide lots of identification when they do this? Why could this not be done at the same…
So, to emphasize what the gentleman is saying here, Madam Chairman, the Pyler versus Doe Supreme Court decision said States are not mandated if the Federal Government sets a policy, and in this amendment, the one that the gentleman had…
I think this side recognizes that we have an immigration problem, a situation, as the colleague who just spoke, and we have to get to the heart of this matter.
So in this case there are going to be extra funds required, there is a stipulation, and we are setting the policy. We hear on the other side that we are forcing children to spy on their parents and things like that. The gentleman might…
last week the administration presented its welfare reform package to Congress. It appears that Mr. Clinton's plan to end welfare as we know it will only move a fraction of all parents on welfare onto the work rolls over a 5-year period…
I would like to share with my colleagues the results of a comprehensive new study conducted by Lewin-VHI, the country's leading health care consulting firm, contrasting Stearns-Nickles H.R. 3698 proposal, the Consumer Choice Health…
I rise in support of the Kyl substitute, House Joint Resolution 103. Mr. Chairman, millions of American families abide by the simple rule that you don't spend what you don't have, but today we are being told that Congress somehow knows…
Mr. Speaker, this is yet another move to push the President's legislation through without full and open debate. Why is the normal legislative process being undermined in this instance? We have been told that due to time constraints we will…
Today I am joining over 30 of my colleagues in introducing legislation to repeal $33 million in wasteful spending that was included in an emergency spending bill to help victims of the recent California earthquake. What happened here is…
I rise today concerning an issue that I am sure is on everybody's mind, global warming. I say this with tongue in cheek as an admonition. It is obvious to all of us as we are dealing with this latest snowstorm here that the blistering…
I rise today to speak in support of the Istook resolution regarding the investigation into the House Post Office scandal. And I commend my colleague from Oklahoma for his perservance in this matter. For too long, this House has ignored its…
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