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today my colleagues will be getting a letter from me explaining the downfalls of managed competition as offered by our colleague from Tennessee. As we all know, this concept of reforming our health care system has received much attention…
we had a large meeting today with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander and he had courage to tell it like it is. Now, it is clear that the budget proposed for the Department of Veterans Affairs by the Clinton administration falls short…
I rise today in the strongest support of the Armey amendment to H.R. 6, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. As I believe every member of this House knows by now, the Miller amendment, as it came out of committee, would affect the…
I want to welcome North Marion Middle School and Osceola Middle School to Washington. I want these young adults and their parents to have the same opportunity for health care that I have and other Government employees have. I would point…
we have had a task force investigation into the House Post Office scandal but since their report was issued it has been established that witnesses did not tell the truth. We have also had the former House Postmaster plead guilty to…
I rise today in support of the motion to instruct conferees to accept the Senate provisions to H.R. 6 supporting constitutionally protected school prayer. This language passed the Senate by a margin of 77-25 and is similar to language that…
I rise today to recognize the dedication of the Ted Williams Retrospective Museum and Library in Citrus Springs, FL. It is my privilege to stand before the House to congratulate my long-time friend and constituent, Ted Williams, on this…
on this floor 2 days ago, we heard the distinguished chairman of the Banking Committee, in 10 instances, give his assurance that he would hold hearings sometime this year on Whitewater. It is important to look into the many questions…
in my State of Florida there is a desperate need for prison space and the funds to build correctional facilities. President Clinton called for a renewed effort to fight crime by focusing, in part, on the criminal and incarceration. Today…
I rise this evening to pay tribute to one of the finest men I have ever met, and one of the most important men in the history of our Nation's great universities--Dr. J. Wayne Reitz, president emeritus of the University of Florida. His…
I rise today to urge Americans to give President Clinton a third chance to show that he can follow through his words with action. Because so far, the President's been like a baseball player who's all talk and no stick. The President took a…
we prepare to begin the second session of the 103d Congress, we, in this House, should commit ourselves to passing legislation to attack the plague of crime afflicting this Nation and fundamentally reform our welfare system. Failure to…
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