E. Clay Shaw, Jr.

Ms. Norton, one-seventh of this economy he turned over to Mrs. Clinton to write a health care bill. She did that in less than a year. You have admitted, or you have stated very forcefully, that there is a welfare crisis in this country. I…

Ms. Norton, am I correct in saying that what you are talking about is the biggest tax increase in the history of this country?

When you talk about welfare, you have to talk about food stamps, you have to talk about child nutrition programs, you have to talk about housing, you have to talk about all of the things that come into this.

And what have you, the Democrats, done to take the lead in the House on welfare reform? I very much want to know that because I am on the committee that has jurisdiction.

Well, he says that there is a health crisis in this country, and we cannot even get a health care bill out of the Committee on Ways and Means.

If you would send us your bill, I would be happy to see it because I have not seen the Democratic bill, and----

I believe the House is making a serious mistake today in considering a matter as important as reform of the Federal Flood Insurance Program on the Suspension Calendar. I object to the use of this expedited process, and I urge Members to…

Mr. Chairman, one of the best investments we can make in law enforcement today is guarding our borders, whether it is the Coast Guard, whether it is the Border Patrol, whether it is the Immigration Service, whatever it is. Please, this is…

Mr. Chairman, this is a tremendously important amendment. I compliment the gentleman for offering it, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Johnston], as well as the gentleman from California [Mr. Miller], who have done a wonderful job in…

we have now, on the Republican side, had a bill that has been out there for about 4 years. The President has endorsed it. He has made it part of his platform. We intend to introduce it. With the passage of all of this time, we are…

I think this is a tremendously important amendment. Let us really look at the record of the special prosecutors and how they have evolved over the years. It is a very tough standard that we must put on any administration that a special…

candidate Clinton came out very, very vividly, and I say very intelligently, outlined a new approach to welfare, welfare reform. We are going to change welfare as we know it today. I applauded him for that move, because he adopted the…