Maxwell Frost

What we have here is a situation where 2 years ago, the Republicans ate dessert with their tax bill, with their big tax cut; but they have refused to eat their vegetables. They would not consider the appropriation bills. They would not…

The Republican leadership announced we are not going to be in session tomorrow and we are not going to be in session Monday. They have lots of time for this. They just do not have time to actually legislate. Meanwhile, time is ticking away…

Reclaiming my time, it is curious that this document has been somewhere in cyberspace since 4 o'clock and yet has not been made available to the House, apparently because someone was thinking about making a change in that document…

This is not a perfect rule, but it does preserve the minority's right to offer most of the amendments that we sought. This is a very serious matter. It is in the interest of our country that our citizens be safe, and it is in the interest…

This is not a complicated matter. Either one believes in majority rule, or one does not. This is the people's House; the majority rules. My friends on the other side somehow have gone astray and do not believe in the basic principle of…

I have been sitting over here trying to figure out why are these people so antagonistic to majority rule and it finally occurred to me. They are worried that they are not going to be in the majority after this election and they are going…

Mr. Speaker, it is hard to understand why the Members on the other side of the aisle are so antagonistic to democracy. There is not a single matter that comes before this House of Representatives on a regular basis that requires a…

I find this all somewhat puzzling. My friends on the other side rail against these State judges. They think these State judges are out of control. In my State of Texas, we elect our State judges. In our largest county, Harris County, they…

That is very peculiar logic on the other side. The Senate has sent us a 13-week extension. If the other side does not want the 13-week extension, let us have a vote as the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) has asked on the 13-week…

I would point out to the distinguished majority leader that it will be very difficult for Members of Congress to leave town unless we have acted on that legislation. They will not feel good about going home and seeing their constituents…

I would further ask the gentleman, with the holidays approaching, many people are anxious that we ensure flying is as safe as possible. Do we have any idea when we will get the airline security conference report to the floor?

As many people have indicated, this is not a perfect bill, but we have very little choice. We need to move forward tonight. We must pass this legislation. I urge adoption of the rule and adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance…

This is a very peculiar result. The Republican leadership has crafted such an unfair and unusual rule that it may have the exact opposite effect of what the Republican leadership intended. They are trying to defeat Shays-Meehan, but they…

Mr. Speaker, perhaps the previous speaker was confused. Perhaps he did not realize that this supplemental bill has money in it for this fiscal year. We are talking about the fiscal year that is currently in process, fiscal year 2001, and…

Yesterday was a sad day for Democrats across the country, not only did our former colleague, Bruce Vento, die; but one of the finest Democrats in the State of Texas, Oscar Mauzy, passed away yesterday. Oscar served in the State Senate for…

I am aware of the history. It just is ironic that today one of the committees of this House under the leadership of a Republican chairman is criticizing the President for exercising this authority while the other Republicans are on the…

Mr. Speaker, as I indicated in my opening remarks, this is a good bill. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) has some legitimate concerns about a particular matter that he was not able to address. The overall bill is an important piece…

If the Senate is incapable of voting on a bill, for whatever reason, if they are incapable of taking a bill to final passage, then that is the basis for rolling that bill into a conference. If I understand what the gentleman is saying, he…

I would only add one word to that, and I would apply it to the other side, that is 'timid.' They are too timid to bring a real bill to the floor that actually changes the code. If my colleagues want a change, they control the committee…

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman knows that just requiring Congress to vote does not mean that something will pass. Congress votes all the time and defeats legislation. The gentleman would have us vote, but he cannot guarantee that Congress…

Sometimes people laugh at Congress. This is a day for laughing at Congress. We have spent the last hour debating a bill that provides a report on diplomatic efforts from the President and rejecting the opportunity to offer amendments to…

I am just appalled by the fact that they seem to have taken the position of, what hurricane? I mean, everybody in the country knows that the hurricane is heading up the East Coast, and by refusing to adjourn the House at the end of…

Reclaiming my time, as I tried to say throughout this debate, this is really a sad day for us here in the House of Representatives, that the majority feels obligated to grab hold of the President like a dog with a bone and not let go, will…

It is particularly extraordinary because the gentleman and I 10 years ago supported President Bush when he was attempting to succeed against Saddam Hussein and in fact was successful against Saddam Hussein. We went across party lines and…

This is a fatally flawed rule which should be defeated for a variety of reasons, and I want to touch on those as briefly as possible. First, it denies the opportunity for any Member of this House during the next 18 months to bring up…