Maxwell Frost

I rise as one of the 435 Members of the House of Representatives who oppose terrorism. I will vote for this motion even as I make clear that none of us condones acts of violence committed against the people of the United States. But, Mr…

Mr. Speaker, the Republican majority spends a lot of time opining about how they want to help working men and women in this country. Yet, Mr. Speaker, at a time when the Occupational Health and Safety Administration is poised to issue a…

Mr. Speaker, I support this rule and the resolution allowing the House to continue to work beyond the statutory deadline of July 31. We have a lot more work to do and the American people want us to get it done. The American people want us…

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…

I will support the rule, Madam Speaker, but I do so only because of my support for the DOD authorization and the importance of getting on with the business of the House. That being said, I must point out that this new rule presents us with…

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…

Mr. Speaker, the Republican Party has again demonstrated its willingness to try to have things both ways. In some circles, it might be said that railing against a military action and then doubling the money to fight it should be called…

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…

Mr. Speaker, appearances can be deceiving. At first blush H.R. 472, the Local Census Quality Check Act, appears to be a bill that will ensure a more accurate census count by enhancing local government participation in the 2000 census. But…

I rise to express apprehension regarding the passage of H.R. 661. This bill, which bans the Concorde from operating in the United States, was introduced to deter the European Union (EU) from adopting a proposed regulation that would limit…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 437, the Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act of 1999, is identical to a bill passed by the House in the 105th Congress under suspension of the rules by a roll call vote of 413 to 3. The Senate…

the decision we are faced with today is of singular importance. We are being asked to overturn the results of a presidential election under a procedure that is fundamentally unfair, and at a time that is contrary to the strategic national…

I rise today to commend Lee Hamilton for his 34 years of service to the House of Representatives and our great Nation. Lee Hamilton is one of the greatest statesmen of our time and I am honored to be able to count Lee Hamilton as a friend…

I rise today to honor Representative Vic Fazio, who is leaving us after an exemplary career of service to our country. For 10 terms in Congress, Representative Fazio has tirelessly served this body with the greatest of honor and…

On Friday afternoon, July 24, 1998, tragedy struck the Nation's Capitol. A lone gunman burst through an entrance of the Capitol building, fatally wounding two Capitol Police officers who saved the lives of so many through their own…

I rise in support of the Ganske-Dingell bill and truly relish this debate. Today we are going to vote on a Republican sham HMO reform bill which actually leaves patients with less rights than they have under current law. Let me give you an…

There is an underlying question here which may well drive this investigation into the next Congress, which of course would have to be authorized by the next Congress. The underlying issue is the concern that the gentleman from New York…

while the scope of the matter under discussion today is fairly narrow, the resolution itself is very broad. It is possible that this resolution could be used in a future Congress as a means for examining the entire foreign policy of the…

Mr. Speaker, it is a foregone conclusion that the House will vote today to create a new Select Committee to investigate the allegations that a U.S. company transferred sensitive technology to the People's Republic of China that could…

Is the gentleman prepared to forgo the tax advantages that he negotiated as a part of his contract when he was a professional athlete if we wind up having no code? If we are sunsetted and we have no code, then he would lose all the…

Was he concerned at the time that he voted for the legislation about the amount of pages that were being added to the code?

I just asked my distinguished colleague who apparently received a considerable tax advantage in his contract negotiations during his professional career, which he certainly was entitled to do, whether he is prepared when we have the…

I would ask the gentleman why he participated in all those tax shelters. Was this on the advice of counsel? Was this on the advice of his agent? He is a grown man and could make those kind of decisions of course in terms of how he…

My great grandfather came to this country fleeing religious persecution in the Old World. He was a peddler in East Texas. I would like to quote from the grandson of a peddler from Arizona that some Members on the other side will recognize…

Title III of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2400 contains project authorizations in section (c)(1) making $3,000,000,000 available for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 for a variety of projects. Included in this section is…