Maxwell Frost

Mr. Speaker, I would respond to my colleague who just spoke about what we need the 2 weeks for. We all know what that 2 weeks is for. That is to see how we can in fact continue to try to hold this Government, this country, and the…

again, I urge that we defeat the previous question. This is a very serious matter. It is the other side of the aisle that will not bring a debt ceiling vote to the floor this week. They bring only this little piece of it. It is an…

in this letter my colleagues and I protest what we consider to be outrageous and arrogant stifling of debate and express our hope that these actions will not be repeated. I believe our position is meritorious and supports the best…

Mr. Speaker, earlier today when the House considered H.R. 1634, I commented that the proposal presented to the House by the Republican leadership resembled nothing more than an elaborate Goldberg contraption. The Republicans found all…

I am pro-choice. However, I agree with the gentleman. This is a pro-choice bill. The gentleman has correctly analyzed the legislation.

This proposition before us, which we will all support because it is the lesser of the evils, and it is because we have to do something. This proposition reminds everyone of a Rube Goldberg cartoon; you may have seen those where they have…

many of us have supported lockbox because we want to make real cuts that will really reduce the deficit and assist our efforts to reach a balanced budget. However, as reported, this bill will not be applicable to 12 of the 13 fiscal year…

Mr. Speaker, some people viewing this proceeding, Members listening in the Chamber, certainly are aware that the United We Stand organization had a meeting during the break in my hometown of Dallas, TX. I went to that meeting and I had to…

Mr. Speaker, the charade being engaged in by the other side on the lockbox provision is really quite extraordinary. As a member of the Committee on Rules, I have offered an amendment in the Committee on Rules to every single appropriation…

Mr. Speaker, today we are considering a rule for a truly terrible bill. The Committee on Appropriations has recommended a bill which decimates nearly every program that affects school children, the elderly poor, working men and women, and…

this resolution is one big the dog-ate-my-homework excuse for not getting much done over the last 6 months. It doesn't list all the laws and rules Republicans have violated, we would be here all night. Instead it rolls all of the excuses…

Mr. Speaker, I would ask the gentleman who just spoke, the gentleman from California [Mr. Cox] a question: Mr. Cox, why did you have to change the language between the time we considered the amendment yesterday afternoon in the Rules…

I read with interest comments by Speaker Gingrich which appeared in yesterday's newspapers about the editorial boards of many of our Nation's newspapers. The Washington Post reported that Speaker Gingrich told a group of business…

I would only ask the gentleman, Mr. Cox, our meetings are publicly noticed. Members know when the Rules Committee is going to meet, particularly when we're going to vote to actually take final action on a rule, and other Members have not…

Mr. Speaker, I will not oppose this rule, but I must take this time to express my strong opposition to this so-called reform of product liability. Mr. Speaker, I am joined in my opposition to this bill by a variety of groups including, to…

However, he has engaged in this just extraordinary double negative. That was, it was bad in the last session, and so that justifies doing bad things in this session. This is not what his party ran on in November. His party ran on open…

Mr. Speaker, I must rise in opposition to this rule. Legislation of this complexity and which may ultimately have an enormous impact on securities markets and investor transactions in this country deserves informed and considered debate…

for some time I have been a supporter of a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In the 16 years I have served in this body, I have seen the public debt triple to well over $4 trillion and have watched as the Congress has…

as one of the three Members of Congress representing Fort Worth, TX, home of former Speaker Jim Wright, I rise to urge that Speaker Gingrich take down his own words. Last Friday, speaking to a Republican audience here in Washington…