Porter Goss

Mr. GOSS. Mr. Chairman, this is a very straightforward amendment. I do not think it will take a lot of time. It is in no way mischievous, it is exactly what it pretends to be and that is to change the threshold trigger for when a taking…

The 10 percent of affected area threshold is neither, in my view. Trying to do a quick and definitely unscientific overview of case law, I think it is fair to say that 30 percent of total market value is a whole lot closer to what our…

once again I am delighted to rise in support of a wide open rule that offers all Members the chance to become involved in this important debate. The issue of crime as it relates to illegal immigration is one of great significance to many…

Mr. Speaker, what a difference 7 months makes as well. Last August this House spent countless hours in an effort to pass a crime bill conference report that I do not think anybody was enthusiastic about. After keeping Members in town for…

Today I present my annual list of specific spending cut suggestions. I introduced these yesterday in the Record. Today I want to talk a little bit about them and elaborate on them. These are 75 discretionary cuts which would save an…

I just wanted to point out, it is true I did say that if there is belt tightening, it should be shared by all. But I would like to point out, H.R. 2 talks about discretionary budget and talks about numbers. It does not talk about policy…

The purpose is the deficit reduction and the problem with that is, I am afraid that if we ever did, let us hope we do someday get to zero, even in 2002, would that not be wonderful? But I wanted to point out that this is a little bit like…

I do not agree with the amendment. I hope the fact they have the amendment indicates that perhaps the gentlewoman will support the line-item veto legislation with or without the amendment.

I spent a lot of time working this over, and we talked a lot about expedited rescission, and enhanced rescission, and line-item veto, and the different formats, and what one of those terms used to mean, and whether one would or would not…

That is good, We are making progress. Mr. Chairman, I think there are a couple of things that need to be clarified. The last time I heard about a change in the tax rate it seems to me there was a special top rate including a surtax of up…

I just want to say to the distinguished gentleman who brought this point forward that we have been watching and listening very carefully. We agree, at least I agree and I think others do, too, that what he is proposing does strengthen the…

I would simply like to thank the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] and members of the Committee on Rules and staff who have worked so hard to work closely with the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Clinger] and his committee to bring an…

I rise in opposition to the Orton amendment. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would include under the definition of ``discretionary budget authority'' in the bill the concept of ``contract authority.'' This runs contrary to all existing…

Mr. Chairman, the blizzard of numbers and figures that define our annual budget deficits and the accruing national debt sort of tends to numb us. It is a sort of my-eyes-are-glazing-over type of situation. We talk about the billions, the…

Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I also express appreciation to the gentleman from Florida for allowing me to speak this morning for a couple of minutes. First of all, this is exciting. This is very refreshing. We have got a rule now that is…

Mr. Chairman, I missed some of the debate, but if I heard correctly, the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Moran] says the President cannot alter the budget of the judiciary submitted to him by that branch. I do not think the gentleman from…

Mr. Chairman, I have listened to this debate very attentively. It has been very intense, and I think we have gotten most of the points out. It has motivated me to go back to the Record, however, and try to find out who said what when and…

Unfortunately, as the gentlewoman knows, that never transpired into final fruition. So what happened is, we have put it back into a process to complete the concern that Mr. Michel had about what does this really mean. And we have done that…

U.S. military occupation of Haiti continues, but mandate of the Haitian Parliament will end. The time line for new parliamentary elections has already slipped from last December to perhaps sometime in May. I ask, ``But how can you build a…

I would like to further state that the Committee on Rules did respond in a very cooperative way to what we think was a very legitimate concern by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight on how to work out a compromise that would…

our Caribbean immigration policy is a three-sided disaster. It is a disaster for Floridians, actually for all Americans, for Cubans, and for Haitians. When the Federal Government fails to control our borders or to enforce our immigration…

I read in the paper this morning that the United Nations is going to take over the Haiti mission because things are stable and secure in that country now. Of course, they are still going to rely mainly on U.S. troops down there, but there…

Mr. Chairman, I rise very reluctantly, as the distinguished gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Hall] knows, in opposition to his amendment. I want to go through a scenario that gives me some serious concern. It is difficult to precisely read Mr…

2 years ago President Clinton was sworn in to office promising big change. But it became clear that the change America wanted was not going to come from the Clinton White House. So tomorrow the President delivers his State of the Union…

our States, counties, cities, and towns have all experienced the frustration of unfunded Federal mandates in one form or another. As the first mayor of Sanibel, FL, and later as chairman of the Lee County Commission, I became much too…