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the budget problem in Washington is not caused by too little revenue. The problem in Washington continues to be that taxpayers' dollars are wasted on low-priority, redundant or unnecessary programs. The dollars in fraud, waste, and abuse…
today is day 122 of the American occupation of Haiti, a friendly country just south of our borders. The United States command in Haiti has determined that a secure environment has been established. The United Nations is expected to rule on…
It has long been known that Congress has a bad habit of passing laws without understanding the full impact they have on the American public--then it exempts itself from those same laws. In the 102d and 103d Congresses, I introduced a…
today is day 115 of the U.S. occupation of Haiti. For almost 6,000 of our troops still there, the mission remains as open-ended and as ill-defined as it was when it started back in September. Still the White House is very vague about the…
the wave of reform is moving through this House. On opening day we made good on our pledge to start changing the way we conduct the Nation's business. Now we are getting down to the business of change to shrink the Federal Government and…
It is Independence Day in this House, as we begin to set ourselves free from the shackles of what America knows is the status quo, business as usual. I hardly need to remind my colleagues about the Dark Ages, when committee chairmen…
this House has passed major pieces of legislation on truly narrow margins--the President's 1993 tax bill passed by just one vote. The ban on assault weapons, by just two votes. But those were results the majority leadership, acting in…
I would ask why are we having another vote on Haiti today? There has been no change in the Goss amendment which passed this House on May 24. Is it because the vote is too close, as some have implied on the other side of the aisle? I say to …
2 weeks have passed since the House last visited the Haiti issue. If one looks at the media spin in the headlines, it appears that the United States is making great strides there. However, behind the headlines, the substance indicates that…
the President has set many deadlines for health care reform--true, such lines in the sand make for good PR. But so far each of those ``drop dead'' dates has been missed--as the President's ill-conceived and unworkable Big Government health…
the President is holding open his options in Haiti with a stepped up embargo and contingency plans for military intervention. Failing the first, the second option will do. In fact, Randall Robinson, the President's de facto special adviser…
Mr. Chairman, I rise in favor of the Goss amendment on Haiti. As we debate this issue today, I would like to call my colleagues' attention to one overwhelming fact that each and every one of us must acknowledge. This fundamental truth must…
in the story about the emperor, no one but a child would speak the truth and point out the emperor was wearing no clothes. Unlike the emperor, whose loyal subjects did not dare speak out, the truth on health care is coming loudly and…
today we begin the arduous but crucial task of establishing our Nation's defense priorities for the coming fiscal year. Today's rule is the first cut, attempting to address some of the major issues while leaving room for further discussion…
Candidate Clinton promised laser-like focus on domestic issues. President Clinton is following through. But unfortunately the world isn't standing still while the President and his advisors scramble to catch up on international affairs…
Mr. Speaker, I am from Florida, and when we say the words ``Social Security'' in my district in Florida, we get a lot of attention immediately, because we have an awful lot of the Nation's seniors who have found the quality of life to be…
it is shaping up to be another bad week for United States policy in Haiti. The United Nations has granted the President's wish for a tougher embargo should the military leadership not step down by May 21. The clock is ticking--the pressure…
It is a sad day when a Member of Congress must sue to perform his oversight duties. It is even sadder when the majority leadership works hard to prevent that Member from his constitutionally required oversight duties. And it is sadder…
I would only point out I was not speaking of Fort Myers or Naples. I was speaking of Immokalee, Tice, and Alva, and places like that that are just as distressed.
Mr. Chairman, Florida is a mega-donor State. I understand how the gentleman from West Virginia feels. We get picked on in Florida unmercifully and one of the reasons we argue so much for fair play for Florida is that we want to level the…
we hear over and over on this floor the importance of deficit reduction and responsible congressional oversight. Yet time and again this Congress is quick to create massive new spending programs, and glacially slow to terminate wasteful or…
every so often this House gets the chance to do the right thing. Today Mr. Hastert files discharge petition No. 18 on the Older Americans Freedom To Work Act--legislation to repeal an unfair, outdated, and down right discriminatory…
last week at this time, I spoke about the crisis in Haiti and the lack of focus of America's policy. Although the President has finally addressed Haiti, his new policy is poorly thought out, hopelessly inconsistent and very short-sighted…
the new chairman of the Appropriations Committee wants Members to have a 1-week review of A to Z spending cuts before a vote is taken. I hope that signals a new policy in the Democrat leadership, which now routinely asks Members to vote on…
Is a clenched fist a threat of force? Mr. Frank of Massachusetts. From over there, no, it is not. It depends on the situation as the gentleman would know. A threat of force would be, and it is already illegal. If in fact you stand an inch…
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