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there is more than one credibility gap at the White House these days. The President takes credit for balancing the budget and demands that every penny of surplus be set aside for Social Security. But at the same time, he threatens to shut…
I would also on a personal note thank everybody for a difficult time while I have been away. It just goes to show that everybody is expendable here, and I appreciate being reminded of that. It keeps me humble.
Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I want to point out to the Members that this is truly a minor change in the wiretap laws. It is designed to combat terrorism. Current law does permit multipoint, or roving wiretaps. Current law does permit this…
I am happy to be here for this occasion to speak about the distinguished gentleman from Glens Falls, New York. He is a very unique Floridian. He is the one who went the wrong way. He was born in Florida and went to New York. Most of New…
Today, we are not going to make a judgment on the merits of the independent counsel's report. Everybody needs to understand that. We all do here. Instead, we are charged with providing a procedure for release of that report that is…
on behalf of the people of southwest Florida, I would like to offer not only our deepest sympathy to the families of Officers Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson, but also our greatest admiration for the total professionalism and full sacrifice…
Mr. Speaker, this is a structured rule that allows timely consideration of this very, very important legislation on health care. It provides for 1 hour of debate on the Patient Protection Act to be equally divided between the gentleman…
What we are doing today is responding to the call of all American people for improvements in our health care system but particularly for those who have no health care insurance. We are not responding to the interests of any special groups…
I would simply say that the ranking member has indeed made a point of view about the urgency of the need for dealing with the Y2K problem. In my opening remarks, I stated that we indeed have plans to provide dollars to deal with those…
It may possibly be of interest to some of our guests in the room. ``Gore has said virtually nothing about it. Indeed, he has rejected pleas by industry leaders and legislators to play a larger role.'' We are talking about year 2000 here…
I strongly believe that the scope of the resolution takes care of that problem. I am not going to forgo my responsibilities as chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and I am sure the gentleman is not as the ranking…
Mr. Speaker, there is a lot I would like to say about this rule. It is a good rule and deserves Member support. It was carefully crafted. There were many amendments. It is balanced, it is fair, and I urge everybody's support. The reason I…
our borders are the last line of defense between our Nation's cities and towns and the organized drug smugglers who market their poisons. We must make the United States border a perilous obstacle for those engaging in this destructive…
I believe that the formula that the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Condit) have come up with in fact does that. It just proves it shifts the burden in the debate, that is all.
I think this is a good rule, an open rule. I congratulate the leadership for these open rules, especially on things like the Mandates Information Act of 1998. I think this bill takes the next step on the issue of unfunded mandates that we…
I echo what the ranking member has said. I think the gentlewoman from California is right on in an area of critical importance; there is no doubt about that. We are in the middle of the investigation, as the gentlewoman knows. We are going…
this weekend, Americans will celebrate Mother's Day and pay tribute to mothers all across our Nation for the care, love, and strength that they provide for their families and children. How distressing it is that this day should fall on the…
I take very seriously the necessity of intelligence support for fighting and winning the war on drugs. There is no question that global narcotics trafficking does require intelligence and it requires a close and good working handoff to law…
I rise today to underscore one of the greatest unnecessary obstacles to the education of our children: drugs. We all know the word; we all know the problem. Drugs are a fact of life for America's children and we have to deal with that…
I thank the gentleman from greater San Dimas, California, for yielding me the time. I rise in support of this fair- structured rule. It is a good process that makes in order amendments from both side of the aisle. Today we seek to balance…
a great many Americans think that asking Members of Congress, Republican or Democrat, to reform campaign finance reform is asking the fox to watch the chicken coop. And I agree that, until there is sufficient public outcry and…
I rise in support of this override effort because I am a strong supporter of the line-item veto and the process it provides for ensuring careful scrutiny of Federal spending. In this case, Congress is asserting its power of the purse…
I think that we are getting to the point where we are beginning to understand here that the truth is what matters; the truth of what actually happens is what is important. I guess I could find some instances where people have been savaged…
Sometimes we overlook the fact that we have men and women, dedicated men and women in the intelligence community in the United States of America, who are working literally 7 days a week, night and day, to make sure our national security…
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