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most of us see earthquakes in real tangible terms: A natural disaster, an unpredictable violent force of nature that mankind has been trying to predict, and outwit, for centuries. We see earthquakes as a cause of billions of dollars worth…
last year I and many of my colleagues expressed our concerns over the growing missile threat to the United States. Chief among those concerns was the administration's lack of resolve to deploy a National Missile Defense system…
do you know that the American taxpayers have spent to date $6.5 billion over the last 15 years? You may think this money was spent on new schools for our children, a better military or a down payment to save Social Security. Nope. Sorry…
the Republican agenda for the new Congress includes a middle class tax relief package, education improvements, saving Social Security and reforming that worthy cause, and a more effective, more efficient military. Our agenda includes…
the month of January of this year has already come and gone. In just that one month, there have been seven major earthquakes in Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This is a site where this city's powerful nuclear waste lobbyists want to bury their…
early on in the 106th session of Congress, in the first few weeks, we have already seen a disastrous bill introduced to establish a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada. Several problems, Mr. Speaker, become very evident when…
this is truly a troubling and difficult time for America as well as for each and every one of us in this august body. The history of this Nation has clearly shown over the past that it is reluctant, as it should be, to remove any…
I have come before this body over 150 times to talk to my colleagues and the American public about what I see are some of the important issues that this country faces. Oftentimes my colleagues on the other side have repeatedly accused the…
as we end the 105th Congress, I think it is very important to understand that for the first time in a generation, Congress is about to adjourn with a budget surplus. When Republicans took control of this body, such an achievement would…
Halloween is right around the corner, conjuring up all kinds of scary stories. Soon I will gather my children around me and tell them just what they might expect from Congress. Now, I am not talking about candy, trinkets or toys. What I am…
every year Republicans have been in charge we have increased spending on public schools. The strength of America's future depends upon the education of our children, not the Washington bureaucracy. Republicans have offered an education…
the President yesterday sternly warned Republicans against ``squandering the surplus.'' Well, I presume that reference was to the first Federal budget surplus since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. I must say that the President and the…
last Friday the President decided that wag the dog was not good enough. Congress passed a bipartisan agriculture appropriation bill that included billions of dollars in emergency assistance to hard-hit farmers, and the President vetoed it…
goals for a generation is the future of America and it is the responsibility not just of the Republican Party but this Congress as a whole, for it alone will build the bridge to the 21st century. So far adhering to these goals has brought…
allow me to restate what President Eisenhower said a long time ago, and I quote: ``In all those things which deal with people, be human. In all those things which deal with people's money, or their economy, or their form of government, be…
the State of Nevada and the Senior Citizens Center in Carson City lost a dear and loyal friend yesterday. Before his death yesterday, Bruce Cottam served over 4,000 volunteer hours, doing everything from building maintenance to…
what can I say, at the end of this Congress America is going to truly miss one of it's great Conservative leaders. The powerful Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Jerry Solomon will be retiring to pursue new opportunities. This former…
I find it a true honor as a freshman to be here standing and addressing my good friend, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Solomon), because you do not have to be here 20 years, as I have been only 1 year, to find him to be a true friend and…
over the weekend I had the great pleasure of spending time with some of my constituents to let them know about our future agenda in the Republican Party. We discussed future surpluses in our Federal budget, we discussed the recently passed…
after 40 years of Democratic leadership, which brought higher taxes, increased spending, and enormous budget deficits, my liberal colleagues are labeling us as a do-nothing Congress. So, Mr. Speaker, as the 105th Congress draws to a close…
on October 12 we will observe Columbus Day. For those of you who have forgotten, Columbus Day is the day that we celebrate the discovery of America. So let us talk about what the term ``discovery'' means to my liberal Democratic…
Will Rogers once said that you have to be an optimist to be a Democrat and you have got to be a humorist to stay one. Yesterday the President must have thought that he was using humor when he said that the creation of the surplus is due to…
it was last year that Republicans passed tax cuts as part of the bipartisan balanced budget agreement. The President signed that legislation last summer. This year the Congress and especially the leadership of the Republicans passed…
the Democrats and President Clinton have repeatedly stated that every penny of the surplus should be saved for Social Security, every penny. What the Democrats are not saying is that President Clinton is already spending the surplus. That…
George Bernard Shaw once stated that, ``A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.'' The Democratic leadership and the liberal Democrats are absolutely supporting Paul. They are demagoguing…
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