Sam Gibbons

well, never let it be said that the Communist Chinese do not learn from their mistakes. Or, perhaps we should better say from our mistakes. It seems that when the Army realized and analyzed their web site that catalogs a variety of…

American schools are under a siege of violence. Recent events have again focused this Nation's attention on violence in American schools. Despite the long-standing lip service to the problem, media reports have recently highlighted that…

Mr. Chairman, the reason I am here is to discuss the ability of the State of Nevada and all affected local governments to carry out their oversight authority on the proposed Yucca Mountain project in Nevada. This oversight authority was…

As a Nation we can no longer sit idly by and watch while the violence in our schools continues to rise. That is why I will be holding a town forum on school violence in my district on July 7th, 1998. Recently, acts of school violence have…

will we ever learn from history? Last year the liberal Democrats said, ``We need to spend more money on education because it will improve the education of our children.'' And so Congress voted to do so. The year before that, the message…

the first responsibility of Congress and this government is to protect the citizens of the United States from an outside attack and to be prepared to defend this great Nation. It appears that the Clinton administration, however, has…

the tax man cometh and cometh and cometh. Yet, there is a bright light at the end of this dark tax tunnel. Today in Congress, Congress will have that chance to answer the call of millions of hard-working families in this country who feel…

In 1997 then-President Ronald Reagan signaled an end to the Cold War when he called upon Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. The time has come for President Clinton to make a similar call to the Communist Chinese…

I hope all of the Members in this body remember that old saying, ``Play now and you can pay later.'' It seem that the antics of the Clinton Commerce Department have made it clear that their motto is, ``Let's play now and we will all pay…

last weekend a bomb exploded on a Pakistani train. Pakistan in turn immediately blamed India, its longtime adversary, for the death and destruction and vowed revenge. For many Americans now this tragedy makes a potential of a nuclear…

most Americans know and understand that one's actions speak louder than words, but yesterday the President proposed giving permanent most favored nation trading status to Communist China saying that it was, and I quote, clearly in the best…

just when we think we have heard it all, yesterday China asked the United States for this, and get this, permanent most-favored-nation trading status. It seems that the Chinese feel that our annual congressional reviews are an obstacle, a…

incredible as it may sound, for the first 132 working days of this year, every penny earned by the hard-working men and women of Nevada did not go to pay for their kids' education, did not go to pay for their home mortgage, did not go to…

America's favorite pastime, baseball, is upon us here in our Nation's Capital. However, the nuclear utility industry is striking out, and it seems they are becoming a backstop, rather than a leader for common sense. Recently Secretary Pena…

Americans awoke this morning with a number of new questions on their minds, beginning with why would the Clinton administration switch the responsibility for satellites from the Department of State to the Commerce Department? Both the…

last Thursday, Americans lost a great entertainer. In fact, many would say that Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest entertainers of our time. Indeed, Frank Sinatra loved Nevada, and Nevada loved Frank Sinatra. He was indeed perhaps the…

this morning, when Nevadans head off to work, they are going to have a little extra spring in their step and little lighter burden on their shoulders, because this fine morning, not only is the sun starting to peak through the clouds, but…

today H.R. 2829, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act, will come before this body to serve one very important purpose, and that purpose is to help save the lives of our law enforcement personnel. Tomorrow in Carson City, the capital of…

has the White House gone fishing, or are they just somewhere out there, lost in space? I know I should not be surprised, but quite frankly, I am shocked that the Clinton administration is giving classified American missile technology to…

tucked away deep inside the $128 billion in new Federal taxes in President Clinton's new budget proposal is a $529 million increase in the salaries for the Internal Revenue Service. That is right, Mr. Speaker. The IRS, the same…

it was just 2 short years ago that the Clinton administration proclaimed that the era of big government was over. My, oh my, how quickly things have changed, Mr. Speaker. Now judging from his most recent budget proposal, the era of abusive…

the scourge of illegal drug use in this country has reached epidemic proportions. Countless hours and lives have been lost fighting to free our communities from the grasp of these drugs. Given the severity of the situation, how does the…

the Interior Department says that it has been making great strides in implementing the Results Act. That is a 1993 law which requires Federal agencies to define their missions, set goals, and plan how to meet those goals, and specifically…

a recent survey asking Americans to rank the least three desirable situations, revealed the following: Number three was being called by your boss and saying you are fired. Number two, well, it was going to lunch at a nice restaurant and…

This year, Mr. Speaker, I think America should observe April Fool's day on April 15. Why? Well, April 15 is the day when the IRS plays the biggest prank of all, trying to convince the Americans that it has turned over a new leaf as a…