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let me get this straight, my colleagues. The author of this amendment says that the underlying proposal, the underlying bill here, reminds him of Alice in Wonderland. Well, maybe he is familiar with a version of Alice in Wonderland from…
Unfortunately, what we are witnessing here today is the continued politicization by the Democrats and by this administration of issues that really ought to be removed from the political arena and looked at objectively in the best interests…
Let us step back from the shouting and the dire predictions for just a moment, Mr. Speaker, and focus on the facts, as we have been trying to do. The record of this administration is not one that withstands scrutiny on gun prosecutions…
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Washington is nothing if not a city of contradictions. Within one week, we have seen the Department of Justice launch a multibillion dollar lawsuit against tobacco, and then 2 days ago we saw the President veto the D.C. appropriations…
this simply cleans up the language. It struck a number of us, in trying to analyze the final language on this page of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte) that the words ``thus erecting barriers to…
I am still not quite sure what the purpose of a study just to have a study is. Members on the other side have spoken very eloquently in committee as well as on the floor today recognizing that there is indeed a very serious national…
In other words, if a State, as many States do, have a flat out prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21, then the language that the gentleman is proposing here would not prohibit the recipient State…
Mr. Chairman, I do not see the gentleman from California on the floor. Perhaps the gentleman from Virginia would engage in a colloquy. I think, getting to the intent, the Congressional intent of the proposed amendment, as amended, needs…
one might ask the opponents of this very measured legislation why they think the International Association of Chiefs of Police is endorsing it. The International Association of Chiefs of Police certainly has no problem with the legitimate…
Mr. Chairman, as the previous speaker from Florida said, this is an issue about States' rights. It is not anti-commerce, it is not anti-free enterprise. What we must keep in mind is that there are legitimate areas where States have carved…
Would this language, as proposed, permit a defendant in the recipient State or in the shipping State to delay enforcement of a valid State alcohol law by claiming that the law creates a barrier to competition, that this language creates a…
Mr. Chairman, this particular analogy just put forth by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hulshof) with gun liability is completely misplaced. We are not saying that anybody should or should not be immune from ultimate illegal use of the…
In other words, just to clarify this point, I appreciate the indulgence of the gentleman from California. If in fact the law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of 21 in the recipient State is based on a…
Earlier this year, as a matter of fact late last year, the American people were treated to one of the most gross examples of overreaching by the Federal Government, by Federal regulators, that they had ever witnessed, the so-called ``know…
we can hear it already. It is, bash the special interest groups, bash the grass-roots organizations out there, and avoid the real issue. Unfortunately for the other side, and fortunately for real America out there, the American people know…
It seems as if every day we are reading or hearing a new story about the difficulty our military forces are having recruiting and retaining top-notch personnel. Our military is being stretched thinner and thinner by missions of some…
This Congress needs to take immediate steps to ensure Executive Orders are used for their intended purpose.
The United Nations has frequently shown only contempt for biblical values, American sovereignty, and the U.S. Constitution.
This is a clear example of the President abusing the power entrusted to him by the American people.
Committing the American people to United Nations treaties is an endeavor that should be carefully scrutinized.
it is very simple. Accountability comes not from opinions; really in a way it does not even come from votes. It comes from those three great pillars of our society that are the basis for the rule of law. It is our laws, the Criminal Code…
Members of the House, today our Constitution stands in harm's way. The rule of law in America is under fire, the rule of law about which our chairman, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde), spoke so eloquently just a few short moments…
Every witness who appears before a grand jury has three options, count them, three, and only three. The witness can tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help them God; they can assert a constitutional privilege…
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