Bob Barr

I must, therefore, express some surprise at the amendment that the gentleman from Indiana is offering and would respectfully urge my colleagues to vote against it. There are such things as wolves in sheep's clothing. This is a sheep in…

In my home county of Cobb Georgia we have seen first hand the problems associated with the Federal Government controlling the purse strings. In one case, due to a misunderstanding between the national HUD office and the Regional office…

Mr. Chairman, with all due deference to lawyers and lawyer wannabees, a lease is not quite the same as ownership, no matter what the term of the lease; and I think that we need to recognize that fact. Mr. Chairman, if there are those that…

for nearly three years almost since the day the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 or CALEA was enacted, its journey has been problematic. CALEA is now more than three years old and is expected to be fully…

I pause to let the smoke screen clear for just a moment so we can see what is really at stake here, Mr. Speaker, and I suppose, just as importantly, what this proposed rule change is not about. This rule change, despite the smoke screen…

as we in the Congress continue to grapple with the problem of making sure Americans have the skills they need to work productively in today's society, I am pleased to report that the school system in my district has found a successful way…

Any Member who is serious about getting tough in the war against drugs should vote for it. Anybody satisfied with the status quo or desiring to move backwards should vote against it. The GAO, which is a nonpartisan watchdog agency of our…

former Treasury Secretary William Simon has said that ``People use statistics like drunks use lampposts, for support rather than illumination.'' He would feel right at home on the other side tonight. Somebody else would feel right at home…

having been a former prosecutor and practiced law in the private sector, I thought I was somewhat familiar with various defenses that were raised in criminal prosecution and in civil proceedings, but during the past year, listening to the…

My problem is, and the reason that I think this amendment is necessary, is that even though the director of ONDCP states on record that he is not in favor of studying legalization of drugs, at the same time through his office they are…

I would cite to the distinguished gentleman from Kentucky the fact that the administration is proposing to spend $1 million of taxpayer funds for the so-called medicinal use study of marijuana.

as the gentleman from Minnesota earlier said, we must stick to the facts. Then he said there were simply no cases where Legal Services Corporation funds continued to be used to evict people for drug-related evictions. The facts of the…

the difference between the Department of Justice of 1957 and 1997 could not be more starkly realized than looking at these tremendously important and positive images of a struggle for civil rights 40 years ago in which the United States…

This amendment is important because what it attacks is both bad science and bad policy of the Clinton administration. It is bad science because there is no evidence whatsoever that providing addicts an easy way to accomplish their actions…

when I served under President Reagan as U.S. attorney, one of my colleagues told me of a defendant, a public official who had just been convicted of corruption, who said, ``Mr. U.S. Attorney, we knew what we were doing was wrong, but…

as part of the latest effort by the Democrats to defend apparent illegal campaign activities by the President and Vice President, the gentlewoman from New York a few moments ago said existing law is not enough. Well, I think she is right…

Oh, the outrage is becoming palpable now. The do-gooders are out there. Pass out the rose-colored glasses, Mr. Chairman. The cold war is over; we are hearing that today. Every American citizen ought to grab up their children, close their…

Mr. Speaker, I think it is also important to keep in mind that just a few days ago we celebrated, if that is the proper word, or at least recognized the first anniversary of the tragic bombing at Olympic Park in Atlanta. With the fact that…

yesterday we had the administration officially come forward with its national ambient air quality standards, otherwise known as BAQS, bogus air quality standards. Mr. Speaker, the administration tells us this is to save the children. But…

Reclaiming my time, it is my further understanding that it may be the case that certain EPA regions are not using the aforementioned moneys for section 314 programs. This raises very serious concerns as to why the EPA in certain regions of…

Mr. Chairman, the way the Congress operates really is not that dissimilar from the way the rest of the world operates in several respects. One of those respects, Mr. Chairman, is the fact that usually there is a reason why things happen…

50 years ago this Saturday, Grover Hobbs and Lorene Fincher were married in Heard County, GA. After Grover served 7 years as a gunner in World War II, he went to work for Lorene's father, where they first met. After they wed, they lived on…

I am somewhat at a loss for words here, after having sat here and listened even in the wake of the rather irrational debate last year by some of those who opposed the constitutional amendment similar to that which we are proposing today…

I come from the 7th District of Georgia, and I do not think we have any dolphins there, but this is important legislation to many districts around the country that have problems with tuna fishing and dolphins. We heard about, I do not know…

This simply provides that none of the funds appropriated by this act shall be used for any study of the medicinal uses of marijuana. As I stated previously, and I would respectfully direct the attention of my colleagues on both sides of…