James A. Leach: “I am honored to yield to the distinguished chairman of the Middle East Subcommittee, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms.…”

as so ably demonstrated by the gentlemen from California (Mr. Lantos and Mr. Rohrabacher), the U.N. is crying out for reform. But let us not forget that the only oath we as Members take is to the Constitution and votes should reflect this…

at issue in this case are Colombia priorities, but in a different sense than is usually assumed. The priority debate today is not about whether stemming the drug trade is appropriate, but the methodology of going about it. Quasi-military…

it is with sadness I would like to formally report to the House the passing of one of our most distinguished Members of the 20th century, Barber Conable of New York. Barber retired from the House over a decade ago, so many current Members…

I know of no circumstance in the world in which more options are all bad than this particular one. We all have to be clear-headed about the challenge of Iran. It is a more difficult society to deal with, a more difficult government than…