one of the really disturbing things that is happening in this country, and I believe it is due to the fact that we now have had three, indeed as many as four generations on welfare, is the destruction it does literally to the souls of…

I said, now, you tell me to my face that that is going to keep somebody from enrolling at your school. And he couldn't answer that question. And I said, what the Republicans are trying to do is to save that college trust fund so there is…

When I was a young college student, age 20, thinner, dark hair, I worked for the House of Representatives, for the Member that represented the district in which I have lived my entire life. I was 20 years old. That was at the time that…

Our colleague, Congressman Weldon, is in your freshman class from Florida, was quoted in the Washington Times about a conversation he had with a constituent. This constituent was talking to some young people, and recalled the following…

Do you know how many people earn about $100,000 in this country? Two percent. It is 2 percent. That is the national figure that was calculated for the district that I represent. Somehow I hear all this rhetoric, as you say, talking about…

We are talking about what we learned back home over the Fourth of July recess. Just prior to that break, I met with a group of university presidents. One of the Democrats in the group said, ``Oh, the Republicans are destroying student…

Thank you, Steve. When you talk about the tax burden growing from approximately 5 percent to 25 percent in Federal taxes, there is a chapter in the official U.S. budget called the generational forecasts. That states, because of the nearly…

That is just the interest on the national debt, not the total amount of the debt.

the passage of the tax legislation that we are considering today will be a triumph for our Nation's seniors. One of the most onerous and counterproductive taxes that exists in our current code is the Social Security earnings test. This…

the issue I want to speak about tonight involves a mandate imposed by Congress which must be enforced by the EPA. It is a plan that affects many of my constituents in the 16th congressional district of Illinois and many businesses in…

the amendment I offer brings to focus a terrible unfunded mandate that has come as a result of the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act. That states as follows: ``In any area that has been nominated to be a severe or extreme ozone…

I rise in opposition to any amendment that would exempt the Clean Air Act and other environmental laws from the unfunded mandates. Mr. Chairman, I represent the 16th District of Illinois. One of our counties is McHenry County, part of the…

Today is a monumental step for our Nation's seniors. I want to commend my colleagues who have joined my good friend, the gentleman from Illinois, and signed the petition that would discharge the rule and allow H.R. 300, the Older Americans…

are the American people ready for a government-run health care system? According to those who must endure the Italian government-run health care system, they are not. Let me quote from the chief economics adviser of the new Italian…

I rise in support of the en bloc package which contains my amendment that corrects what I perceive as an oversight of past Congress'--Federal death and disability compensation for police and fire chaplains. Under current law, the family of…

And my understanding of the amendment that is offered by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Sam Johnson] and the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Duncan] is the schools would have a ready forum in the event a question arises, so instead of being…

Do schools have to make decisions from time to time as to whether or not a particular conduct is permissible, either under the general, at that time, statutory law, or under the Constitution?

the issue here is very simple. As I understand the Johnson-Duncan amendment, it simply says that if a school receives Federal funds that it should, as part of its tutorial role, ensure that students have the full range of constitutional…

We all make mistakes. Mr. Chairman, my understanding, again, is that the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana [Mr. Williams] is saying the schools should now be placed in a position of determining what is or what is not…

a balanced budget is the best way to insure the future economic prosperity of the United States; it is a long-term solution to a long-term problem. Congress is full of pork-barrelers and recreants who cannot restrain their proclivity to…

I rise today in strong support of the Kasich budget substitute amendment. My Republican colleagues on the Budget Committee have crafted a budget proposal that contains over 250 real spending cuts and real reforms in how the Federal…

I was outraged to learn that the mayor of the District of Columbia spent $14,650 of taxpayers' dollars to pay for her own personal makeup artist. The artist is a former campaign worker of the mayor and was awarded a $5,000 noncompetitive…

today's vote on the Armey amendment will determine the extent to which the U.S. Congress becomes involved in controlling all nonpublic schools, including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Moslem parochial schools, nonprofit secular…

I am outraged at the manner in which the earthquake victims are being exploited by some in Congress. I will vote for this bill because the people of California need it, but I stand with the people of this country who are upset with abusing…

I stand ready to assist in the final passage of this earthquake disaster assistance package. I know what disasters are all about. All six of the counties in the 16th Congressional District of Illinois were under water last summer. I…