I yield 2 minutes and 15 seconds to the gentleman from New York (Mr.

I yield 2 minutes the distinguished gentleman from Arkansas (Mr.

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr.

I yield 15 seconds to the gentleman from Florida (Mr.

I believe it is critical that we were fair through the Committee on the Judiciary process, and I believe we accomplished that.

I think that the report that has come back and the duty charged to the Committee on the Judiciary has been lacking.

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr.

I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr.

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr.

the gentleman from Michigan for yielding this time to me and commend him for the leadership that he has exerted as we have worked on this side in order to offer a fair and a balanced alternative to the resolution of inquiry.

I ask my colleagues to support Article I, and this resolution.

Mr. Speaker, a democracy depends on an informed electorate. If the information about how the government is being run or what the truth is about controversial issues is withheld from the public, from the people who are the ultimate…

I also rise in support of S. 1377. I have introduced an identical bill, H.R. 2835, which expands the Vietnam-era eligibility dates for membership in the American Legion. It is very significant that the House is voting on this veterans bill…

I do oppose his motion to instruct. I would tell the gentleman, 245(i) does not give anybody an amnesty or give anybody a pass. It is a procedure whereby people who have been in this country and have attempted to regularize their status…

you know, it is very unfair debating Barney Frank, because he can get 20 minutes into 3 minutes. Never forget, this is a Federal constitutional right we are seeking to vindicate, and if the Federal courts do not want to hear these cases…

under the bill with the manager's amendment, you do not get immediate access to the Federal court. You have to apply to the local land use agency. You get a ruling, you reapply, taking the conditions of the denial into account. Then you…

I, in a long life have never met a nicer person than Carlos Moorhead. He was a gentleman. He had a sense of patriotism. He loved this country, he loved the law, he loved the Committee on the Judiciary, and we loved him back. Today I rise…

How does the gentleman's definition in his bill trump the Supreme Court, which defined health in Doe versus Bolton as a state of emotional well-being? How does his mere statute trump the Supreme Court's definition of health?

I wish I had more time to answer the gentlewoman from New York. She is a wonderful person. She is a sincere person. Her motives are most noble, and I wish everyone on her side would understand this is not politics. This is a tough issue…

this is a fascinating debate. I listened to my good friend, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Stenholm], talk about the scientists. I do not think you have to be a scientist, rocket or otherwise, to read the plain language of the Constitution…

I do not extend this protection to anybody who is successful in Federal court. They are successful and the Government cannot substantially justify. That is not a tough threshold, that is not a tough threshold under the Government to meet.

some years ago there was a great defense lawyer who worked out of Chicago. His name was Charles Darrow, and he was known as attorney for the dammed because he represented people who committed serious crimes, capital crimes, Loeb and…

there are 13 percent that were not, and if the litigation against them was not substantially justified, we are not talking about a lot of money to give them justice, are we?

one of the reasons for being proud to be an American, one of the reasons I ran for Congress, one of the reasons I studied law was to try and achieve justice for people. Justice is what is your due. It is not being cheated, it is not being…

I do not know the gentlewoman's personal experience. Most people are not indicted by the U.S. attorney. But I can imagine, and I know people who have been, what a shattering experience it is.