History is an exciting adventure. On April 28, 1999, in this very Chamber, right where we are now, this House voted to allow the President, President Clinton, without any U.N. resolution, to take military action: Bombing in Kosovo. And…

Mr. Speaker, when you retire from Congress and the great summing up comes with your great-grandchildren or great-great-grandchildren, and people say, ``What did you do in Congress,'' you say, ``Well, I voted to yield sovereignty to the…

Mr. Speaker, it has been a year since the world watched the impossible happen, and yet it is difficult to believe that such a year has passed so quickly. The sense and feel of time have been altered, seemingly suspended even as the…

this is a simple issue. There are 12 million, give or take, applications for visas every year submitted around the world. There are about 200 stations around the world where American foreign service officers process those applications for…

there is so much fantasy about this issue. The pro-abortion people shudder from using that term, and they use a euphemism, ``reproductive rights.'' They do not refer to the unborn baby in the womb, they refer to the ``products of…

I want to say what a genuine pleasure it is to work with fiery, intelligent, energetic, honorable Congressmen like the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Jackson), the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski), the gentleman from Florida (Mr…

I hate to disabuse the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Weller), but if this expansion goes through, the gentleman will never see Peotone. We will not need Peotone. We will have all of the capacity that is needed, 1.6 million airplanes. So…

Well, at least we have worked it out of my friend the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) why this city will not get a certificate of approval from the State. He said because the governor only has a year left, and they just do not know…

my statement on the American Servicemembers' Protection Act is as follows: When Congressman DeLay, Senator Helms, and I sat down with representatives of the Bush Administration to discuss the American Servicemembers' Protection Act, it…

obviously I cannot read the minds of all of our colleagues, but I do know that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay), Senator Helms and I were the only three members actively involved in negotiating the language of sections 2004, 2006 and…

Mr. Speaker, I simply want to point out that there is only so much space in the sky. And when you already have the busiest airport, and busiest does not mean people walking into Starbucks. It means planes coming in and taking off. I sit in…

my congressional district encompasses O'Hare International Airport and many of the residential communities that surround O'Hare, communities, I might add, that will lose hundreds, if not thousands, of homes and businesses to airport…

I could not disagree more. What they are saying is because this is de minimis, because that was in the dissenting view, therefore, it is okay to let it go. That is a way of standing on two stools. That is a way of having it both ways…

I understand the court's ruling, and it was in the editorial in the Washington Post; but I disagree.

we ought to thank the court. It brought us together, Democrats and Republicans, in unanimity, something that is seldom seen around here. Actually, though, the court's decision embarrasses us. We have been living in a dream world. Back in…

the gentleman reminds us that a treaty is the supreme law of the land, and then says that the President cannot abrogate the law unilaterally without some legislative action. I suggest that the President has followed the law to the letter…

the Constitution, section 2, says he shall have the power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur. I have looked through this document. It does not say a…

Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman from Ohio, who is my good friend and someone for whom I have the utmost respect, but if his theory has any substance, then the Mutual Defense Treaty with Taiwan which President Carter abrogated unilaterally…

As you know, the underlying bill recognizes that local authorities in various regions of Afghanistan need incentives to cooperate in illicit narcotics eradication and provides assistance to opium growing regions. Such assistance, other…

I want to enthusiastically accept the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos). It improves the bill greatly. It emphasizes the importance of creating a secure environment in Afghanistan to ensure that humanitarian…

I have been around here for some time; this is my 28th year. Every year we talk about the military budget and military hospitals. I am convinced that the purpose of a military hospital is for military medical readiness and to save lives…

For a moment, Mr. Speaker, put yourself in the position of the Prime Minister of Israel and more importantly in the position of the mothers and fathers of Israel. And I speak of Jews and Arabs, for both have been victims. Having concluded…

Mr. Speaker, these are very serious times. The principles and virtues that all of us revere and respect about America are under assault today in the Middle East. The people of Israel are resisting a wave of terrorism. As we watch that…

Mr. Chairman, since some of us feel that the first amendment is in jeopardy, nonetheless, rereading the first amendment of our Constitution might be therapeutic. "Congress shall make no law," no law, emphasis my own, "respecting an…

I just want to say it is true, we do not have the power to adjudicate constitutionality, but we certainly have the power to recognize it when we see it and assert our opinion that something is unconstitutional. We are sworn to protect that…