the time has long passed when we should have balanced our budget. The last speaker is absolutely right, enough is enough. I do not see any sense in what is happening. At the White House, the President has refused consistently to live up to…

after languishing for months without a plan to save Medicare, the Democrats have at least finally proposed something, even though it does not address the heart of the problem. Their plan to find $90 billion in Medicare savings is not about…

among the many myths that Democrats are perpetuating about the GOP plan to save Medicare, the biggest is that the Republicans want to cut Medicare. This is simply not the case. The Republican plan actually increases individual benefits…

Mr. Speaker, it is so simple, we should not have to be here. Yet we are here today because it has not been done. That is what the American people are unhappy about: Two Congresses, multiple bills, and we still have the regulatory rock…

I would ask the gentleman, then, why the objection to do it? We need to do it, get it out there is an individual bill so it will not die as part of some other legislation. The people of this country cannot understand how we can be so…

Democrats claim that the Republican majority is trying to ram through Medicare reform. This is not true. Since April, this Congress has conducted 36 hearings on saving Medicare, and our Members have met with thousands of constituents at…

I think we should have shame on us for the campaign that is being waged against our efforts to balance the budget. All of us know that it is necessary, if we are going to save this country, to balance the budget. And yet we have a smear…

I think we should give credit where credit is due, and that is to Senator Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, tax cuts and lower deficits go hand in hand. Tax cuts of 1981 resulted in huge increases in Federal revenue. The…

President Clinton nominated Dan Glickman to be his Secretary of Agriculture on December 28, 1994, over 2 months ago. Here we are in the first week of March, and no hearings have been held on Mr. Glickman's nomination and it could be many…

I come here today to discuss an example of the stranglehold on our society by the Government in hopes that by discussing it we can find a better way outside of extremely big government and bureaucracy to address some of our problems. What…

the House Republicans work hard to change the way Congress does business. The minority party in both Chambers works hard to preserve the status quo. The balanced budget amendment, up for a vote today, hinges on the cooperation of…

I hope, in closing, that all the viewers, all those who are back in Illinois, will recognize the very high esteem, and particularly the family of Ed Madigan and Evelyn Madigan, will recognize the very high esteem in which he was held by…

Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, this is my first opportunity to stand in the well of the House, and I take it very seriously because I am pleased to participate in a special order to honor our former colleague, Ed Madigan. My special thanks to…

ladies and gentleman of the House, the reason we are here tonight on this amendment is because we forced through this House a retroactive tax increase last year. We would not probably be having this amendment today if you had not trampled…

It is important for Congress to do whatever it can to encourage businesses to hire these teenagers for summer jobs. Not only do jobs help keep teenagers out of trouble, but jobs give them important work experience and habits. In the past…

I rise today to ask my colleagues to sign Discharge Petition No. 19, which would discharge an open rule for the consideration of H.R. 830, the Regulatory Flexibility Amendments Act of 1993. This bill has over 250 cosponsors. The Regulatory…

the candor of the Clinton administration on foreign policy concerns me. Whom do we believe? Is the Clinton administration giving us the straight scoop? Does the President want it both ways? While he supports U.N. control of our troops in…

I would like to take this opportunity to express my strong support for S. 2000, the conference report which reauthorizes Head Start funding through fiscal year 1998. Since its inception in 1968, the Head Start Program has played a…

during the Reagan-Bush Presidencies, the Democrats in Congress took the oversight responsibilities very seriously. During those years, Congress conducted hearings or investigations into 25 separate allegations of ethical or legal…

yesterday the people in the Sixth District of Oklahoma elected a Republican to represent them in Congress in a district that has a heavy Democrat registration. I wonder if the Democratic leadership in this House has any idea what the…

I rise today to oppose the assault weapons ban. Today we are going to hear compelling arguments from both sides of this issue. I suggest that instead of focusing on our differences, we look to what I think is our common goal--to eliminate…

tonight we are considering a budget resolution for $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 1995. That plan was finalized only a few hours ago. The majority in this House on this side have waived the House budget rules requiring a 3-day layover so…

the Democrat leadership has decided to fix the Social Security system. The new fix is to raise your Social Security taxes and lower the benefits you receive. Your Government in Washington is on the job. The same one that brought you the…

the President's health care plan would result in massive new bureaucracy and regulation of the economy. Do not just take my word for it. I invite my colleagues to read a report titled, ``The Regulatory Requirements of the Health Security…

I rise in support of the en bloc amendment and wish to thank Chairman Brooks for including the rural caucus amendment in his amendment. I would also like to thank Congresswoman Long and Congressman Baesler for cosponsoring this amendment…