Daniel Glickman: “I would like to ask the gentleman, what he is saying is, he cut out all farm programs affecting wheat, corn, rice…”

Virtually every State legislature in the world has significant restrictions on gifts. The public believes on occasion we do in fact take favors, and I think this is a good first step to establish some principles that were honest and true…

I rise in support of this bill. Mr. Chairman, my constituents often tell me that they think it is important for Congress and the Government in general to improve its image, to look like we are acting like the rest of the people, to not…

I think that the leadership on the subcommittee, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Bryant] particularly, but also the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Gekas] and other Republicans, were very constructive in trying to work this out as well as…

I rise in support of this rule and this bill. I am a bit amused listening to my good friend, the gentleman from Texas, the secretary of the Republican conference. On the one hand, he and others argue that the bill is not tough enough…