Edward Livingston

I was prepared to close, but evidently we are going to have continue to have rhetoric that sometimes compels me to answer. I left the floor a little while ago to take care of some very important business, and when I returned I was advised…

I happen to think that he will be one of the most missed Members. He is one of the most colorful, one of the most dedicated, and one of the most hard-working. The Washingtonian magazine did say he was one of the most hard-working, and I…

I am advised that Jeffrey Dahmer, the human cannibal from the Midwest who is now long past this life, was a graduate of Ohio State. By the reasoning of the minority, we would close down Ohio State because of Jeffrey Dahmer.

Will the gentleman acknowledge that despite the passage of some 5 years' of time the Russians have yet to even ratify START II, let alone START III?

I would suggest that before we leap into the fire from the frying pan, let us maintain the existing system, keep it simple and come up with a better plan than option 1-B.

I certainly rise to support his bill. It is one of the most important bills in the appropriations process, at least from the standpoint of a Member who lives in New Orleans, in the center of the Mississippi River Valley watershed, because…

The gentleman is fundamentally correct. It was not the intent of the committee to interpret the facts of the situation but rather to highlight the problem for future action.

I heard the gentleman's statement, and I would be happy to tell the gentleman that in fiscal year 1999 we are certainly going to address this. Matter of fact, I have made the commitment to the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) that…

The amendment before the committee would provide $20 million for HUD's Community Development Block Grant Program to assist in the recovery from the recent Northeastern U.S. ice storm. This storm caused damage to property and utilities in…

I would point out that this gentleman shares the concern of the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) about extraneous issues. That is why we divided the U.N. arrearages, the IMF, and the abortion lobbying restrictions and put them on a…

Not only are we in complete agreement with the need to ensure effective missile defenses for our troops abroad, but we agree that these actions should remain a funding priority for fiscal year 1998. Although the administration limited the…

Having grown up in Louisiana where the Democratic Party was of paramount significance throughout my entire life, I would only say that was what I was taught by my friends, neighbors, peers, allies, and Democratic friends. So that is why I…

I have always supported the Mexico City policy. I believe very strongly that wherever possible, the United States needs to discourage abortion. I am concerned that members of our society are actually encouraging abortion around the world…

I simply would add that the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] is absolutely correct. This is a bill which extends the opportunity for Government to keep from shutting down because those appropriations bills which have not yet been signed…

It means nothing happens. We have another 3 weeks. Existing law is extended for the purposes of this continuing resolution so that we can resolve the business of the Congress and adjourn at a reasonable time this year. If in fact the…

I would be happy to advise the gentleman there are several extensions of existing authorized law that are expiring, among them an extension of section 245(i) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act.

The amendment does not specifically relate to that. However, it is our expectation, and the understanding of all of the task force members, that in accordance with precedent the Committee will determine by majority vote which, if any…

I hear this call for campaign finance reform. We can pass all the laws in the world, but if some people are not going to live by the laws on the books, what point is it to change the law? Now, it was not the Republicans that invited people…

The language of section 4001 is intended, indeed, to give the President the authority to waive all the minimum funding requirements in subsection (k) of the 1997 act, including the overall earmark. The phrase 'for activities for the…

Mr. Speaker, it was my own position that this money was not needed, that there was ample money in the pipeline for all of the deserving recipients of WIC funds. However, my personal position was different from the vote of the House…

Fairness dictates that if we are going to do this for the people in Florida after the devastating crash of ValuJet in Florida and if we are going to do it in New York after the devastating crash of TWA there, we ought to treat the…

This Congress has chosen to cut back on the role of Government and fulfill the pledge of the President of the United States when he stood before this body several months ago and said to the American people that the era of big Government is…

Mr. Chairman, while I take no position on his amendment, I would say to our colleagues that if his amendment succeeds, it would be my intention to take the full amount that has been deleted from title III and move it into title I so that…

As a matter of fact, was there any precondition on any assistance that we might have sent to our allies of today penalizing the French for what Napoleon might have done or for the British or for what the British Empire might have done…