Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3986 amends the Robert T. Stafford Emergency Assistance and Disaster Relief Act to extend the period of eligibility for disaster unemployment assistance for the Presidential disaster declared as a result of the terrorist…

I would like to echo the remarks of my friend, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Payne). I feel that he knows more and has done more than probably most anyone else in this body for the people of Africa. He has been there many times. He…

I was recently quoted as saying something that Sikhs, Muslims, and other Americans facing harassment and violence in this country took as offensive. I am sorry for any distress my statement caused, and I want them to know that I do not…

House Resolution 166 recognizes the dedication and tireless efforts of all of the individuals and organizations who assisted in relief efforts in Houston, Texas, during and in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Allison. Houston is no stranger…

Mr. Speaker, we have seen time and time again that the best qualities within the people that we know often emerge when the weight of a tragic event presses down upon us. In Houston, we have learned this lesson all over again. The unending…

Senior citizens and all Americans deserve to know that Medicare and Social Security will be there when they need it. Yet for years, politicians in Washington have shortchanged Medicare and Social Security by spending these limited…

I think every single Member of this body owes a debt of gratitude to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) my Republican colleague. The gentleman from California headed the Select Committee on China and has been an outstanding example of…

there is little that can be said during such moments of tragedy such as what the Nation witnessed yesterday in Colorado. There are thousands of disaffected, terribly disturbed teenagers across the country, but few will resort to violence…

Baron Rothschild once said, I do not know what the Seven Wonders of the World are, but I do know the eighth, compound interest. Mr. Speaker, Baron Rothschild called compound interest the eighth wonder of the world for a good reason. Modest…

perhaps the first question that needs to be asked is: Why does Social Security need to be saved? The response, of course, is that Social Security is going bankrupt. But the real question then becomes: Why is Social Security going bankrupt…

that said, I think that we really need to look at the management. There is reason to believe there may be some management problems there. I am a physician. I know about quality of care. Too often too many decisions made by some industry…

Mr. Chairman, in this debate over VERA funding, we can disagree and discuss what are the most meaningful statistics and whether VA's funding formula has achieved true equity. I expect the gentleman to fight for funding for his area just as…

it might very well be impossible to prove the quid pro quo which seems obvious to all observers, Chinese money to the Democrats in exchange for high technology to the Chinese. But whether the Clinton administration changed the policy to…

The two biggest problems in this country today are trial lawyers and tobacco. They are both bad. They are bad for this country. They are bad for the people's health and they are the ones that are trying to perpetrate this problem, this…

I further understand that any effort, other than the one proposed in the bill, to create a situation where revenues and expenditures stand on the same side of the ledger, allowing annual revenues to offset annual outlays, would result in a…

the ratepayers of Louisiana have paid more than $134 million into the Nuclear Waste Fund only to see that money used for purposes other than those specified by the law which mandated the collections. one of the foremost improvements of the…

is it not the case that contracts entered into between utilities and the Department of Energy prior to the effective date of this act will continue in force unless both parties agree to a modification?

Is it true, Mr. Chairman, that such one-time fee payments will be credited to the balance of the Nuclear Waste Fund and that the program will largely rely on annual user fees to fund both continuing progress on the repository at Yucca…