Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment on the floor. We just saw a transformation of history with the 1994 elections in South Africa. They were the first free and full and open elections in South Africa. It is the first time…

I like, respect, and admire the gentleman from California [Mr. Beilenson], but I must oppose his amendment. In 1992 this House gave $246 million to this account. In 1993 they gave $350 million, a 42 percent increase; in 1994, $392 million…

I am as much a cold warrior of the old days as the gentleman that just spoke, but I rise in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chairman, my friend, the gentleman from Alabama means well, but when he says there is no progress in Russia, my…

Mr. Chairman, it is hard to convince anyone who has lived in the Northeast this last winter that there is really any such thing as global warming. It may exist, but I tell the Members that they sure could not find it with all the snow and…

Mr. Chairman, I just want to point out that the minority wrote some views in the committee report encouraging AID to develop an index of economic freedom, a quantitative scoring and ranking system for countries receiving development aid…

I would like him to explain that to the 40 people killed in Somalia that they were not part of the peacekeeping effort in Somalia.

I think the gentleman should explain that to the 30,000 United States troops in Korea or the 500 in Macedonia alone, a very small portion of the people.

the minority leader characterized this amendment as one of common sense. That is exactly what it is. When it comes to U.N. peacekeeping efforts, the United States contributes an incredible amount of money through logistics, air power…

the House and Senate Democrats are currently meeting behind closed doors to craft a partisan campaign finance bill that they claim will bring ``reform'' to the election process. However, press reports indicate that this bill will actually…

I would like to take this opportunity and thank Chairman Brooks for incorporating my base conversation amendment as part of his en bloc amendment. Mr. Chairman, my amendment originally was a provision of what I call my LIFER Plus bill…

if we are worried about disclosure, we should not accept the gift, we should not go to the dinner, we should not go to the golf game. Disclosure is the best reform, and this is a half-hearted attempt at reform.

I would suggest that that phrase is riddled with loopholes. I wish I had known that Common Cause was going to come out against this bill. I agree with them.

first of all, the 10 percent does not mean anything. Who is a lobbyist? What is a lobbyist? Is the gentleman telling me that a corporate executive who devotes all of his time to the affairs of the company and takes you out to a golf game…

I rise in opposition to what I believe to be a half-hearted and not altogether honest attempt at lobbying reform. It is only half a loaf. Even if it were a completely good lobbying bill, it does not go far enough, and it never will. Yes…

I am grateful we are here, but I am at a loss to understand what the controversy has been about over these last several months. A resolution like this should have passed without discussion months ago. This really is not a partisan issue…

following up the comments of the preceding Member, I just have to say that there really are so many questions that have arisen about Whitewatergate in the press and in media commentaries throughout America over the last several weeks, it…

On January 24, Mr. Speaker, the Washington Post front page story reported on the popularity of the three-time-loser laws against violent repeat offender criminals. Thirty State legislatures are considering the sensible idea that a…