William Tauzin

Thank you, Chairman Regula. Mr. Speaker, before I yield to the next Speaker, let me just point out that this extraordinary conciliator, this extraordinary legislator, who has reached out across party lines and whole divides, was once an…

I just want to add one personal thought. Bob and I have been friends for a long time. We contested each other politically. We have been on different sides of the fence occasionally. At the end of the day, we have always been friends. And…

This bill, the National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act, may not indeed rise to the level of importance of health care or telecommunications policy, but it is very important legislation. The bill simply protects consumers…

just to make everyone clear on the fact that the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) is the principal author of these on-line privacy provisions, and they come, as he has pointed out, with full recommendation of the FTC and many…

first, let me commend the gentlewoman for an excellent statement and, indeed, to confirm her statement. We have been very careful about using the language that the courts have already approved on the standard, the one approved by the…

Let me indeed indicate that this is but one step. Our staff and our committee, our chairman and our ranking member, are indeed to be commended for taking us down the right path. We have much work to do. I want to pledge to my colleagues as…

I rise in support of H.R. 3783, the Child Online Protection Act. Last month the Committee on Commerce overwhelmingly approved this bill. The bill as adopted would simply make it illegal to sell pornography to minors on the World Wide Web…

I introduced the bill in November of last year to address the inequitable decision of the Copyright Arbitration Rate Panel to increase the copyright fees that are paid by the direct broadcast satellite providers. This decision has resulted…

Competition to cable is not real until the local signals are part of the package. We all know that the local television signals are the part of the television that is watched the most. They are the programs that people most desire in that…

Let me say in conclusion that this bill is but one step. I want to make a point that I think all Members of Congress should be aware of, and that is there is nothing in our policy that in any way denigrates from the great work that cable…

let me first tell you that as far as this unfunded mandate argument goes, we have discussed personally this issue with our governor, the head of our natural resources in Louisiana. They tell us it is certainly right and fitting that…

Mr. Chairman, we recently had an election in Louisiana under the ``motor voter'' law. That election left us with a huge and extended voter inquiry by the Senate committee questioning the outcome of that Senate race. The reason that…

it is no wonder, as my colleagues know, that people lose faith in government, politics. This government made a contract with American farmers in 1996, and American farmers across the board gave up parts of their farm support programs, and…

Mr. Chairman, let me relate an incident in Louisiana where I once asked a local politician why he thought we spent so much money in political campaigns. His answer was, well, you know, Billy, the other candidate always goes on television…

Mr. Chairman, let me say too, this is not about whether we want to break up the old monopoly of INTELSAT and Inmarsat, these multination, governmentally owned cartels. This is not about that. We all agree that that ought to happen. This is…

let me point out that this notion of fresh look is already in the law. The notion of fresh look is already in the law. It is a remedy that already exists for the parties. If they think they have a contract that was entered into where they…

To Africa, to many countries in Africa. They have fiberoptic services to many countries that compete with the satellite services.

I am confused. I just heard from the chairman of the committee that this was like that meal on the British airlines, he either had to eat or not eat; there was no other option. Is my colleague telling me that the people who signed these…

let me first apologize for the complexities in this bill. There is no way for us to deal with satellite policy and the extraordinary nature by which this highly technical industry has developed without some very technical provisions. Let…

here is what the administration said. It said that even if a fresh look at INTELSAT and Inmarsat services, ordered hypothetically, were to allow the signatures and direct users to get a better deal, it is unlikely that consumers would…

let me summarize by pointing out that the Morella amendment simply says, do not do anything that is going to take private property that the taxpayers of America are going to end up having to pay for. Now, the opponents say, well, the fifth…

I want to also remind the gentleman, we are beginning a debate around America on the whole issue of how we collect Federal taxes in this country. Just to point out to him that this growing trade deficit is not due to one cause, but it is…

I wanted to take a minute to compliment the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns) and his efforts at our subcommittee level indeed to make sure that our bill did not interfere with the rights of the legal standing community, the amateur…

Mr. Chairman, let me first of all thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bliley), chairman of the full committee, for his comments and support and his active assistance in the passage of this legislation. His statement I think in a very…

This amendment does not establish guilt or innocence. It does not say after 6 months one is either guilty or innocent. That is why the provisions of dismissal without prejudice are included in this amendment. Without prejudice means the…