First the argument that this will be the end of free TV is, of course, nonsense, as Senator Dole pointed out. The broadcasters say, if you make us pay for this license, we will not be able to give you free TV. Ninety-four percent of the…

Mr. Speaker, I am fascinated by this piece of legislation. It is an act of repudiation of several of the principles that the majority has said it was governed by. In some cases I am glad to see the repudiation because I was not too crazy…

I do not claim to be a crusader for States rights. I have the position I think most Members have. I am for the State or the Federal Government deciding where we will best get the outcome that I think public policy ought to have.

in a spirit of conciliation, even though my plane is not until Sunday, but I know others have quicker ones, I would make it clear that my point was that I believe when Members are debating, they should be careful to use arguments which are…

reclaiming my time, one point on legislative debate, when people use arguments they do not really mean, that is an indicator. The gentleman from Wisconsin made a big point of saying, we cannot do it if Hawaii does it by court, if they do…

If the gentleman's interpretation, I mean this seriously, if the gentleman's interpretation of Romer versus Evans is correct, and we do not know whether it is or not, would that not also apply then to the section here? In other words, if…

Mr. Chairman, so much for block grants. We heard the gentleman from Georgia. How dare we think that those State-elected officials ought to decide how to spend Federal money. Do not let them usurp and preempt. I could not have heard a…

It does not threaten the gentleman's marriage. It does not threaten anybody's marriage. It threatens the institution of marriage; that argument ought to be made by someone in an institution because it has no logical basis whatsoever. Here…

I would say, as someone who has been included in this denunciatory rhetoric, that I would be very satisfied to have people in forming their judgment listen to the words uttered by the gentleman from Oklahoma, and listen to the words of my…

I understand why no Member on the other side agreed to yield. We have a tradition around here of yielding. But when your arguments are as thin as theirs, you do not risk rebuttal. Let us talk about the points here. First of all, we are…

I agree that we should not allow people who are here illegally, want to be here illegally, and I voted for even tougher enforcement, but I am concerned about unjust enrichment of unscrupulous employers...by penalizing the illegal alien…

if the Federal Trade Commission had jurisdiction over our legislative processes, I think that this would probably be cited as a bait and switch proposition. I read the resolution and it consists largely of a number of very good reasons why…

I voted against the Communications Decency Act, which was included in the telecommunications bill, because it was an outrageous disregard by this body of our duty to protect constitutional rights, specifically the first amendment. Now we…

I would agree. Let me just say in closing that this amendment, if it is defeated, is one more sign that compassion, that concern for helpless, innocent children has simply gone politically out of fashion. We will be inflicting, if we…

let me say to the gentleman, do not take it personally. He is a good fellow. He has done a decent job. But that is not enough. I think where we have poor children going without desperately needed services, our egos have to bend a little…

I would correct the gentleman on one thing. Remember, when we take programs for the poor and we do not keep them up with inflation, that is not a cut, that is an increase. It is only a cut when we fail to give an inflationary increase for…

I am sorry to interrupt this praise, but I have to differ with my friend. Tell me that we need the money for the space station and therefore cannot afford to put it here, and I will disagree. But it seems to me that is within the realm of…

they noted that the Catholic Church is, by far, the largest provider of private charity in the United States. Based on that experience, and out of the compassion and concern for social justice that motivates them to do that, they repudiate…

I want to be very clear again about what we are discussing. The gentleman from Washington was very honest. He said he does not think this budget is enough. I will be honest and say that, even if this amendment passes, I think it will be…

I am struck by how we are told that cutting $1.8 billion could cause such havoc. The appropriations subcommittee underestimated its own skill. They were just told by the Committee on the Budget cut $700 million and they did it fairly…

I yield myself 2\1/2\ minutes, because I want to comment on this notion that defense and intelligence is somehow an obligation different than every other. In this budget, remember the intelligence agencies, for instance, have now gotten…

I would take back my time to point out to the gentleman that if the amendment that the gentlewoman from Colorado [Mrs. Schroeder] offered passes, you will still have $5 billion over the President's request. If the amendment of the…

I understand that, but the Pentagon wants it. What is debt reduction compared against the desires of the Pentagon? The gentlewoman must understand what is going to win around here. So I assume we are not going to do that. This, of course…

I want to comment on the gentleman from Florida's threat assessment that the amendment of the gentlewoman from Colorado cuts $6 billion or the amendment that will be offered by the gentleman from Kansas, the gentleman from Wisconsin…

Mr. Chairman, we now have the question as to whether this is a Congress seriously dedicated to reducing the budget deficit, understanding that that causes some difficult choices everywhere, or whether we will, as this appropriations bill…