John Joseph Moakley: “I am not disputing the rules. All I am saying, an agreement was made and an agreement was broken. It is not a proper way…”

Paul Patrick Coughlin was an outstanding gentleman whose loyalty, warmth, and kindness touched the lives of many, many people in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Although his is no longer with us in person, his kindness, his spirit, and his good works will be remembered forever.

Mr. Chairman, this bill really hides an inability to govern behind procedural changes, and I urge my colleagues to oppose it. This bill changes our current budget resolution from a concurrent resolution to a joint resolution. The…

Mr. Chairman, I favor very much the amendment of the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Mollohan). I hope it passes. But, Mr. Chairman, the VA-HUD appropriations bill that we are considering is really seriously underfunded. It is…