John Joseph Moakley: “I said I was not opposed to the bill, I was opposed to the process. We have a committee process in the Congress. The…”

at long last, the end is in sight. Today's Omnibus Appropriations bill contains all the major unfinished business remaining this session. It contains the Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations bill the Commerce-Justice-State…

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

Mr. Speaker, last week things were looking pretty good around here. Last week the Republican members of the Committee on the Budget showed the world their proposed budget. They gave people plenty of time to read it, and they were not…

Mr. Chairman, our policy prohibiting Americans from visiting Cuba is really a relic of the Cold War. Forty years ago, it might have been a great idea. Today it is not. My colleagues are offering a great amendment, one that will open…