John Joseph Moakley: “Which the gentleman kindly gave to me, Mr. Chairman. As I said, this is not rewarding anybody, but if a private business…”

Some of my colleagues are alluding to things that happened many years ago. We are talking about some atrocities that happened as recently as March of 1999 by two major generals; other atrocities in 1998 in Colombia. So some of the…

He lived every day of his life committed to improving his community, and to fostering opportunities not only for his own children and grandchildren, but for his neighbors through his tireless public service.

Mr. Speaker, once upon a time, not too very long ago, this House passed two very forward-thinking amendments. One would have lifted the American embargo on food and medicine going to Cuba. It passed the House by a vote of 301-116. The…

Mr. Speaker, Congress has been working on a banking modernization bill for decades. Last night, June 30, 1999, we finally had a chance to get it right. Last night, we had a bill that managed the confusing crossroads where banks, insurance…