John Joseph Moakley: “Yes. But the problem is the lack of committee consideration. It was not the way the rule was handled. It was the way it…”

H.R. 2778 would direct the National Park Service to study the Taunton River in Massachusetts to determine if it should be added to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The 70-mile river is threatened by an alarming rate of residential and…

Mr. Speaker, I urge defeat of the previous question. If the previous question is defeated, I will offer an amendment to the rule to require that Congress first adopt the budget resolution for fiscal year 2002 before the House takes up this…

Mr. Speaker, this bill has come to the floor through such a convoluted, twisted process I am surprised that it is here at all. Mr. Speaker, this all started 2 months ago when an amendment to lift the American embargo on food and medicine…

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…