John Joseph Moakley

Mr. Speaker, this rule was only reported out of the Committee on Rules less than 3 hours ago. But because my Republican colleagues just enacted martial law, we are considering this rule the same day it was reported, without the typical…

I had to catch a bus, but the only thing I want to be sure is that all the efforts that we go to in getting ready for this piece, if this is going to be the bill that we are ultimately going to vote on, unlike the budget bill that was put…

Is this the bill that we will eventually work on, unlike the budget that we are voting on today that was constructed at 3 o'clock this morning without anybody testifying on it?

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…

there was an additional $5 billion added that was not in the bill when we heard it.

Mr. Speaker, just about everybody agrees we should get rid of the marriage tax. We just disagree on how to do it. Democrats want to target marriage tax cuts to working families, the people that really need it. We want to make sure we fix…

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

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.

Paul was a leader, tried and true. But Paul led with compassion.

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

I rise this afternoon to remember a very dear friend and to mark the six month anniversary of his passing, April 23, 1999.

Mr. Speaker, normally suspension bills can be brought up only on Mondays and Tuesdays, but this rule will add two more days, Thursday and Friday, and it will add those days for one reason, for one resolution, a resolution that my…

Mr. Speaker, as most people know, the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution ended prohibition. It also bestowed upon the States the authority to write their own liquor laws. The problem, Mr. Speaker, is there is no interstate…

Mr. Speaker, when the House version of this bill came to the floor a few weeks ago, it was a massive tort reform package masquerading as a way to exterminate the millennium bug. The version of that bill was dangerous and probably would…

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…

Mr. Speaker, here is another reason to oppose this rule. In the Committee on Commerce, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Oxley), chairman of the subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials and I offered an amendment to prohibit entities…

While the amendment purports to be about bank customer privacy, in reality it will significantly undermine the crucial law enforcement tool, the Bank Secrecy Act. The amendment would eliminate the mandatory reporting of suspicious…

The entire Massachusetts House Delegation in the United States Congress, Governor Paul Cellucci, both houses of the Massachusetts Legislature, and the Mayor of Boston, Tom Menino, are delighted to welcome the World's Tall Ships to Boston.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City of Boston officially welcome you to join with us in celebrating the New Millennium.

We anticipate a fantastic event and look forward to welcoming the world to Massachusetts and Boston.

I am pleased to join nearly all of my colleagues in support of this beaches bill. We in Massachusetts are very fortunate to have some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Once the warm weather hits, residents of the Commonwealth…

This is special interest legislation. It has a name. It is the ``foreign corporate freeloader special interest tax loophole big contributor protection act.'' It is simply cloaked in helping average American families. But what they want to…

As you know, Congressmen Shadegg and Coburn will be offering a substitute amendment as the budget resolution on the House floor today. This amendment is being characterized as the President's budget. The administration has not been…

Mr. Speaker, people are starting to get their hopes up with this budget. With the new surplus and the new millennium, it looks like anything is possible. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, they are in for a huge disappointment. Last week's…

Mr. Speaker, today is March 17. It is not only a great day for the Irish, but it is a great day for the Coast Guard. Mr. Speaker, during the last 84 years, the United States Coast Guard has been protecting people at sea and enforcing…