John Joseph Moakley

Mr. Speaker, like every other Member of this House, I am a big fan of the Federal Maritime Commission. It protects United States shippers from the restrictive rules of foreign governments and from the unfair practices of foreign flagged…

we have a school in the United States which teaches Latin American students torture techniques and commando skills and costs the citizens of the United States $18 million each and every year. The graduates go on to commit some of the worst…

Mr. Speaker, although the idea of an unfunded mandates point of order is somewhat controversial, this open rule will allow Members to make what amendments they will, and this really deserves our full support. Unfunded mandates can have bad…

I want to publicly congratulate the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), my chairman, my dear friend, for bringing this totally open rule to the floor. May every one of his rules be as open as this, Madam Speaker. It is a great, great…

before we begin, I really want to take this opportunity to congratulate my dear friend for many years and the new chairman, the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), in his new position and wish him a reign filled with fairness and fair…

Arguing in the alternative, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Chair for its patience, arguing the alternative, if the Chair finds some merit in our argument but is not convinced in the sufficient merit to overrule the point of order, I…

there is nothing unusual or unprecedented in offering this motion. On many occasions the House has debated resolutions to censure presidents, other executive officials, even private citizens. In fact, Mr. Speaker, the House has even…

I was here back in 1974, when Richard Nixon was being considered for impeachment. Thomas O'Neill was not the speaker. Carl Albert was. Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, no resolution to impeach President Nixon ever came to the House. President…

Mr. Speaker, at long last we are preparing to vote on this omnibus appropriation bill. This is the bill that contains the eight unfinished appropriations bills and hundreds of extra provisions all the way from duck hunting to stomach…

Mr. Speaker, the do-nothing Congress is limping to a pathetic end, one final $500 billion bill. Just to my left there is a copy bound with twine 2 feet tall. It weighs 40 pounds. Who among the rank and file Members of the House can say…

The last statement was extraordinary. It is the Republican perception when they talk about American workers, they are talking about the CEO of a multinational company. That, to them, is the embodiment of the average American worker. When…

last night the host of ``Crossfire'' quoted Edward Crane, President of the Cato Institute; we know that the Cato Institute is not a liberal organization. Edward Crane was quoted as saying, ``The record of the 105th Congress…

Mr. Speaker, today I am standing here on behalf of the thousands upon thousands of Americans who rely on the LIHEAP program to help heat their homes in the winter and cool them in the summer. As we celebrate an end to the budget deficit…

Mr. Speaker, the fiscal year started just 6 days ago and my Republican colleagues have not finished, have not finished, 9 of the 13 appropriations bills. So unless this Congress gets to work on something other than investigating, the…

Mr. Speaker, when I get up in the morning, the first 2 things I do are to thank God for my life and thank veterans for my way of life, because if it had not been for the men and women who wore the uniform of the United States military…

This year's Treasury, Postal appropriations conference report provides $13.44 billion, which is slightly more than last year's bill. This conference report will provide substantial funding for Federal law enforcement, the Customs Service…

I was very astounded to find out how my chairman felt about Republicans. If he wants, he can bring his football and play on our side of the team. I would just like to read at this time, Mr. Speaker, just the first sentence of a Washington…

Mr. Speaker, today is the beginning of the fiscal year and, once again, my Republican colleagues have not finished their appropriations bills. As many people know, in order to keep the government open for business, President Clinton had to…

I said I was not opposed to the bill, I was opposed to the process. We have a committee process in the Congress. The Congress meeting in committee is the Congress working. I mean all of a sudden just to set that committee process aside and…

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 to start out this hearing.

Mr. Speaker, today is a very, very solemn day for the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker, the Constitution bestows several very important responsibilities on the House. All of them have great consequence. We have the power to raise…

I am both personally honored and saddened to join those who have offered us an opportunity to express our feelings about Friday's senseless tragedy. Last Friday afternoon, the People's House was in its normal, hectic state. Visitors, young…

I must again oppose this rule. I would like to support the rule because it is open and it does give Members an opportunity to offer amendments that are germane and otherwise in compliance with the rules. However, the rest of the rule is…

Mr. Speaker, I am not opposed to this open rule, but I am very concerned about the bill that it makes in order. This bill says that employers can require people to work overtime but they no longer have to pay them time and a half. In other…

I am a bit puzzled by this debate. If I listened correctly to the other side, they are saying that all of the fees in this resolution are unwarranted. Now, I guess I would be puzzled that they are saying that with regard to bank…