Martin Meehan

to go back to the last speaker, let me refer to Monica Lewinsky's grand jury testimony: No one asked me to lie, no one offered me a job for my silence

if it is so clear that the President committed perjury, I wonder why the members of the Committee on the Judiciary did not tell us which words were perjurious

my God, what kind of country are we becoming? What kind of institution are we becoming? This process of impeaching the President of the United States has been partisan right from the start

I support the Bryant amendment, not only to protect Montana's forests from destruction, but to prevent loggers from forcing American taxpayers to subsidize a handout for the timber industry. Not only would this important amendment protect…

Mr. Speaker, the Head Start Program is one of the few programs that directly helps children and demonstrably improves their chances to live and learn to their full potential. Head Start provides more than just early education. It give poor…

On May 28, 1918, Armenia declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire. In doing so, it was victorious in its struggle against that hostile government and soon began a new struggle to overcome the effects of the deplorable Genocide of…

as we prepare to debate how to reform the Federal Government's approach to crime, health care, and welfare, I think we should consider the findings of a study on children just completed by the Carnegie Corp. of New York. What does early…

I just returned from El Salvador, where I was an official observer in this weekend's elections. I was impressed by the fact that parties from across the political spectrum cooperated closely at the polling places I visited. The absence of…

Mr. Chairman, the balanced budget amendment is a bad idea whose time has come. I am a little uncomfortable because some of my friends on the other side of the aisle who are supporting a balanced budget amendment, and would not vote for any…

the nations of the world have an opportunity to learn from the maturing peace process in Northern Ireland. This process teaches us that people from different parties and traditions are able to put aside past conflict and join together in…

El Salvador is preparing to hold its first national elections since the end of its 10-year civil war. More than 75,000 people died in that conflict, and the U.S. Government spent more than $5 billion on economic and military aid in support…

Today the tobacco industry will lose more than 1,100 customers. That is how many smokers will kick the habit or die. What are the cigarette companies going to do about it? Meet Joe and Josephine Camel. Everything that is wrong with…

the Navy needs to take a long, hard look at the Tailhook incident and the investigation that followed. The failure to find the truth about what happened is almost as embarrassing as the allegations themselves, because dozens of officers…

I strongly support the Frank amendment because I think military spending should be subject to the same rules as other parts of the budget. I have voted for every major spending discipline proposal offered in this Congress, including the…

I witnessed a tremendous tribute to Speaker O'Neill at his memorial service in North Cambridge. Joe Moakley told stories that made everyone watching understand why theirs was a friendship that stood the test of decades in the House. Tip's…