I first want to thank the gentleman from Kentucky for taking this time to pay tribute to one of the outstanding Members of this body. Mr. Speaker, the loss of our colleague, Bill Natcher, has diminished the effectiveness of this body by a…

I would like to share with the House a letter that I received late yesterday afternoon from one of the victims of this tragic incident. The letter reads: Dear Representative Helen Bentley: I am a survivor of the Randallstown Farmer's Bank…

China's new goal of enticing the world's fund managers with offers of shares in 22 state-owned companies is meeting with success. Last fall China attracted the heads of American corporate and municipal pension funds with $500 million for…

Mr. Chairman, the time has come to pass a balanced budget amendment. Opponents say that the Constitution should not be trifled with, and that because we as a body have failed, we should not pass the buck to the Constitution. We also hear…

Nissan Motor Corp. in the United States recently announced a buy-back of their flawed 1987-1990 C-22 minivans and, the settlement of a 1-day California class action lawsuit which provides every van owner with a $500 coupon. What was not…

it is spring, it is budget time, and the minority is going to be run over--again. The majority suggests this is good. I think not. Today, America will see the President's budget, which includes few cuts and many taxes. The Democrats assure…

Canada may be our good northern neighbor, but it is not friendly in trade matters. The Journal of Commerce reports that last year, under the Canadian Free-Trade Agreement [CFTA], a five member dispute resolution panel overturned a 6.5…

two stories were reported last week in the Washington Post that I would like to call to your attention. One is the Nissan Motor Corp., U.S.A. buy-back offer of its flawed 1987-90 minivans, the other is about Dr. Jeffrey Wilkerson, a native…

after reading about veterans in the budget, I am left with the question: What priority do veterans have? If the President's explanation is any clue, veterans are a low priority, his only mention being a $500 million increase for medical…

now the real truth about the just completed Uruguay round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, known as GATT, is coming out. Citing the GATT, Canadian authorities plan to impose tariffs up to 351 percent on certain basic farm…