Steny Hoyer

I rise simply to make the point that I am against, and I want to make it clear, the form of this amendment unrelated to its substance, which I have already said I agree with. This made-known language, which I will make an additional point…

I subscribe to the remarks the gentleman just made. Obviously, this committee has not addressed this issue. Having said that, just as obviously the proponents of this amendment I think have a proposition with which all of us would agree…

This is an amendment similar to that of the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Wolf] in that it extends buyouts by 60 days, and that is all it does, the time in which the agencies would have to affect the buyout. Mr. Chairman, I believe the…

I am interested, does the gentleman have any idea of what percentage of discretionary education the Department of Education, the bureaucracy, or bureaucrats of which he speaks, is?

I have three daughters, they are now all adults, but the gentleman brings to mind all of the science projects that they did that unfortunately their mother and I spent so much time at assisting them with. But we had a lot of fun and we…

I do not know whether there will be a rollcall vote, but if there is, I hope that there is an overwhelming show of support, not against Turkey, not against any other country, but for the critically important principle that we will expect…

In ending, let me simply say that from time to time we lose individuals who are very special, very unique who have made an extraordinary contribution to their country and to their fellow citizens. Admiral Jeremy ``Mike'' Boorda was one of…

Let me respond. The fact of the matter is, we are conflicted as well on the policy of making sure the Bosnians have arms. We have had significant discussions about U.S. involvement in doing that, U.S. trainers doing that. We have a…

I stand before you disavowing the issue of money. I do not think that is what this is about. If in fact there was a legitimate purpose for this investigatory committee, an unusual creation within the committee itself, then the…

Ladies and gentlemen, I am deeply honored to introduce to you a very fine human being who we will be privileged to serve with and walk with, Elijah Cummings.

Mr. Speaker, first of all, what are we considering? We are considering, as both gentlemen from Massachusetts have already pointed out, a rule which allows for 1 day of consideration of matters, which means that neither Members nor the…

I will certainly see if we can get information directly to the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his information and would simply again urge him to provide for the opportunity for this House to fully debate a bill on the…

The problem we have on this side is that we do perceive this as a bill which will have very serious impact on millions of people in this country. Obviously, we have had bills on this floor of relatively small consequence which have been…

But I hope, in all seriousness, that the majority leader and the Speaker would advise the Committee on Rules that a sufficient time be allotted for debate on this bill which gives the Congress the opportunity to fully explore the effects…

I say in all due respect to my friend, the majority leader, this is a bill that I understand exceeds 450 pages. The bill has not received any days of hearings because it was not drafted. But there were no hearings in the Committee on…

31 years ago, Kitty Genovese cried out for help as she was raped in New York. Thirty-eight neighbors heard her cries, but out of fear or irresponsibility, not one went to her aid. The next morning, she was found dead. Today, Bosnia cries…

I have not seen any open rules, if the gentlewoman will yield, that really give open debate, and that is the issue. The gentlewoman mentions the 6 hours of debate or the hour and 45 minutes. The tragedy for the American public and for the…

I believe the cops on the beat are critically important total law enforcement. My chief of police in Prince Georges County strongly supports it, my police in Maryland support, and I rise in strong support of the Conyers-Schumer amendment.

Mr. McMillen has been redistricted out of Congress, but he was five seats from me cheering on the Terrapins.

I think it is appropriate, as the gentleman says, that the American people have the facts and have the truth. First, let me say to my friend--and I mean that sincerely; Mr. Weldon and I are close friends; we work closely together on a…

Mr. Speaker, clearly we have a concern about the procedure, but more importantly than the procedure is the substance. The gentlewoman from the District of Columbia mentioned we are now extending to all our employees protections that we…

I had not intended to give a 1-minute, but I hear this carping about the balanced budget amendment. Twelve out of the last 14 years, we have had a Republican President. Not once, not once did any one of those Republican Presidents submit a…

And energy costs skyrocketed. We had long lines, shortages, and energy prices skyrocketed. But the gentleman also correctly observed that interest rates followed the inflation rate up, and the reason they do that obviously is because…

Nominally in terms of the difference between inflation, which was 17 or 18 percent, and interest rates which were 21 percent, a 3.5-point discrepancy. In point of fact, in the 1980's real interest rates, which is really what the gentleman…

Interest rates, of course, and inflation rose very rapidly in the 1970's, as the gentleman well knows, for reasons unrelated to domestic policy, but very much related to the oil cartel that was created in the Middle East.