Mr. Chairman, I could not help but rise, having attended ``Midwife's Tale'' with Martha Ballard, and it was done in Maine, and it was done through a grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities. It was a story about a midwife…

in Maine we have had floods and disasters, and this Government has responded very appropriately and very expeditiously. At a time now where the Dakotas and Minnesotas have been in disaster and declared disasters, Congress has been…

we have been from the beginning of time, seems like, trying to balance our budget, trying to work on problems that impact on American lives, trying to make sure that children have health care, that working families can be able to educate…

I am deeply opposed to the enormous funding cut this bill contains for the Legal Services Corporation, and I rise in strong support of this amendment to restore funding to Legal Services. In 1989, the late Senator Ed Muskie chaired the…

Mr. Chairman I rise today in opposition to the amendment offered by my colleagues, an amendment that would gut the market access program. We revisit this issue annually. I'd like to point out a few things about MAP, which used to go by the…

as March 15 draws closer, we are reminded that Congress has failed to enact the fiscal year 1996 appropriation for education. Five months of uncertainty about Federal funding has had a devastating impact on schools in Maine and throughout…

I spent some time this afternoon in my office talking with a young man from my State of Maine. His name is Patrick, and he is a sophomore at Georgetown. He is studying international economics. He is very bright, articulate, and thoughtful…

I support the Gephardt substitute which provides $31.6 billion in tax relief to American families earning primarily between $20,000 and $85,000 per year, and encourages investments in education and training to strengthen our economy. This…

as a Democratic freshman I rise today in strong support of this resolution. On the first day of the 104th Congress, I voted for congressional accountability. This bill replaces rhetoric with action. It cuts House committee funding by more…

block granting the School Lunch Program, as called for in Contract With America, places our Nation's most precious natural resource--its children--at risk. We can and should look for ways to improve the School Lunch Program. But we cannot…

Members of the House, I just want to speak in support of this legislation as a check on Congress as it conducts its business. It will provide reassurances to States and municipalities that, as we continue to make the difficult decisions…