And what that means then is that the gentleman's bill itself will soon be rendered unconstitutional. And I think that this proposal, which repeats the fourth amendment, will likely stand. What we would not do is sanctify warrantless…

first of all I am always pleased to receive congratulations from my colleague from Pennsylvania with whom I have worked on these matters across the years. May I remind the gentleman that intermediate court decisions are secondary at best…

Mr. Chairman, to the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde], our chairman, I would have him remember that the exclusionary rule was put in place to make sure that the police behave rather than allowing 'anything goes,' and then we have years…

I would like to review the important factor of judicial review under the proposed amendment. As currently drafted, the Barton substitute is totally silent on the issue of judicial review, creating what could be a serious legal quagmire…

we must consider four questions if this is to be considered as a serious and compelling force to constitutionally bar cuts in Social Security benefits. First, is it true that Social Security is currently off budget? Answer: Yes. In 1991…

all I can think of is what has been the weight or the effectiveness of the discussion on amending the Constitution of the United States that has transpired on this floor today, and I think on balance, as we study our Congressional Record…

I support this assault weapons ban because the time has come to halt the arms race in the United States and a ban be placed on these weapons of war. Semiautomatic assault weapons are lethal killing machines, designed to tear the life out…

Let me point out that Dr. Lee Brown, the Director of the National Office on Drug Policy, has said that he believes the crack cocaine law has a racially discriminatory impact because crack, used predominantly by African-Americans, has a…

I rise in support of the Hughes amendment to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to conduct a study on the disparity in sentencing for crack and powder cocaine. People convicted of crack cocaine offenses are punished 100 times more…

over a year ago, the President and Vice President asked Congress to undertake comprehensive reform of how the Government buys goods and services. They know what we know: that in government procurement there is too much paperwork, too…

about 6 years ago I introduced this amendment in its original instance. We have had good years in the House where it passed, and we have had other less successful years, like last year, when it did not. But let us face the facts: For many…

Ladies and gentleman, the Derrick amendment is of such enormous importance now that I cannot begin to tell my colleagues that unless we have this amendment we are going to be doing what four attorneys general have begged us not to do to…

Mr. Speaker, here is what the gentleman calls a weak crime bill. It has 66 death penalties; count them. I rise here merely to support this rule, Mr. Speaker, even though it has got too much punishment in it and not enough prevention, a…

I chair the committee that brings the EPA bill, H.R. 3425, to the floor, and I am very proud of it. I would like to make a couple of points here that may have been unobserved until now. First of all, there is a rule with nine amendments…