I suspect a lot of Members of Congress wish that political campaigns were not quite so expensive and that the demands to accept special interest's political action committee money were not so great. Mr. Speaker, I think it is time for…

This is the week where most Americans have to finish off their taxes because day after tomorrow is the final deadline to pay Federal income tax. It is a good time to look at your W-2 form and see how much is being deducted from your…

I think it is quite disgusting and somewhat embarrassing that we will vote today to mess up our U.S. Constitution with a balanced budget amendment. We are taking this action because collectively we do not have the courage and we do not…

I am supporting the Solomon amendment because it is the only opportunity to vote on a balanced budget this year. I am disappointed that the Rules Committee would not allow an open rule so that we could consider changes to these proposals…

I am talking about allowing full depreciation for new machinery and equipment that a business buys. Right now we say that they have to depreciate that machinery or equipment over a period of whatever, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 years, but as that…

we talk about some of the tax changes and the $500 per tax child tax credit, not a deduction but a tax credit for each child in America where their parents file income tax. That is a beginning. But let me talk about another tax fairness…

last Friday we had a meeting of our crime advisory task force in Michigan. Crime has got to be one of the top priorities of not only the Federal Government, but certainly State and local government and individual families. Crime is getting…

I have in my hand a W-2 form. Every working American knows what this is, but I think it's an excellent time of year to look at this W-2 form to see what government does to us, by observing how much they take out of our paychecks. If you…

some people say that 40 years is long enough. Long enough for this body to be controlled by one political party. Some people say, ``How will it be different under GOP control?'' My home State of Michigan provides an example of what changes…

Supplemental Security Income was designed to help the disabled who can no longer work and sustain their incomes. Unfortunately, some people have found that a court interpretation of a 1972 law allows them to take billions of dollars from…

today I am dropping in a bill to change the way the CPI is computed for Government payouts. The Consumer Price Index, CPI, is probably the most widely used measure of inflation. A number of Federal Government programs are tied to these…