William Ford

This is a stand-alone resolution. I have never heard of any other constitutional amendment being shopped around like any other piece of legislation to see what you would like to have so I can get enough votes. You call ours a budget…

I am looking now, Mr. Chairman, at section 432 of the General Education Provisions Act, which was passed in 1970, and does not come up for reauthorization. It is permanent law, unless somebody introduces legislation to change it. In this…

the simplest way to describe this amendment is that it is an unnecessary solution to a nonexisting problem. But there is a perception that has been generated in one way or another that there is language in the legislation that upsets…

in the 89th Congress, 1965, my first year here, we created the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which we are reauthorizing for the ninth time today. I am extremely pleased that in the 103d Congress, my last Congress, we are making…

Yes. Whatever somebody else calls it, my understanding is that people wanted to be assured that in those States that permit it people who choose to educate their children at home will be permitted to do so. We are not going to get into…

Mr. Chairman, I would ask the gentleman, is it his intent that notwithstanding any language in his amendment that might be construed by anybody or the courts to the contrary, that he intends to ensure all of the protections that are in the…

I just wanted the gentleman to make clear on the record, so courts trying to interpret what we are doing here will understand that the gentleman recognizes that what he is doing is simply reenacting the already existing law, and he does…

in my State they call that ``whipping a dead horse. If you do not want to take what I give you, I will fight you.''

I rise in support of H.R. 2455, the Safe Schools Act of 1994. This legislation could not come sooner. It will help promote school safety and prevent school violence. It will assist school administrators, teachers and parents as they work…

I rise today to join my colleagues in paying tribute to our friend, former colleague and Speaker, Thomas P. ``Tip'' O'Neill, who passed away on January 5, 1994. It has been said that Tip was born to partisan politics. His father was a…

I rise in opposition to the amendment. The authors of the amendment, the gentleman from Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and California, have an admirable aim: to maintain discipline in the budget and prevent increases in the deficit as we provide…

I traveled with the Secret Service on President Clinton's trip to Europe to participate in the NATO conference and meet with President Havel of Czechoslovakia. I chair the appropriations subcommittee which funds the Secret Service. As many…

I am honored and privileged to be where I am at this point in the Nation's history. We have an exciting and challenging President whose agenda is dear to my heart--improving the quality of life and the personal security of all Americans…