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It is interesting, because when we first came here, we are all freshmen, we were not part of accumulating this huge national debt, and I think we all made the pledge to our voters last year that we want to do something about that, and we…
On that point, I want to say and it has been said tonight, it is very important. People do resist change and there is no institution that resists change more than a monopolistic bureaucracy, and what you are really trying to do is…
one of my favorite Presidents was Ronald Reagan, and two of my favorite expressions that he used, and some Members will remember in some of the debates, he would use the phrase, ``Well, there you go again.'' He used that expression when…
I am really glad that I came down here tonight because this is the most honest and healthy debate I have heard so far about this bill, because what I read in the newspaper and what I have heard on the news and what I have heard from some…
I am so excited and proud to be part of this discussion tonight, because I think I speak on behalf of an awful lot of the freshman class this year, that Ronald Reagan was such a leader and such a symbol and such an inspiration to all of…
the Chinese philosopher Lao Tsu said that, ``the journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.'' Last week this House took a giant step toward fiscal sanity by passing the balanced budget amendment. Later this week, the House…
it is ironic that President Clinton will likely urge tonight that we raise the minimum wage as we debate unfunded mandate reform in the House. This proposal is another unfunded mandate that will kill jobs and hurt productivity. Does he…
last week, I returned to my district to attend a very sad funeral. Little Kelsey O'Niel was more than a neighbor girl; she was like a member of the family. She was the embodiment of the term ``cute as a bugs ear.'' She died suddenly last…
change is here, and change is good. After 40 years of one party's rule, last week, the new majority took the first critical steps to changing the House of Representatives. More change is on the way. In the next month, we will vote on a…
Mr. Speaker, when Vaclav Havel came and spoke to the American people, he quoted Thomas Jefferson when he said that ``Words are plentiful, but deeds are precious.'' The American people want action, not protracted debate. We must seize this…
my grandma used to say that it is wrong to teach our kids to do as I say and not as I do. As parents of three teenagers, my wife and I believe that we need to set a good example for our children. It is my fervent belief that this…
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