Jim Ramstad

Mr. Chairman, for the first time in many American voters' memories politicians are keeping their promises. The new House majority promised tax relief, and we are keeping our promise. The new majority promised to pay for our tax cuts and…

Mr. Chairman, I too rise in strong support of this amendment. Vicarious liability is plain and simple: liability without fault. Every month car dealers, rental companies and leasing firms are held liable under these vicarious liability…

The present bill I am sure the gentleman recognizes applies to all civil actions, as it properly should.

it was certainly thought if it applied, the limitation on punitive damages applied to products cases, it should apply to all civil actions.

over the last 30 years the Federal Government has only balanced its budget one time: in 1969. One balanced budget in 30 years. Madam Speaker, time and time again Congress has provided unwilling and unable to balance the budget. Time and…

What a long way we have come in dealing straight with the American people. Less than 17 months ago, this body cast aside basic fairness and imposed unprecedented retroactive tax increases. American taxpayers were aghast to learn that the…

I rise today to join many of our colleagues in calling for the repeal of the unfair Social Security earnings test. Our Nation's older workers should not be penalized for remaining vital participants in the work force. But that is exactly…

I rise in strong support of the national stalker and domestic violence amendment offered by Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts. As a strong supporter of the Violence Against Women Act, I know how important it is for Congress to take strong steps…

with all the media hype about ``three strikes and you're out,'' more cops on the beat and the death penalty, it is no surprise that three sections of the House crime bill dealing with crimes against children have received little attention…

this past Sunday began as a warm, beautiful spring day in Minnesota. As they have done for years, young people gathered at Lyndale Field next to Richfield High School in my district, to play soccer. Then in broad daylight, into a crowd of…

Mr. Chairman, Edmund Burke put it best when he said the primary function of Government is to keep people safe in their homes and neighborhoods. If that is the primary function of Government, then Government at all levels has failed the…

one of the most fraudulent budget practices of Congress is being exposed today. In the Kasich budget, Republicans adopted legislation introduced by Representative Cox and me, to eliminate the so-called current services budget baseline…

today, with over 3,000 of my constituents who have called on this issue since last Friday, I rise in strong support of the Armey amendment to H.R. 6. These lists represent only calls, and each sheet contains 8 to 10 calls; the single…

Mr. Chairman, my amendment is both reasonable and straightforward. Under my amendment, an independent counsel may be removed for good cause for failure to comply with the standards of conduct which are set forth in the independent counsel…

This is a very straightforward amendment, and I did not think it would be a controversial amendment. It simply says that if the independent counsel fails to comply with standard Department of Justice policies, and those are accepted widely…

a year ago at the dawn of a new Presidential administration, Americans eagerly awaited enactment of the promised middle-income tax cut. We all know what happened. No tax cut. Instead, retroactive tax increases--even on the dead. I am sure…

my constituents last week gave me a clear message to pass on to all of you. At three town meetings during the week temperatures plunged to 35 degrees below zero, over 250 people turned out to express their concerns. They want us to take…