William Luther

Today represents what this Congress can accomplish when we work together in a bipartisan manner. Today this Congress is poised to pass legislation that will go a long way toward restoring the integrity of the equity markets and…

clearly, as in most bills that we have before us, there are some positive provisions. There are some positive provisions in this bill, but we should be very disappointed in the bill before the House today. Mr. Chairman, the administration…

I am from Minnesota, a State with a proud heritage of protecting our natural resources for future generations. In fact, in the late 1980s, Minnesota took part in enacting a multi-State ban on oil and gas drilling in the waters of the Great…

I particularly want to highlight sections 7 and 8 of the bill. Those sections reflect an amendment that I authored that was added with the support of the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Tauzin), with the support of other Members in the…

I merely want to say that currently more than one billion people, one-fifth of the world's population, live in extreme poverty. And that is what we are talking about here this evening. As long as poverty continues to plague the world…

before coming to Congress 5 years ago, I served in the Minnesota legislature for 20 years working on 2-year budgets. From that experience, there is no question in my mind that a 2-year budget is a better process. It would also, as has been…

This bill, Mr. Speaker, adds a new authority to the current program of paying rewards for information leading to the arrest of terrorist and narcotics suspects. It would allow the Secretary of State to pay rewards for war criminals who are…

I wish to also express my support for this legislation, and I commend the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) for bringing this before the House. The problem of child labor is truly a global one, as has been pointed out this evening. It…

I have been contacted by the Attorney General of my State, Hubert H. Humphrey III, and asked to try to clarify a technical legal point about the effect of this legislation. The State of Minnesota, through the office of Attorney General…

I support this resolution, and I urge its speedy adoption this evening. This resolution represents a constructive effort to deal with a very serious problem. Afghanistan and its people have suffered through foreign invasions, civil war and…

here we are today, with only a week or two left before the scheduled planned adjournment of the House, and still no debate has occurred on cleaning up our campaign finance system in this country. One of the big arguments used around here…

earlier this year we passed a balanced budget plan and a tax cut for the American people. We did it by working together. But today we are in danger of having that accomplishment marred by the refusal to clean up our political system. Mr…

First of all, please keep in mind that unlike the B-2 bomber, the D-5 missile is not a dual-use weapons system. There is no conventional warfare role for the D-5. Its sole utility is as a strategic nuclear weapon. If my colleagues are…

I rise in support of the McKinney amendment that aims to curb the proliferation of conventional weapons around the world. The push to sell arms overseas began in the early 1990's after the end of the cold war when Pentagon procurement of…

I strongly support the Paperwork Elimination Act. This legislation has again passed the House Small Business Committee with unanimous bipartisan support. It was one of the top recommendations of the 1995 White House Conference on Small…

I am joining with my colleague, the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Gutknecht], in offering this amendment to reduce and cap the number of political appointees in the executive branch at 2,300 effective September 30, 1997. The term…

a great American and fellow Minnesotan, Hubert Humphrey, once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and…

President Clinton's message last night was the message I heard from the Minnesotans I represent throughout last fall's campaign: If you work hard and play by the rules, you should be rewarded by a chance at achieving the American dream. As…