Norvell Emerson: “how can the gentleman say there is no example if, in fact, two-thirds of my district was going to be tied up?”

I read an interesting article in today's Washington Times about a retired Air Force colonel, Ed Hubbard, a former POW in Vietnam, who traveled down to Miami this week to have a press conference where he was awarded with some medals for his…

If soft money is so corrupting, why then does the gentleman allow any soft money to be legal in this bill?

I want to thank the Speaker of the House for his graciousness in letting us bring this bill to the floor for debate tonight. And speaking of the leadership in the House, I thought it would be important to all my colleagues for a little…

Following the section that he read, there is then language that gives the Secretary very broad discretion in adding countries as she, or he in the future, whatever, may desire, subject to safety standards.