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this debate today should not be about politics; it should be about people. The substitute offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) I believe is a better way to go about dealing with the problems that we face. We need to support…
I rise to ask each Member to seriously consider voting for this resolution. As I enter this debate, I think it is worthwhile tonight at 7 o'clock here in Washington to take into account the votes that we have taken and the messages that we…
I urge all Members, Republican and Democratic, to vote against this resolution, and I urge you to do it for three simple reasons: First, the language in this resolution is unnecessary. I was at a meeting a few minutes ago in the White…
Mr. Speaker, in the 105th Congress we honored Nelson Mandela, the father of the struggle for freedom and equality in South Africa, with Congress' highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal. Now, in the 106th Congress, we have the…
I have always believed that Congress should be involved in decisions by our government to send our armed services into harm's way. I really believe it is best to first commit the people and then commit the troops. However, I object…
I stood on this floor yesterday and implored all of us to say that the politics of slash and burn must end. I implored all of us that we must turn away from the politics of personal destruction and return to the politics of values. It is…
this vote today is taking place on the wrong day, and we are doing it in the wrong way. I am disappointed and I am saddened by the actions of the majority, in both the timing and in the method that we are considering the most important act…
if I can reclaim my time and conclude, I would simply ask again in an earnest way, in a heartfelt way, that the majority would consider what we have said about doing this debate and taking this under consideration while our young men and…
Ronald Reagan stood in this Chamber nearly a decade ago and attacked the Congress for sending him a massive last-minute appropriation bill. Well, here we go again. This bill is 4,000 pages long and weighs over 40 pounds. And at that time…
first I want to express all of our deep feeling of sympathy for the family of Matthew Shepard and for the friends and all the people that knew Matthew Shepard personally. He was taken from his family by a heinous act, an evil act, an…
rural America is in a crisis. Farmers across this country are struggling to survive natural disasters and commodity prices that are at a two-decade low. Driven down by the economic slide in Asia, farmers are being forced to sell crops at…
the decision that we make today is a decision that every American would understand. In our lives, in our families, we all face fundamental decisions. Often those decisions are financial decisions. We have to decide whether or not to have…
I rise to salute Mark McGwire and his extraordinary feat in setting a new, single-season home run record. Throughout this season, Americans have been treated to one of the most incredible sporting achievements of our lifetime. The…
I have been a Cardinal fan my entire life... I most want to be for this resolution today because of that and because of what that means to Americans and what that means to all of our people.
we enter a period of great importance for our people's House of Representatives and for our country. As has been said, next to declaring war, nothing we do here rises to the importance of this decision. I will vote for this rule today, but…
there is a great saying by a great person who once said, ``Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'' Republicans have failed to learn from our past experiences with the 1990 census, at the cost of leaving out…
the Executive Order Mr. Hefley seeks to nullify is not about providing special status to gay and lesbian Americans in federal hiring and employment. It's simply about providing them with the same protections against discrimination that are…
first, I want to thank the Speaker of the House and the majority leader and the majority whip and all of the Members of the House who today with one voice bring this resolution in memory and to honor the memory of these two great officers…
the bill that the Republican leadership has brought to the floor is what happens when they bring a bill that they really do not believe in, when they bring a bill that is really designed to be political cover to address an area they really…
I would begin my statement today with a question that I think all of us have to ask as we decide which way we are going to vote. The question is, if we had kept in place in the mid-1980s a policy of constructive engagement with South…
I urge a ``no'' vote on the conference report, and I urge an ``aye'' vote on the Rangel motion to recommit. I believe with all my heart that this issue, education and child rearing, is the most important issue that faces us as a people. We…
this budget is our common sense vision, our road map for a new century and a new economy. Our budget rejects the misguided and extreme policies and priorities of this Republican slash-and-burn budget and comes up with a moderate and…
Ideally we are able to put aside our partisan interests and consider the people's business, if not with a blank slate, at least with an open mind. The Speaker of the House has an even greater duty. He not only represents his district and…
this is, to put it simply, a public health issue. If we are to fight against drugs and drug use and against further cases of HIV, we have to ask local governments and scientists to help us with the best way to bring about the prevention of…
I support this bipartisan effort to further a national dialogue on Social Security. Social Security is the towering achievement of our democracy in the twentieth century. It has bestowed on millions of Americans a measure of financial…
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