I say to the gentleman, ``Mr. Shuster, you are a gentleman, and I know that you would in no way ever intentionally mislead anyone. The amendment that I offered does not use the words `Clean Water Act' because I also am not totally in favor…

let me begin by complementing our chairman pro tempore on his extremely judicious use of his authority today. It really was refreshing to have a bill come to the floor under an open rule and let Members talk about it. I am saying that as a…

I was a city councilman when Federal revenue sharing funds were cut out. The biggest issue we faced back then was upgrading the Bay St. Louis sewage treatment plant. Had it not been for Federal mandate, that all-Democratic board would…

Mr. Chairman, would either of the gentlemen be willing to pay the cost incurred to the Federal Government out of their pocket, should this be brought to the court by some city that does not want to fulfill its obligation to clean up its…

But, I say to the gentleman from California [Mr. Rohrabacher], I was a city councilman when they cut back on Federal revenue sharing. I was a city councilman when the biggest issue we had was to upgrade the sewage treatment plant. Had it…

I hope that the Members with the many pursuits and the many requests on their time are taking the time to listen to this debate. Because I think it is one that has extremely far-reaching consequences. I have never been to Yugoslavia, nor…

I think the gentleman did an excellent job of explaining to the taxpaying citizens the responsibilities of running a school system and it is pretty much the same throughout our country. The locals pay for the buildings and the…