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I do not believe any Congress should allow any President to send our troops into any sovereign nation without the authorization of Congress. We in Congress are negligent if we do not insist on this restriction and, if necessary, refuse the…
this Congress has every legitimate reason to be deeply concerned about the President's barrage of, count them, 280 Executive Orders. Congressional authority is clearly at risk. Nowhere is it written that the President has any authority to…
as a former teacher, I understand the importance of a good education and the foundation it builds for our youth. Our schools, both public and private, must establish curricula designed to challenge students and to reward classroom…
we have all heard that we have now done it. We have balanced the budget. We have solved the deficit problem. Lots of talk. No more deficits. Now we have a surplus. Lot of talk. How should we spend it? How should we spend it? Well, we could…
to date, the President has issued 278 executive orders. A number of these have infringed on the powers and duties of Congress as dictated by Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. One was even rescinded by Congress last year…
I am a former teacher from Everett, Washington. Over the 30 years I have taught in Everett, there are now thousands of former students in Washington State and scattered across the Nation. I know how crucial the education improvements in…
I rise in support of H.R. 3899. H.R. 3899 provides greater opportunities for homeownership by increasing the FHA adjustable rate mortgages, the ARMs, while protecting the FHA program. The Secretary of HUD will have the discretion to…
Republicans have a message for the President: ``Don't shut down the government, Mr. President. Don't shut down the government as a way to divert attention from the ethical problems now plaguing the White House.'' The differences between…
Very simply, Mr. Chairman, my amendment would repeal section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996. Mr. Chairman, section 110 is a bad provision. This section, if this section was implemented it…
I have been a strong opponent of section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 because of the potential harm that could be inflicted on my district and across the entire northern border.
I have strongly supported campaign finance reform legislation for years and I have worked very hard for Washington State's excellent campaign finance reform bill, but our basic task today is to pass the Shays-Meehan bill. Many of the…
right now it is about 6:30 a.m. on the West Coast. Imagine if you are waking up and for some reason the power is off and your alarm did not ring. The toaster will not work and the TV will not turn on. The faucet and shower are not working…
I want to just add that campaign finance reform is critical to restoring citizen confidence in our election process, and I think this is a part of it.
this legislation defines the Republican commitment to reduction of the tax burden on working Americans and thereby taking a mighty step toward ensuring a brighter future for people of all income levels. I am proud to be an original…
over the recess I had opportunity to visit Youth in Action in Mount Vernon, Washington, which is a city in my district. Youth in Action was created in Washington State to encourage school age children living in multifamily housing to…
this year Norway plans to increase the hunting of whales by 30 percent. Yes, my colleagues heard me correctly. The Norwegians plan to kill 671 whales this year. This action will violate the moratorium imposed on commercial whaling in 1982…
This amendment would simply change the law to allow federally chartered financial institutions that have the word ``Federal'' in their name or in their title to opt for a State banking charter if they so choose. Last year, when this issue…
I simply think it is misleading and it would also assist in the tendency that this bill will promote having national banks convert to a State charter. That is the effect, I think, of the governing structures that we have created in the…
If my amendment goes through, that is correct. Many of them have had the name for a long time and would like to transfer to a State charter without having to change their name.
as the Chairman has noted, the volume of international trade passing through Washington State's ports has snarled traffic at dozens of at-grade rail-highway crossing in the Puget Sound region. As the Chairman knows, public and private…
recently one of the television networks presented a new production of Herman Melville's Moby Dick. As we all know, this is a drama about a whale hunt in the 18th century. In this drama, Melville gives a detailed and gory account of a whale…
from the first bullet fired at Lexington to the jungles of Vietnam and the sand dunes of the Persian Gulf, this Nation has asked its citizens to step forward and defend the ideals and principles upon which representative self-government is…
I rise in support of H.R. 217 and its goal of giving local communities greater flexibility in reducing homelessness. I was concerned about homeless veterans before I arrived in Congress. I am pleased now to be able to do something for…
8 years ago it became apparent that producers of organic foods were having a marketing problem. The public was confused about what organic meant. The label ``organic food'' was being cheapened by the public confusion. So, in 1990 the…
the American people now know that the Internal Revenue Service has been breaking the law for over 10 years. Recently the IRS admitted the use of quotas. Charles Rossotti, the present IRS Commissioner, said, this demonstrates that the…
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