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I rise in support of H.R. 2846, a bill prohibiting any new Federal testing without specific congressional authority. Let me first say that we do not need another achievement test for our Nation's students. Let me name a few of the tests we…
I think the definition of impeachment should include any criminal act plus willful failure of the President to fulfill his duty to uphold and execute the laws of the United States.
I think the country would be spared a lot of agony and the government could worry about inflation and a lot of other problems if he'd resign.
I think it's plain that the President should resign and spare the country the agony of this impeachment and removal proceeding.
just when we thought it could not get any worse, we find out about another outrage at the IRS. The deeper we dig, the more we find out that the IRS is a rogue agency that abuses its power. Congress asks, who is responsible? And what kind…
I rise in support of the U.S. Caribbean Trade Partnership Act. This bill, introduced by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Archer] and the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Crane], extends duty-free access for 14 months to certain products such as…
I am wondering if some of my liberal friends on the other side of the aisle can help me with a question that is puzzling me. Why is it that it is selfish when we wish to keep what belongs to us, whereas it is compassion when we wish to…
I ask for assurance that the conference outcome is consistent with existing law as set forth in Public Law 94-455, establishing that Congress wants to encourage ESOPs, not choke them to death with unreasonable rules and regulations.
Thursday, October 9 was a very sad day for basketball and sports fans alike. After 36 seasons as head coach of the North Carolina Tarheels, Dean Smith, the ultimate competitor, left his post and passed the reins to his longtime assistant…
last Congress I proposed legislation to merge two Federal workplace safety and health agencies, OSHA and MSHA, into a single agency. In my view, merging these two agencies would more effectively promote workplace safety. It would also help…
I strongly support providing the District of Columbia with the flexibility and choice to waive the Davis-Bacon Act to help complete emergency school repair projects. Opponents of this modest effort claim the sky is falling in and that this…
I am sure you have heard by now about the Davis-Bacon fraud that was going on Oklahoma. After long investigations by the Oklahoma Department of Labor, the FBI indicted and a Federal judge convicted a labor union official for falsely…
the testimony presented last week in the Committee on Education and the Workforce and in other recent hearings makes it apparent that the National Labor Relations Board is an out-of-control Government bureaucracy. Under the direction of…
I have been following these accusations of campaign finance scandals and reform and outrageous political corruption with great interest. But I must admit, I am having an awfully hard time keeping up. My Democrat friends insist that it is…
if any issue goes to the heart of the concept that every child should have a shot at the American dream, education is it. Without a good education, many dreams will lie forever beyond the reach of those who wish to get ahead in life. But…
I am proud to report that I am a cosponsor of the Budget Enforcement Act, a bill to reform the Federal budget process. If enacted, this bill will establish in law the budgetary outcomes projected to result from the 1997 balanced budget…
In 1962, 35 years ago, my wife and I went to El Salvador to help in developing their economy. It was peaceful and quiet then, the war had not started, and we have been working ever since to continue that growth and the growth in the…
I often wonder if the other side has forgotten what motivated people from every corner of the globe to come to our shores throughout history. Indeed, the forefathers of the very same people who reflexively attack the idea of tax cuts as…
I wanted to speak in favor of H.R. 1853, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act Amendments. As a businessman who had to hire many people through my business lifetime, the most frustrating thing that occurs is when a person…
remember when a tax cut meant paying less taxes? That was not too long ago. Taxes were something you paid, not something you got. The tax cuts I am talking about are tax cuts that reduce the amount you pay. A tax cut does not mean that…
ever wonder what the Family Economic Income of the President is? Let us see. The President's salary is about $200,000 a year. But then the Treasury Department's calculates his income is actually a lot more than that, even if it is not. For…
Last year Mr. Speaker, the AFL-CIO offered approximately 1,000 3-week summer internship jobs to college students, who received a weekly stipend of $210 for their work. They called it the union summer. From press accounts it appeared that…
it is time to give credit where credit is due. In today's Washington Post on the front page there is an article announcing that the budget could be balanced ahead of schedule. The budget could be balanced as early as next year. How can we…
White House figures showing that the tax cut package mainly benefits the rich have as much credibility as an Oliver Stone movie. Like Oliver Stone, the Treasury Department has decided to make stuff up. It is even worse than that. Like…
Once again, Mr. Speaker we find ourselves debating the renewal of most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China. It has become an annual exercise, one that exposes the deep division in our Nation over our relationship with…
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