Eva M. Clayton: “We should stop a national policy of abandoning children simply because of the mistakes of their parents, but we should…”

we need to block this block grant proposal. This welfare reauthorization bill that the House leadership has finally brought to the floor still contains a proposal to allow five States to elect a food stamp block grant in lieu of the…

I think both of my colleagues' points are very timely, and it has to be understood in the context of our wanting to have a program that would have an impact immediately, that would not be a permanent fix, meaning that we want something…

I am concerned about the threat that Saddam Hussein poses to the world at large, and I am concerned about Saddam Hussein's willingness to thumb his nose at rest of the world. However, these are not my only concerns. I am also deeply…

I come before this body again to seek additional resources for our struggling and rural communities, along with a safety net for our farmers. Both I think can happen. Clearly, agriculture has long played and continues to play an important…