Eva M. Clayton

I wanted to just share for the record that as we talk about young people having children, I think we would be remiss if we did not see opportunities that we have here in Congress where we can intervene, and we have not done that. I know…

this is a new year and a new year of the 104th session, a brand-new opportunity for those of us in the House to begin to look backward and reflect and look forward hopefully to do a better job. One has been told that the month of January…

the Medicare cuts will hurt, but, for rural America, the Medicaid cuts will inflict unbearable pain. The majority proposes to cut Medicaid by $182 billion. What do these cuts mean? They mean that my State will lose $6.76 billion in…

I think yesterday we understood how democracy worked well for some and not well at all for others. If you have a lot of money and you are very wealthy and influential, you get a hearing, but also you get a great deal, too. But if you are…

this Saturday, September 16, in Rocky Mount, NC, I am hosting a youth summit. More than 800 young people have already confirmed that they will attend. They care about the future. These young people are encouraged by past success stories…

I want to share parts of a letter with the Members of the House that I received in August from 22 young people from the town of Edenton, NC, in my congressional district. These young people are either in high school or are recent graduates…

I rise, with some reluctance, in support of this bill. My reluctance grows out of the fact that, because this measure is on the Suspension Calendar, the ranking minority member, Mr. LaFalce, will not be able to offer a perfecting…

Mr. Chairman, this bill clearly demonstrates our Nation's commitment to education and to our youth, mostly words but not real resources. Where a Nation invests its resources indicates its priorities. Education should be our Nation's…

We would have you to balance your priority. We also would have you to recognize that is not ineffective, nonessential to make sure that senior citizens have heat in the winter and have air-conditioning in the summer. It is not ineffective…

I want to make the distinction that while we are asking our colleagues to reexamine and recommit to restoring the $81 million for the Indian education program, I want us to understand that this is not duplicative of the program that is…

Mr. Chairman, this is the season of sacrifice. We know that. But, why is it that we continue to pick on those least able to defend themselves--the children? I refer, of course, to that section of this bill that would eliminate the Office…

the majority intends to cut Medicare by $270 million. They have not yet told us what they will cut and how they will cut it, to reach that goal. And, they may not tell us until they have to tell us, just before this fiscal year ends in…

In February, the President proposed a modest increase in the minimum wage. Following the President's proposal, the Democratic leader introduced H.R. 940, the Working Wage Increase Act of 1995. Under H.R. 940, the minimum wage would be…

you can take each dollar that the majority plans to spend on the wealthy through their tax break and spend it on older Americans through Medicare and still have moneys to balance the budget come the year 2002. One wonders why there is such…

we now know that the majority proposes to reduce Medicare spending by $250 billion over the next 7 years. This will mean the average Medicare patient's benefits will be reduced by $132 in 1996 to $2,000 in the balanced budget year 2002…

we are now in the process of shaping a budget for America for the next fiscal year. Soon, we will consider reauthorization of a farm bill for the next several years. It is my hope that we will pass a budget bill and pass a farm bill. The…

by all accounts, there is at least a $3,500 billion hole in the budget that the majority will present to us next week. They want to balance the budget, and so do I. They do not want to cut Medicare, if possible; so do I. But they have also…

I think that, before we begin our legislative business, we must pause, remember, and offer our prayers to those who faced the senseless and brutal bombing in Oklahoma. I believe we can agree that a safe, secure, and open nation is…

we really are about fairness here. I would suggest to our former speaker that we sometimes want to see that fairness go both ways. Mr. Speaker, under the fictitious banner of a fair tax bill, there is a relentless and unswerving drive that…

I have always been told that it is more important to watch what one does rather than what one says. The Republicans say that this tax is not for the wealthy, but what do they do? More than 100 of their own Members signed a letter urging…

also being part of an American is to have equity, and part of it we think the compassion of this American society would say that those that are most vulnerable should not have to pay at the expense of allowing those who are the very rich…

many young people in America have made a choice, a choice to get an education, and to get a job and to pursue a career. They made the right choice that will give them a chance. The Republican Party, however, wants to take that chance from…

Mr. Speaker, there are winners and losers in this tax bill. Americans should know, making the tax bill fair to Americans and who wins and who loses in that should be reemphasized. I just want to ask the gentlewoman from Connecticut, who do…

we are confronted with yet another proposal for change. Too much change in too short a time--a ``dizzying disorientation,'' said the writer Toffler. The majority has outlined plans to abolish or restructure four programs that provide aid…

next week when we consider H.R. 4, the Personal Responsibility Act of 1995, I hope we will have a fair rule. I hope we will have an open rule. I have filed two amendments that I would present if the rules allow. My first amendment would…