Eva M. Clayton

Some of us, including myself, take the budget process seriously; and we also take the budget as an important document. We consider the Federal budget an important document because it is the document that we use to speak to the needs and…

Mr. Speaker, at the onset, I would like to emphatically state my opposition to this rule, because this process is shameful and insulting. Mr. Speaker, this process is shameful and insulting because it denies an opportunity to act…

That is an interesting observation. I was reading something on the United Nations report. Poverty and HIV are related. AIDS is not a disease of poverty, but they become intertwined and connected because having AIDS moves one to the point…

But the one thing that we are happy to say is that that has now presented us proceeds of over $600,000 that we are giving to different health facilities to treat persons, especially women and children, with this very deadly disease. It was…

I do not know in the gentleman's area, but I am looking at health statistics and I am seeing an increase in sexually- transmitted diseases domestically. We see syphilis, other transmissible disease, things we thought were long cured or no…

We are simply trying to raise their sensitivity with this. I just think people of good conscience cannot look at the epidemic and turn away. If you do, it says just volumes about where you are not, not where you are.

I think we are all sensitive when we raise a flag and say this is a problem, that people will want to reject us because indeed we are repeating. But we have to do what we have to do to get them to know. I am confident that when people…

I did mention a little bit about the incidence increasing in my district. I live in a rural district, as the gentlewoman knows. She has been to my district. Sometimes in a rural area, we do not think what happens to cities happens to a…

Mr. Speaker, given the loss of lives AIDS has caused internationally, the destruction of entire communities, and the long-term impact of economic growth, we should strengthen our commitment and effort to fight the devastating disease. With…

I can say unequivocally, though, that every member of the Congressional Black Caucus has made this a centerpiece, a priority, in this Congress as well as Congresses before and Congresses to come, because this is a very critical issue. And…

this morning, I received some very disturbing news about the passing of the Reverend Leon Sullivan, founder and Chairman of OIC International. Reverend Sullivan was a genuine example of civility and social commitment. He was a leader of…

We are on record as saying we do not want to raid the Medicare Trust Fund, and this simply says it cannot be raided to pay for the additional moneys needed for prescription drugs. I want to commend the gentleman from Iowa for putting…

First of all, we are trying to make sure that we have a minimal amount of moneys, and that is the same amount that the Senate put for Medicare. We are trying to make sure that at least that amount of money, which has been recognized by…

I rise before my colleagues to talk about the HIV and AIDS pandemic. The AIDS pandemic has devastated many countries in Africa, leaving few men and women and children untouched. Sub-Sahara Africa has been far more severely infected by AIDS…

The second one, there was a resolution at the beginning of the session that said we will not take any moneys out of the Social Security Trust Fund or the Medicare Trust Fund; so we are simply saying those dollars should not be financed out…

I rise today in support of estate tax relief for farmers and working Americans. I come from a rural district where a great many of my constituents make their livelihoods from farming. On paper, they look wealthy. In reality, they may not…

I oppose this rule and I oppose the plan. If we choose wisely, we can provide very sensible tax relief for all Americans, we can pay down the national debt, we can invest in the priorities of the American people and the people of my…

I oppose this rule which violates U.S. House Budget principles by allowing consideration of a tax proposal prior to the adoption of a budget resolution. The President's tax cuts are too big, are based on fuzzy math and unreliable long-term…

Mr. Speaker, it is important, and it is also very appropriate during Black History Month, for us to reflect upon and recall the struggles this Nation has experienced in our continuing quest to ensure that all our citizens are able to…

I rise in objection to the Florida electoral votes, and I rise to object to the process that, indeed, that voters do count, the essence of democracy demands that we speak to it.

Mr. Speaker, next year this Congress will be without the wit, the wisdom, insight, genius of one who has become a fixture and a fact of life. That loss is irreplaceable. In the next Congress, we will be without my friend, our colleague…

we observed World Food Day last week, and we paused to recognize that hunger is still a way of life for far too many in America and around the world. It is for that reason that I rise once again to urge this House and this Congress to pass…

I intend to vote for the conference report because it has many national priorities and local priorities that are important to the Nation's constituents and my constituents. Among the provisions that are in this agreement is funding for…

I was not necessarily opposed to the bill, formally entitled the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act. I was opposed to not having a debate about it. But with such vitally important legislation, in an area of critical…

hunger is an issue that many in America would prefer to ignore, and I perhaps wish I did not have to speak on it. I have spoken on this before and have said many of the things I must repeat again. The economy is soaring for some. In fact…