Eva M. Clayton

The Ed-Flex bill certainly has many features in it. The issue is not whether we are for that or against it, but it is that there are other important issues to make it better. Last week, all of the school systems were reporting out how…

I believe this bill can be improved by amending it to provide for the hiring of 1,000 new teachers. The need for such an amendment is apparent. Schools across this Nation are struggling because student enrollment has drastically increased…

today is a very sad day for this House and this country. I rise in opposition to these articles of impeachment. What we say today will be soon forgotten but what we do will be remembered throughout history. We are considering articles of…

Eating and learning are two very important functions for the young people of this Nation and for my State of North Carolina, yet both of those functions are threatened because this Congress would rather focus on the President than to fight…

this is the fourth Continuing Resolution that has come before us--four times we have delayed the important business of keeping the government running. Perhaps when we conclude this business, we can get on with the business of the American…

I rise in support of H.R. 3899, the American Homeownership Act. Although I know there are provisions that every item in there is not picture perfect, but nevertheless this is indeed a big step in the right direction if we want to make sure…

Before the 105th Congress adjourns, we must be certain we conclude all of the unfinished business before this Congress, especially in the area of agriculture and in education. Looking at agriculture, it is a travesty that the…

in time, the American people will grade this Congress on its performance toward improving education. Teachers, parents and even students will examine what this Congress has or has not done to make our educational systems better. Sadly, I…

I rise in support of H.R. 3528, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998. This Bill passed the House in April, by a vote of 405 to 2, and it is here again, with Senate Amendments. Alternative Dispute Resolution is commonly referred…

As we consider launching an impeachment inquiry, it is useful to contemplate the lessons we have learned about impeachment. In 1775 Patrick Henry made this profound statement, "I know of no way of judging the future but by the past." This…

Why is it that we refuse to help small farmers and ranchers to succeed, yet we refuse to let big business fail? Why is that small farmers and ranchers get little help, while big business gets much help? Small farmers and ranchers are…

Good, quality and affordable education in post secondary institutions is a goal to which all of us should aspire. Our goal is to provide students with the tools they may use to pursue higher education by authorizing the maximum Pell grant…

Mr. Speaker, Social Security is the most important program that we have that is working. It makes the difference between the elderly living in poverty, and to convince them that taking 10 percent of their safety net, that they are helping…

I am amazed that my Republican colleagues are saying it is the President and the administration who are politicizing the census. That is not true. But do not take my word for it. I would like to borrow some of the words from editorials…

small businesses have been at the very core of our commercial activities since our Nation's beginnings. In the last decade large numbers of women had the opportunity to become small business owners. However, as of about 1996, women owned a…

When a child has a disease that can be cured, should the decision of whether to provide needed treatment be made by a doctor and the child's parents or by bureaucrats who are counting dollars and cents? When a wife or mother has had a…

Mr. Chairman, next year the Chicago Bulls may be without their superstar, Michael Jordan. If so, that will be an irreplaceable loss. In the next Congress, we will be without our superstar, my friend, our colleague Louis Stokes. That will…

the way that Americans choose and obtain and pay their physician has changed drastically over the last 10 years. Ten years ago, less than 30 percent of the people with health care insurance coverage were in managed care programs. Today…

I am excited about this legislation because it provides more opportunities for college students ages 18 through 24 to register to vote. This group, one of the most mobile groups in this country, has the lowest voter participation rate of…

I thank you for being with us, but thank you for who you are and, more importantly, I thank you for what I think you will become. All of you are very special, but one of you comes from my district. So, Monique Jackson, I expect great…

I too want to join and commend the leadership on both sides of the House for bringing this bill to this point and hope that the delicate, carefully crafted, bipartisan compromise conference report is indeed overwhelmingly supported…

as we discuss our budget, we are really discussing the priorities that the American people have for the utilization of its resources. And certainly any budget discussion should include a variety of alternatives. Indeed, the majority denied…

I also want to emphasize the fact that this may be an unfunded mandate in its technical sense, but you have a way to close this and you also have a way of correcting the unintended result. Please know when you vote yes for the gentleman…

This bill is a well-crafted, balanced bill, and it is much needed in rural areas. But I cannot find the rationale for leaving out of scope the legal immigrants.

this rule is, indeed, unfortunate, because agricultural research provided for in the committee bill is much needed, for a variety of reasons. I cannot conceive that we would think feeding legal immigrants is any less important than any…