Eva M. Clayton

this resolution really trivializes what is perhaps the most significant legislative initiative we will undertake this session. Our colleagues may disagree with the President's budget, but it does indeed balance. Our colleagues may not like…

I want to also challenge my colleagues to begin to think that we as a Nation have an opportunity to say that our children indeed are important, not only as we want to use them to talk about the balanced budget or use them to talk about…

our goal is a simple one: to fan the flames of cordiality and congeniality, with the hope of producing harmony. Does that mean that everyone in this House will be identical, the same, or will agree with each other? Harmony does not mean we…

the Washington Post has termed the efforts of our bipartisan retreat task force as a ``politics of politeness.'' I prefer to term our efforts as ``indispensable decency.'' There is no doubt in my mind that the rancor, the hostility, the…

I am delighted at last we will have a final vote on the minimum wage increase today. The American people wanted this, 8 out of 10, and I am pleased that both Democrats and Republicans also will make this a reality. Twelve million workers…

this amendment makes abundantly good sense for very good and practical reasons. If indeed we believe in our laws, we must have a structure for the enforcement. The EEOC is the structure that we have committed ourselves to for the…

we care about our young people, and contrary to what some believe, they care about themselves. Most of our young people want to be positive and want to be productive. Most of our young people want to join in the effort to begin to end the…

I want to respond to the distinguished chair of the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill that he said that I am supporting, I am delighted to be supporting, Castle-Tanner, really indeed allows States to provide for vouchers, wherein his…

In an ideal world we would provide something to wear, something to eat, and a place to sleep for all of our children, even those who happen to be born in circumstances not of their own creation or their own will. In an ideal world we would…

we have a rare opportunity in this Congress, an opportunity to support a bill that is both bipartisan and bicameral. We must and we will have welfare reform. The question is, how will we have welfare reform? But the bill the majority is…

some in Congress have demonized the poor, that they have become the poster children for all that is wrong in America. They have convinced the American people that the welfare mothers and their children have caused a great debt that our…

this week this House will consider H.R. 3734, a bill which proposes to reform welfare. Our welfare system needs to be reformed. Reform, however, implies improvement, correction for the better. The bill we will consider, which is H.R. 3734…

I want to commend all of those involved in this important issue of providing education and other resources for our Nation. Mr. Chairman, although there are many features of this bill that are better than last year, there are far many more…

I rise to support the Furse amendment and to say we should find ways to sustain our forests. We should not find ways to rapidly disregard our environmental standards. This does not mean there are not opportunities to salvage dead and dying…

we should indeed ask ourselves what are the implications of this Medicare discussion. Are they the realities my colleagues on the other side say? Well, the realities of cutting $168 million from rural America in the State I come from will…

I rise in support of H.R. 3525, the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996. This bill would amend title 18, the criminal title of the U.S. Code by facilitating prosecution and increasing penalties against those who would do violence to houses…

Mr. Speaker, the recent rash of burnings of African-American churches has cut a swath of destruction across this Nation and has called into question America's will to resist racism. The President has responded swiftly, outlining a four…

I would disagree a little bit with my colleague from Massachusetts, Mr. Frank. I would say that the Republicans did not hear, or maybe they did not listen and did not want to hear the American people when they said indeed that what they…

I urge a ``no'' vote on the Kolbe-Lowey amendment because it is indeed unfair. It is unfair because the peanut industry and agriculture has made an honest attempt, notwithstanding those who are not satisfied that we have not gone far…

It is time for this body to speak with the voice of reason. It is time for this body to speak with the voice of leadership. It is time for people of reason to speak out against the church bombings, and certainly this House should make it…

there have been 32 suspicious fires at African-American churches across the United States since 1995. It is time for Congress to stand up and speak out. Last Thursday, when the Matthews-Murkland Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC, became…

I do want to raise the issue about rural development because I spoke on this floor before about rural development and on both sides we acknowledged there was a need. As I remember, when it went to conference, we had to work it out with the…

church buildings can be burned to the ground, but the spirit of the church will always stand. The recent rash of church arsons in African-American communities throughout the United States leaves one wondering if anyplace is safe, if…

both President Clinton and Governor Hunt of my State have declared May as Teenager Pregnancy Prevention Month. Many are observing National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month because it has been shown that many more teenagers become pregnant…

Mr. Speaker, I want to say that I stand in strong support for increasing the minimum wage. We have an opportunity today in America, both Democrats and Republicans, to do something meaningful for millions of working Americans. I think it is…