I strongly support H.R. 3616, the Impact Aid Reauthorization Act. In addition to its other important components, this legislation includes a critical provision that would help federally impacted schools in North Dakota and across the…

today I support H.R. 701, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) introduced by House Resources Chairman Don Young and Ranking Member George Miller. This legislation has been referred as ``the most comprehensive conservation and…

I intend tonight to address the issue of social security. I am pleased to see that the candidates for president are each speaking to this vital issue, and I want in the next several minutes to present some background in terms of what is…

the Administration, as part of its fiscal year 2001 budget request, submitted a supplemental request for $6.6 million to begin planning, engineering, and design as well as an environmental review of an emergency outlet for Devils Lake…

I join the National Association of Counties, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Council of State Governments, and the National Association of Towns and Townships, and the National Conference of State Legislatures in opposing H.R. 2372…

I want to commend the two preceding speakers for recognizing Mr. Brick. All too often I think those that serve us so well do not get the particular commendation that they are so richly deserving of; and I am very pleased that this…

It is fun for a change to participate in a debate on a bill that enjoys broad bipartisan support, improving the Social Security program that we have for our seniors. It is time we lift the earnings limit. We need to do this as part of a…

Reclaiming my time and on that point, there are three ways you shore up Social Security for the long haul. One way to do it is cut benefits. We are going to run out of the Social Security trust fund in the year 2034, so what are we going…

I have quoted the Wall Street Journal that says even with the 1 percent cut, the Labor, Education, Health bill expected to be passed by the Senate on Monday includes major spending increases over the last year. That is what I believe that…

Reclaiming my time, the parties have agreed on some fundamental principles of budgeting. Going to use real numbers, commonly agreed to, as scored by the Congressional Budget Office, an office established for that very purpose. Secondly, we…

I think we got into serious deficit trouble in the 1980s because we had phony numbers, and what this outfit is doing is using once again phony numbers. Let us just put it in a family context. Let us say, for example, I make a living on…

I commend my colleagues, good men, good men all, and certainly articulate advocates for their position. I am pleased to be able to represent a different view because, quite frankly, there is more to this story than we have just heard, and…

Now, the Congressional Budget Office has said that is not true. In fact, it shows that they are into the Social Security Trust Fund to the tune of $17 billion. It says if they wanted to actually get that money down so it was not in the…

I would like to see us start as we push toward conclusion by at least being honest with the American people. Maybe they will agree with our side; maybe they will agree with that side, but we owe it to the people we are here to represent to…

No longer can we sit idly by, as the cycle of violence not only goes on, but oftentimes worsens.

Domestic violence is one of our Nation's most prevalent, yet misunderstood, tragedies.

Congress, however, cannot act alone. The House of Representatives cannot pass a law to ban domestic violence. The Senate cannot force attitudes to change.

During this month of awareness, therefore, I am proud to also mark the fifth anniversary of one of the most important stands Congress has ever taken against domestic violence: the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

If we're not part of the solution, we're part of the problem.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In my home State of North Dakota, as well as across the Nation, citizens have already participated in numerous activities, such as candlelight vigils, 'Take Back the Night' rallies, and other…

We must carry a big stick to return fairness and freedom to the marketplace.

I rise first to commend the leadership of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Combest) in bringing this bill to the floor today. The chairman has proven himself, in his time so far as the Committee on Agriculture chairman, to be a square…

we are at the 11th hour in the appropriations process to get the funding for the United States Government in place by the beginning of the next fiscal year. This is an hour where the American people have a right to expect straight talk and…

I am very pleased to join my colleague Representative Dreier in introducing the Youth Financial Education Act.

This legislation will go a long way towards preparing our young people for their financial future, and I urge my colleagues to support it.