Bill Barrett: “This important legislation will improve transparency in the bond market that will be beneficial to those purchasing…”

agriculture needs to have the International Monetary Fund recharged so that our markets in Asia and elsewhere can once again become stable trading partners. Yet, we have heard some say Congress should not recharge the reserves because the…

Do opponents of the English language instruction want a Nation divided by our inability to speak a common language? I think not. I know not. But as the gentleman from Pennsylvania has already stated, this bill simply lets communities and…

Mr. Chairman, the President wants voluntary tests identifying individuals, schools and States as meeting or failing voluntary education standards. His education plan calls for voluntary tax credits to build more schools. He is also…

I rise with great pleasure in support of H.R. 782, the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000. Today's consideration of H.R. 782 does bring to the floor a very solid, very significant bipartisan legislative accomplishment that is 5 long…