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today, before I start, I want to say to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Mrs. Clayton) and to the people of North Carolina that my heart and the heart of my constituents go out to them. We know what they are going through, although I…
In the 1998 Omnibus Appropriations bill I am pleased to acknowledge inclusion of the Internet Tax Moratorium Act. In the act Congress makes clear that a limited moratorium, accompanied by a careful review of all Internet and electronic…
I rise because of the process of this bill more than anything. As my colleagues heard earlier today, at about 4 o'clock we got this bill, 40 pounds, 4,000 pages, $500 billion, and nobody, nobody has read this bill. Maybe a few staff…
Mr. Speaker, when I got here 4 years ago, I always heard that we could not cut taxes because there was a deficit. And now we cannot cut taxes because there is a surplus. But we have not heard the same debate on the Y2K debate, or on…
If present I would have voted `no' on the Shays-Meehan substitute. When it comes to restricting political participation, the courts have consistently ruled on the side of free speech. So-called good government proposals banning certain…
Mr. Speaker, it has been the fourth year I have had an opportunity to work on this issue, and for the last three I have always voted with my colleagues on the right here in favor of renewing MFN. Last year I gave a statement that said that…
This issue really is about children, though, and parental consent and the parents having some say. If a child is not going to tell his or her parent about a possible abortion that they want to seek, they are not going to seek the parents'…
one of the great legends of college football retired this season. Dr. Tom Osborne has led the Nebraska Cornhuskers for the past 25 years, and everyone who has watched was saddened by his departure. Tom Osborne is Cornhusker football. As a…
I would like to identify myself with the remarks of the previous speaker. I agree. And today's debate would not be needed if last week's event would not have occurred during the Treasury-Postal debate. It was last week that we were…
this bill is perhaps the best piece of small business legislation to come down the pike in over 40 years. Think about it: Capital gains reductions, death tax reforms, helping the independent contractor, the small business owner. The No. 1…
I want to thank some of the people who helped in bringing this legislation to the floor. When Senator Brownback initially approached me with the idea of introducing this legislation on the House side just a month ago, I was not sure that…
last Friday, Nebraska lost one of its finest. Former University of Nebraska football coach and athletic director Bob Devaney passed away, but not before leaving a legacy that will never be forgotten in the Cornhusker State and in the rank…
today I rise in support and in tribute to Roger Kassebaum from Millard North High School in Omaha, NE. Roger is a high school teacher there and the lead curriculum design teacher for NASA's KidSat program. KidSat is a program in…
7 days ago this little girl's mother died of cancer. She was diagnosed with cancer 5 rac{1}{2} months into the pregnancy, but under this rule and under this bill, she could have chosen to have aborted the baby. She could have chosen to…
we hear a lot about the life of the mother, but that is in this bill, right here. It says, ``it is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness or injury.'' Mr. Speaker, in the name of…
1 week ago today, we buried a lady from my district by the name of Margie Janovich. The story of Margie Janovich I shared last week with the American people, a story that she had struggled with the fight of cancer for 18 months, but I…
Today in Omaha, NE, we had a funeral for a young lady that has meant a lot to me over the last 2 years. Her name was Margie Janovich. Margie was an inspiration, I think, not only to Omaha, but after people hear about her story, will be an…
Americans unequivocally support the concept of term limits. Poll after poll will reflect this. But this past fall, voters across the country approved term limit amendments to their State constitutions, giving further credence to what we…
Today represents another step in our efforts to end wasteful Government spending and end the practice of supporting criminals at the taxpayers expense. Too many individuals serving time in our Nation's prisons currently receive regular…
we have a problem, a very serious problem that has cast a long, dark shadow over our great land. The problem, Mr. Speaker, is drugs. The United States has seen an 80- percent increase in the use of illegal drugs in the last 4 years. This…
Listening to the last Speaker talk, I am reminded about, and looking at the Clinton care, the Government takeover of our health care system, almost 2 years ago, when they thought they had the answers to the health care problems in America…
today we are keeping our promise to pass real health care reform legislation, legislation that will improve the availability and portability of health insurance across America. It is hard to believe that just a little over 2 years ago we…
It is deplorable, Mr. Chairman, to think that America's Federal prisoners are granted access to vulgar, sexually explicit materials while serving time in our Federal prisons. Those predators who prey upon our families deserve to be treated…
welfare reform is an issue, like the previous speaker said, that we can agree on, that we can come together on in a bipartisan fashion and that we can work together on. I think all agree that the welfare system has caused people to rely on…
Mr. speaker, Medicare is going broke. The latest trustee's report confirms what many of us have been saying for some time now: that Medicare is going broke even faster than predicted. The Medicare trust fund lost money last year for the…
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