Mr. Chairman, after months of serious deliberation and discussion with Members on both sides of the aisle, conservatives and liberals, I have decided that this ban on a limited and specific group of violent assault weapons adequately…

for the last 2 months I have given a number of speeches here on the House floor to bring about a dialog on the need for a new way of doing business here in Washington. My remarks tonight will be a continuation of that dialog. All too often…

I thank the gentleman from Minnesota. I would add the words of the great New Hampshire-New England poet, Robert Frost, that the path taken, or the path chosen be the one that is less taken. I think that represents the path of…

I want to shift gears a little bit. I think that we have heard enough about one person's perspective. It is time to talk a little bit about how government might make it work a little bit better. Several weeks ago I gave a speech here on…

I do not think you and I come from two unique and totally different districts that are at odds with the rest of the country. When I see people around the country, and I talk to them, they are looking for people who can view the large…

And I would conclude by just putting a cap on the discussion about the U.S. Constitution. Society at that time had in it the virtues, the values, the structure that allowed for the debate to go forward. The name of the resolution to the…

The one thing we as New Democrats are going to have to do is, in a very constructive way, being about accountability in spending, and ensure that those cuts are going against either eliminating bad programs and being reinvested, as Rob…

I might say as an architect you might have hired the wrong individual. The ADA is such that there is reasonableness in that. What we have to do is bring that sense of reasonableness into the rest of government, because we do not have to…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, the urgency is there. This is a very important piece of legislation. It is very important really from very basic perspectives. The foundation that we create by putting forth this…

I am continuing a conversation that I started a couple of weeks ago that I hope will, among other things, bring about a greater sense of cooperation among my colleagues here in the House of Representatives and the American public and will…

I rise today in support of parents across this Nation who every day show their unselfish love by spending the necessary time to help with the education of their children. Parents who turn off the TV and help with their childrens' homework…

I first want to commend my colleague, the gentleman from California [Mr. Lantos] for bringing this resolution to the floor. We have heard, I think, one of the most interesting debates this House has encountered since I have been here in…

I hope that, through this discussion, we might begin to change the tenor of public debate from the adversarial and disrespectful discourse that is sometimes observed, to a more cooperative and respectful interaction that focuses on…