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I rise today to draw this country's attention to Turkey's continued occupation of Cyprus. This gross violation of human rights is now in its twenty-second year, and gives no indication of abating in the near future. It is for this reason…
our Nation is witnessing a frightening and despicable increase in violent attacks on places of worship. Indeed, since 1991, more than 152 houses of worship have been destroyed by arson or vandalism. And within the last 18 months, nearly 50…
I would be less than honest if I did not also express some profound disappointment. If this legislation today had come before the House in an amendable fashion, I would have been offering an amendment to provide that the sanctions against…
Mr. Chairman, I have never heard of such a modest request, more simple in form or in substance. The Armenian people simply want recorded in history what every schoolchild learns at the earliest stages of their education. They seek no…
I never thought, however, Mr. Speaker, that I would hear a day when Members of Congress would come to the floor while the bodies of four Americans are still lost in the Straits of Florida, having been murdered by Fidel Castro, talking…
when the 104th Congress began, it was our mandate, it was alleged, to enhance the role of State government, to reduce the role of Federal regulations, to ease the burdens on industry. And now here we are, a year later, creating a new…
there is no one in this Chamber who likes to have to maintain Government programs that restrict supply or prices. That is not how we would like the world to be. But it is time to recognize that the United States is not writing all the…
It is said that in history, great conflicts begin more often from miscalculation than by purposeful design. Even in our own time, it is said that the Korean war may have begun by the unfortunate statement of Mr. Avenuees that the defense…
I believe that, if the other body were to decide to invest these sums, it would be an important statement to local communities. All of our States and communities differ. A longer school day or year might make sense in some States more than…
Mr. Chairman, last year I introduced H.R. 1337, legislation which provided competitive grants for public secondary schools wishing to increase their academic year. Mr. Chairman, on this floor we debate the question of funding in education…
In a perfect world, the strong would defend the weak. In the world in which we live, the weak must sometimes defend themselves. It is this basic truth of our time that brings us to this judgment today. The people of Bosnia have made to the…
The Chairman, in the last several months the American people have learned a great deal about Guatemala. Ten Americans lost, disappeared, brutalized or raped. Their families have come forward to tell the story of their horrors in Guatemala…
Mr. Chairman, every American schoolchild learns to respect and revere the Constitution of our country and those who wrote it. It is a near perfect document, an expression of extraordinary wisdom. But it was not without flaw. Among those…
I rise today in defense of that conservative idea, because cutting off appropriations is not an answer, and in an age with the technology today that exists, when the gentleman from Illinois is correct that war may no longer be formally…
Mr. Chairman, I want to join the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds] in congratulating the majority for rising to the support of the Clinton administration, though expressing my regrets that they have chosen this unfortunate moment…
the decision to allow the elected leadership of Taiwan access to the United States was made when Taiwan decided to have free elections, a free press and pluralistic political systems. This isn't simply an issue to the people of Taiwan. As…
several weeks ago the French Government was complaining about the activities of American Government officials. This came as an enormous surprise. The Japanese, the Germans, and Americans did not know there was any technology in France that…
Mr. Chairman, never in my memory has a more simple amendment been brought before this institution. It hangs largely on one word, ``may'' the United States establish the new military aid program and expansion of foreign aid in eastern…
Mr. Chairman, through the myriad of provisions of this legislation there is one common thread, one unmistakable common purpose, and that is to reverse nearly one-half century of U.S. leadership, abdicating a leadership that through some of…
This legislation will impose onerous and unnecessary restrictions on the President's ability to place U.S. forces under the operational control of the Nation's military leaders for U.N. operations. Throughout our history, presidents have…
Mr. Chairman, I am very proud to join with the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton] in offering this amendment. It is not, Mr. Chairman, simply a question of how much we spend for prison construction, but what value we receive; whether…
I think an answer to the gentleman's question might be, ``First, because you're reducing construction time, there certainly is an impact on construction costs. Second, while obviously the fabrication at the site continues Davis-Bacon…
The right of persons to be secure in houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, the fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Today we are told it is an inconvenience, it…
the experience of this Congress in our own time has been exactly the opposite. Our national debt has increased by fourfold not because of a Congress, but because of the very executive power that you are using today to control spending. It…
I believe that my point has been made and that it stands. There has been an inconsistency. The precedents of the House have not been maintained, and the truth has been ruled out of order.
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