William R. Richardson

it looks to me like my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are trying to play an elaborate shell game on the American people. While they try to focus public attention on issues such as Whitewater, they hope the facts--that the…

I have just returned from New Mexico, where I literally met with thousands of my constituents at a wide array of events. Let me say that not one single constituent of mine raised the so-called Whitewater issue. What they wanted to talk…

how many people outside the beltway of Washington, DC, care about Whitewater? Zero. More and more, Whitewater becomes an inside-the-beltway issue raised by those who oppose the President but cannot criticize him on the substance of his…

I rise to strike the last word. Mr. Chairman, first let me say that I am very proud of Chairman Ford, the gentleman from Michigan, and the Representative from Florida; the opposition to this legislation, along with the Representative from…

I rise in support of my amendment which clarifies that States which have established equalized funding formulas are not restricted from using their formulas to allocate the State's impact aid funding. My State of New Mexico has pioneered…

recently I had the privilege of meeting for 6 hours with Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, Burma. This is the next Nelson Mandela international human rights case. She is a woman of towering strength and conscience, yet the world has yet to hear…

Today I wish to inform the House about a recent trip I undertook on behalf of the House Intelligence Committee to Rangoon, Burma. Burma in Southeast Asia pops up in the news and in the public conscience infrequently, but in the days ahead…

United States policy toward Bosnia is working, and it is about time the President and Secretary of State got some credit. Mr. Speaker, last week, under the strong and forceful leadership of President Clinton, we saw joint action by the…

we as a body have come to the bold agreement that downsizing the Federal work force is in the best interest of this country. We agreed on this when we passed H.R. 3400 the Government Reform and Savings Act. Now we are left with the…

President Clinton's budget shows that he kept his word. He is making deep and painful spending cuts. These cuts stretch over all programs including in my State of New Mexico. But we must support his efforts to reduce the deficit. Because…

inside the Beltway the special interests and the Republicans are saying the health care bill is in trouble. They are saying this, despite the fact that the first inning has not even started, and we have not even had one vote on the plan…

the most important vote today on the EPA issue is to vote on the rule, and the bipartisan environmental group, the League of Conservation Voters, has sent every Member a letter stating that this vote will be used in its environmental…

I want to express my strong support for this rule. And I must add that I am pleased that we in the House now have the opportunity to fulfill the promise made by President Clinton to elevate the EPA to Cabinet-level. By passing this rule…

a constituent of mine from Santa Fe recently wrote to me that she was working full time, but her employer considers her part time, to avoid paying health insurance. Health care reform is about finding a way for employees to receive health…

the reviews on the State of the Union message are in. President Clinton hit not just a home run but a 400-foot home run. Why did the biggest ovation last night go to the New York City cop with the tough beat and when the President endorsed…

today the House of Representatives has the opportunity to go on the record in support of righting an historic wrong. The tragedy of the Holocaust is well known. Not so well known are the individual stories that make up the larger horror…

what is very obvious is that while ``Tip'' O'Neill passed away, the ``Tip'' O'Neill family is very much alive. We see it evidenced here in the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley] and the Massachusetts delegation, and many other…

the reason for so much partisan bellyaching on the other side is simple: President Clinton's approval rating is a healthy 60 percent because the public believes he is trying to address the Nation's problems. And the reason why the…