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The rule and the Statement of Managers upon closer examination, we believe, contain some ambiguity as to which deductions are disallowed. The intent of the rule is to disallow only deductions for expenses that relate directly to generating…
In history, Mr. Speaker, there are those who opposed change, modernization. They were called Luddites. Please vote ``no'' on the motion to instruct. Do not be a Rangelite.
One of the votes was a rejection of 77 to 22 and the other one was a rejection of 74 to 23, and people can reach their own conclusion on those votes rather than my presenting a conclusion, which was, I thought they were overwhelmingly…
I do hope, as we close this debate, that people listen to what people have said, but, more importantly, watch what they do when they vote. It has been announced that the ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means voted ``no'' in…
I tell the gentlewoman, a Delegate from Guam, and the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands I would be pleased to work with them in conference to try to solve this problem for the Territories.
I was very pleased to hear about the leader's trip to Iraq. Having been there several months ago, I think things have changed some, certainly. I think they are even stronger there than they were and things are better than we hear about…
I was always amazed at one thing, and that was he was the same person regardless of the context in which you met him, worked with him and was led by him. He was always prepared. He was always on time, whether it was a minor event or if it…
It is surprising, because the economy has grown substantially, that we find some complaining about it over there. It is not a surprise that the person who pays the most taxes gets a tax cut. That should not be a surprise. The idea is that…
I know the gentleman's interest in this issue based upon his State and one of the things his State is famous for. We are working with a number of individuals on Joint Tax, in industry, to gather the information needed to craft an equitable…
In referring to those that I cannot refer to, in examining the legislation offered as a motion to recommit, simply look at page 108. What was legal will not be legal. Someone who took actions by virtue of something that if it were criminal…
Absolutely. We have heard a great deal from our transportation people before Christmas, wanting this. This was supposed to have been done in September, when the fiscal year began. They wanted to be in to make the contracts then so that…
Well, of course, in order to have summer construction, it is necessary that now the Transportation Department be able to know what their funds are going to be, what their ability to contract will be, so that they can do it very soon, so…
I am convinced there needs to be a system in the Senate we can depend on and work with, that we can bring it to a vote and decide yes or no. There has to be that system. That is what this is all about. There seems to be a lot of talk, of…
The Senate has just adopted an amendment which approves congressional oversight of public-private. It is a good thing for us to do. We urge the Senate to oppose the Mikulski amendment because it attempts to amend the problem by going back…
Competitive sourcing seeks to streamline Federal agencies. This has been going on, by the way, for a long time. In 1996 we passed the FAIR Act and began to do something with it. There were different kinds of reactions to it. There were…
I would like to comment for a few minutes on an issue that I think is part of the appropriations bill before us and certainly one of the real issues that all of us are concerned about and that is health care and how we begin to deliver…
Reclaiming my time, in the measure before us the very short and direct answer is ``no.'' Whatever may have occurred in the process of developing this legislation or whatever was a desired result really is the past. The measure in front of…
If the gentlewoman would go to page 260, line 19, from the legislation before us now, I quote, ``Nothing in this part or the amendments made by this part shall be construed as changing the entitlement to defined benefits under part A and B…
I believe we have no greater domestic challenge than reforming Medicare and providing seniors with access to prescription drugs.
This is a very short, simple amendment. What it deals with is Teton National Park. I think it is probably the only park in the country that has in it a commercial airport. Some years ago, the airport and the park agreed they could limit…
May I answer the question, please? I do know why that is, and I would think you do, too. We decided it right here. I voted against it. I voted for having the private sector continue. That is why it was done, because it is a political…
The Senator raises, of course, a basic question. As we talk about energy, what we are talking about is the future of our economy, in terms of jobs, in terms of doing the things we will want to do economically and environmentally. I have…
I told the gentleman from the initial introduction, and I am pleased to respond on his time, that three of the four seem to be somewhat reasonable; and my assumption is that as we go to conference, since it is the Senate that has been…
I continue to believe one of the most important things for this country at this time is to have a policy on energy, a policy that begins to describe a little more completely where we think we need to be in terms of the future, what we have…
Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, this has been a real interesting debate. It certainly laid out clearly the differences between the two parties, and I appreciate that. I think it is good for America, to lay out the differences between the two…
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