David Thomas

some people will say, how in the world can anyone stand up and oppose that? The fact of the matter is, Members really need to know the whole story. This is not about disclosure. If it were about disclosure, we can deal with that in any…

Yes. In our bill we take that money which can now be spent, the money which national parties can now spend in mixed activity in which they can utilize all soft money, and say, any time the national party is involved with Federal…

the gentleman from Missouri failed to inform the American people about one specific word. In the Speaker's quote he says, ``We don't plan on getting rid of it.'' The question is, What is it? The gentleman from Missouri tells us…

if we look at No. 1, it says ``deny the right of Federal employees to organize or be fully represented * * *.'' Can the gentleman assure me that fully represented does not mean a full-time person paid for by taxpayers?

Mr. Chairman, most Americans are familiar with May 7, tax liberation day. We labor all the year up until May 7 to pay our income taxes. A date they may not be familiar with is July 3, government freedom day. We labor the rest of May and…

But in fact, it can be interpreted that way. I know and understand and love the gentleman from Indiana, but his assurance does not guarantee that it is not taxpayers' dollars.

I find it rather hypocritical to respond to the comment about fascism that 'I have done my homework and I know that it was a quote and, therefore, in quoting others on the floor that it is not a breach of the rules; however, since I am a…

I rise very reluctantly in opposition to the amendment of my friend, the gentleman from Minnesota. I do not know about the other areas of the appropriations package. I do know about the legislative branch. I worked very, very closely with…

I think it goes to indicate a little bit about the differences that we have, in terms of solving problems for this country; differences that we have in terms of how we see the role of the Federal Government in our lives and, really, an…

if anyone ever wondered what was meant by the old phrase, ``cut off your nose to spite your face,'' we have got exhibit A in front of us in this motion to recommit. The gentleman from California talked about the committee Web sites, that…

first of all, let me rise to comment on the specific amendment which we are supposed to be dealing with during this time, and I do not know about the desire for Members to have a referendum on the CAO. I am concerned about the language of…

we wanted to continue our effort with the freshmen focus to bring to the Senate some of the views that from time to time may be unique because we are freshmen, unique because this is the first term we have served here, I suppose unique…

First of all, on April 23, this was published, the Senate Democratic Action Agenda. It says, ``health security, payroll security.'' Then it turns to health security and says ``portability of health care.'' This is on the 23d of April, this…

Ever since I have been in Congress, I have represented Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 at Elk Hills. Since the mid-1970's, on order of then President Ford, the Naval Petroleum Reserve has been producing petroleum at the maximum efficient…

The idea of taking money out of the Naval Petroleum Reserve, $11 million on top of the $43 million that has been removed on a project which the President has signed that we are going to sell this Government property, is a dumb idea. The…

I certainly apologize if the gentleman has never, ever represented himself as representing a socialist point of view.

I just simply want to tell you that this Camp Guernsey is a very important part of the National Guard, not only for Wyoming, but it is also the training facility for a good many of the units surrounding Wyoming. It is an artillery unit…

I was amazed as to how certain the gentleman from Washington was that the President would veto it. I think that certainty does not come from knowledge; it comes from fear that the President will, in fact, sign the legislation because it is…

I rise today to join in the tribute to Senator Bob Dole. Certainly, his accomplishments extend over many areas, but I want to limit my remarks specifically to health care. His record is one that truly demonstrates compassion, dedication…

I think that the constitutional amendment provides the discipline within which this body or other legislative bodies can work. Obviously, the Senator mentioned Gramm-Rudman. It did not work because there was not the discipline. This body…

But, you know, you really come down to the bottom line. And the bottom line is this year, for the first time in 25 years, the Congress sent to the President a balanced budget. The President promptly vetoed it. So I think you have to ask…

I think a balanced budget has a great deal of impact on our lives. We have gone for a very long time with an unbalanced budget and we did not think much about it. There were no great discussions about it until fairly recently. Why? Because…

Yes, of course. Let me give you an example. The Senator has been here for 20 years, or whatever, and we have not balanced the budget in the time the Senator has been here. The Senator points to some areas--I do not mean this…

By raising taxes, the largest tax increase in history, I agree. I did not vote for it. The Senator did, did he not?

Mr. Speaker, it just seems to me sometimes we get carried away in our speeches, because we try to get people to believe that the real world does not work the way the real world works. You have heard a number of my colleagues, the most…