those of us, your colleagues from New York, come to the floor wounded today because we count ourselves among the mourners. And the interesting thing is, when we have resolutions of this nature from time to time, we name those for whom we…

the Founding Fathers must be very puzzled looking down on us today. Instead of seeing us dealing with the very real challenges that face our Nation, they see us laboring again under this compulsion to amend the document that underpins our…

I have some pictures on the wall in my den, they were left to me by my mother, pictures of people that I never met. They are people in Europe, some of them in Poland, especially who my mother would refer to as her aunt so-and-so or her…

I ask all my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me now in congratulating Steve Blank and the entire staff of the Bayside Times.

There are a lot of things fishy going on on the floor today, Mr. Chairman. The gentleman from Connecticut I think might know that I personally did go to North Korea, and I did begin the negotiation with the then dictator of North Korea…

I am proud to represent an area that borders the Long Island Sound. The Sound is one of our Nation's natural treasures with important environmental, recreational and commercial benefits. Its value as an essential habitat for one of the…

I am honored to join with so many of my colleagues in recalling the horrors visited upon the Armenian people and to take a stand against those who would deny the past in order to shape the future. The Armenian Genocide, which occurred…

I think we are seeing a rather unique occurrence here on the floor today. Indeed, we usually enjoy doing battle with the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton). He sometimes is really a lone warrior on this issue, the overwhelming majority of…

We welcome such generosity from the Republic of China, and applaud its contribution to peace and stability in the international community.

Taiwan will provide the Kosovar refugees with $300 million in aid.

we all have been told in so many words that bankruptcies are on the rise, and indeed they are, and that because of that everybody suffers because of increased interest rates and other charges. And we are also told, and rightfully so, that…

I rise along with many of my colleagues, to commemorate the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923. Many of us here are already quite familiar with the details: on April 24, 1915, 84 years ago this week, over two hundred Armenian religious…

Mr. Chairman, I stand here today, not as a Democrat, and I hope that my colleagues do not stand there as Republicans, and I would ask all of our colleagues, indeed, to question why do we stand here. What is this all about? What are our…

we could not mean that only for ourselves, because that would be ingenuous. Never again will I want to remind my friends who have said that, which include probably everybody in this House, that never again is upon us yet again. What is it…

A person is truly judged successful if she is able to bring about positive change that enhances and broadens the lives of others. Clearly, Marcy fulfills this notable standard.

I ask all my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me now in saluting Marcy Tublisky for her outstanding leadership, creativity and commitment, and to extend our best wishes and congratulations as she is honored by the members…

I rise to offer my amendment which would prevent the Coast Guard from closing any stations without specific congressional approval. This amendment would not allow the Coast Guard to use funds in fiscal year 1999 to close the station whose…

I have both procedural and substantive problems with this resolution. First, this resolution was circulated among committee members only last Wednesday evening. The International Relations Committee held a mark-up less than 24 hours later…

we are pleased once again to recognize and celebrate Greek Independence Day, commemorating the successful struggle of the Greek people for national sovereignty. Since that time, Greece and the United States have enjoyed a close…

today we embarrass the memory of our Founding Fathers as we torture the intent of the genius of their system of balancing the awesome powers of government

I think it has become painfully obvious that the Republican leadership wants to simply ignore the priorities that remain important to the general public, while insisting on following through with a purely partisan and never-ending…

I move that when the House adjourn, we do so to Salem, a quaint village in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, whose history beckons us thence

I believe that there is no basis for impeachment of the President.

I rise today to bring to the attention of the House an event which I think is unwise and unprecedented

I rise to voice my strong objections over the Republican resolution ordering an impeachment inquiry against President Clinton