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Mr. Chairman, disclosure is the key to real reform. We have put forth many amendments to do precisely that. Mine this evening focuses on the largest player in American politics, the organized labor bosses. Together in the last cycle they…
there are many controversial amendments that are being offered and have been offered, but not this one. On this one there is near unanimity in this body, whether we are on this side of the aisle, Republicans, or that side of the aisle…
about a year ago I was holding a town meeting outside of Rochester, New York, and as I often do, I talked about our agenda. And a major part of my agenda is ending the tax system as we know it, replacing it with a fairer system, whether it…
this is clearly an historic day in the history of this great legislative body. It is an historic day because it offers such a clear choice between two competing visions of how this institution should work. On one hand, we are hearing it…
for years the two-party system has served this Nation well and has helped to make America the strongest democracy in the history of the world. Today we have really seen on this floor the beginning of a direct assault on the two-party…
That is right. Absolutely correct. More so, a law that began in the first years of this century, that we will have end, if this Congress has the courage to do it, will end only the last day of this century, so we begin the next millennium…
You have gone to one of the most important points of this legislation. Right now, with 5.5 million words interpreted by 113,000 IRS folks and by all the Members of Congress, no one ever knows whether or not their tax burden is too much or…
since January 1995, since the Republican majority took over the operation of the House of Representatives and the leadership of the Congress of the United States, we have accomplished, I think, many great things, many important steps…
the way this Congress balanced the budget was in 1994 in the Contract With America, we set the date on which we would balance the budget, 2002, then we began a great national debate on how we would accomplish that. My friends, we need to…
this is a very momentous day for us all. We have once again made legislative history. I could not help, in listening to the Speaker's words and the words of my good friend, the gentleman from New York, Mr. Jack Quinn, I could not help but…
the Democrat class warfare warriors are at it again. They want to talk about tax cuts for the rich. They seem to define the rich as anyone who pays income taxes. We do not need fancy charts from OMB or CBO or the Treasury to determine if…
I find it appropriate that as the Nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, this House is cutting taxes for our hard-working families back home. For too long liberals have treated the middle class as their personal ATM machine, a cash…
Our goal is to balance our Nation's budget. Like every family back at home has to do, like every small business has to do, this Government should do it. But we are going beyond that. We are finding other ways to save money so we can allow…
earlier this week the Deputy Treasury Secretary, Lawrence Summers, condemned efforts to ease Federal death taxes saying these were motivated by, and I am quoting him here, selfishness. I believe it is nothing short of an outrage for an…
it was just 3 weeks ago that President Clinton said he supported giving States the opportunity to reform their poverty programs, and he said that if the States sent in waivers that he would sign them. Unfortunately, when we take a look at…
never again. That is the cry of those who must keep the memory of the Holocaust and its victims alive forever. We must keep this memory in mind so that there will never again in history be a repeat of this worst of human tragedies. Today…
this is truly an historic day for this body. It marks the beginning of a new era for America businesses and consumers that will result in the creation of millions of new jobs in the years ahead because of this legislation. Full and open…
one of the major fallacies of Mr. Markey's arguments is that the broadcast ownership reform provisions will harm local ownership of broadcast stations. There is an unfounded fear that networks or broadcasting groups will buy up local…
the election of the gentleman from Texas, Greg Laughlin, to a seat on this committee is about putting people on this committee who will stand up for the right things in this community, in this country, and on this floor. I support strongly…
when the Democrats give a big tax liberal a seat on the Committee on Ways and Means, they call it good government. However, when Republicans give a smaller tax, smaller government conservative a seat on the Committee on Ways and Means, the…
over the past 90 days and certainly today we have heard two different visions of America enunciated here on the House floor. The Democrats view is America is a Nation of class warfare. They believe that to climb the ladder of opportunity…
the minority party that is attempting to put a gag rule on the will of the American people. The American people want the unfunded mandates legislation brought to the floor today. But what is the minority party trying to do? Adjourn the…
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