Mr. Speaker, as I close this debate I would like to make a few remarks that just reiterate what has been said. Obviously this has a lot to do with the First Amendment, the rights of free expression and free speech. Unfortunately over the…

Mr. Speaker, one of the things that has been going through my mind a lot since the 19 children were found in the 2-room apartment in Chicago sitting on the floor fighting with the dogs over neck bones is that one of the things that right…

Let me assure the gentleman there is no attempt in this vote, none of us would support this bill if it interfered with the right of peaceful assembly. Indeed, it has been gone over with a fine-tooth comb. Everyone has said that the…

If a person is standing in front of the White House attempting to shut it down or if they threatened to burn it down or blow it up or to kill people inside----

just after Christmas last year, my area of upstate New York was rocked by a wave of bombings in which five people were killed. Since that time, I have been concerned that Federal law does not take explosives crimes as seriously as it…

despite the best efforts that many of us have put forth here in Congress, last night parliamentary games kept us from passing the crime bill. We will go back to our districts without it. We get back from the district work period on April…

Mr. Speaker, the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrance Act, which passed both Houses of Congress late last year, a substantial vote in the Senate and unanimously here, was developed in response to the glowing problem of orchestrated…

when I was elected to the 100th Congress and came to Washington to go through the orientation process, I immediately realized what a giant of a man Mr. Natcher is. We had a routine that we went through, because we would always talk about…

I rise in support of this en bloc amendment offered by my colleague from Michigan, Mr. Kildee. Among the provisions included in the amendment is one which will help homeless children to receive the high quality education they need to…

as the rate of rape continues to increase, it has become clear to me that our current approach to convicted sexual offenders is failing. Not long ago, my own community of Rochester, NY, was terrorized by Arthur Shawcross, a serial rapist…