NAN A. S. HAYWORTH

if we are able to pass a plan this year, if the House, with all due deliberation and sense of purpose, is able to move this forward in the coming weeks and months in a very defined period of time, and the other body takes action, it can be…

Mr. Speaker, I think it is a safe assumption that she has heard, as I heard yesterday at the seniors' center in Mesa, Arizona, not only do seniors want to see the neediest cared for first, not only do seniors want to see a voluntary…

Perhaps as the Speaker listens to the debate and as our colleagues in the Chamber listen to the debate, they might be mystified that what we have done is transform a debate on expanding opportunities for welfare to work and to lift the…

My colleagues, I come here tonight not as a champion or a representative of party, but as a Member of the Congress of the United States, a constitutional officer, a husband, a father, a brother, a son and a grandson to discuss issues of…

The important thing in terms of public policy is to step back and see what can bring the greatest good. What we have done over the last decade, or the last half of a decade, is to change this program, to incentivize and require work. If we…

our President speaks often about changing the tone in Washington. To help him do that, we, with commonsense control of the Congress, were able to change some policies in Washington. For the better part of a half century, the Federal…

Courage and commitment should be bipartisan, or really should be nonpartisan. Indeed, if we take a look at history over the last 40 years, it was first a Democratic President, John F. Kennedy, who said we should reduce marginal tax rates…

one fact which we should remember and which should give every Member of this House pause, if we fail to make these tax cuts permanent, then a decade hence, we will see the largest tax increase in American history eclipsing what we saw in…

I do not dispute a thing that my friend, the gentleman from Michigan, said about the desirability of pension plans. Indeed, the bill we offer has an opportunity to expand pension plans on into small businesses, opportunities for businesses…

But what we do in this bill is address a definite need. This is an example where the House of Representatives responds to a challenge that confronts the American people. It is precisely because of the diversification rights that I would…

my colleagues, I salute my Committee on Ways and Means colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Herger), for introducing the reauthorization of welfare reform; and as my friend from South Carolina just mentioned, this is an…

Mr. Speaker, the Gila River Indian community is currently a finalist in the new Arizona Cardinals Stadium site selection process. In connection with the possible development of the stadium on the Gila River Indian Community's reservation…

I rise in reluctant but in absolute opposition to the legislation we debate here today. My friend, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tancredo), made the salient point, echoed by my colleague, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goode): Border…

at the end of the day this afternoon, we are faced with a fundamental question. Implicit in the criticism from our friends in the minority is the notion that there is only one course of action here and that is 13 weeks' unemployment and…

You know, the whole purpose of the amendment process is to offer perfecting amendments, and indeed, if we followed the gentlewoman's logic, then we would allow noncitizens to vote. After all, should they not have a voice? Indeed, we have…

Why muzzle the veterans 60 days before the election? If they have concerns in a free society, let them bring them forth and make them clear. Do not abridge that. Oh, yes, I guess that is right, that they can advertise on the pages of the…

I think this is important, too, because it seems that some leaders on the other side, regardless of Chamber, have a problem not so much with the Republican Party but with members of their own party. We have heard of many Democrats joining…

Has it been forthcoming, has it been begrudging, have we seen the type of attitude of how dare we question their disciplinary procedures? How would the gentleman characterize the ambiance or the governmental philosophy of the response of…

I would just reiterate, it is a question of sound science; but even more basic than that, it is a question of trust. We will work at the subcommittee level, at the full committee level, and, indeed, in this House of Representatives to…

I thank the gentleman. As we were hearing a recitation of different analogies and actual events, whether it be the Los Angeles cop gone bad, or a variety of other stories, I thought about the conduct of those who have come in this…

Because of the seriousness of these charges, it is my opinion that we should look at any work that these people have done to see whether or not they have also planted evidence in those cases. As the gentleman from Arizona will recall, a…

I would caution us all, with the severity of the challenge our Nation faces, with the fact that we are a people at war who were wantonly and brutally attacked on September 11, to continue to preen and posture and play games in the hopes of…

Mr. Speaker, tonight one can only imagine the response of the American people as they listen to their holiday songs and Christmas carols. One can almost see in their mind's eye, based on the unfortunate but predictable reaction of my…

Mr. Speaker, I would suggest nothing could be further from that. We are talking about real people with real families facing real problems. And in the give and take of different ideas, honestly expressed, we are gathered on the eve of…

This bill incorporates a variety of different opportunities in what we call tax-slaying extensions, taking advantage of opportunities and credits already existing in terms of research and development. I would be remiss on behalf of my…