Sean Patrick Maloney

The current version of this bill contains an unprecedented provision which makes Members of Congress micromanagers. It would essentially fire the general counsel and staff director of the Federal Elections Commission. Since when, Mr…

I am pleased today that the President nominated Dr. Kenneth Prewitt to be the next director of the Bureau of the Census. Dr. Prewitt is the current president of the Social Science Research Council. He has been senior vice president of the…

my amendment which I offer along with the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell) and with the support of the gentleman of Massachusetts (Mr. Meehan) and the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays), it is a bipartisan amendment. It would…

last night we had an opportunity to pass real campaign finance reform; and for the fourth time, the GOP leadership pulled it out from beneath us. I am beginning to feel a little bit like Charlie Brown running to kick the ball. Just as he…

I certainly support free speech. But I think what we need to focus on is what is in front of us, not some letter to the Federal Election Commission. And what is in front of us is the opportunity to vote for a good, clean bill, a modest…

I believe it is very fair to say that none of us enjoys paying taxes. But instead of having an honest debate about the Tax Code, the Republican leadership has presented us with irresponsible election year pandering. This bill brings…

I rise in opposition to my own bill. As one of the principal sponsors of the commission bill, I really am asking all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote against the bill, or to vote ``present,'' because it is now in…

I would really like to point out that Shays-Meehan will accomplish banning soft money and third-party disclosure now, and that is very important. If my colleague recalls that on our negotiations on the commission bill, and believe it or…

I rise to defend the integrity of the Census Bureau. Repeatedly, in an argument over a fair and accurate census, the opponents of accuracy have suggested that they would support the use of modern technology if they could be assured that…

Mr. Chairman, we have an historic opportunity to pass real campaign finance reform in this Congress. That opportunity is Shays-Meehan. Although some of my colleagues in this body support an amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's…

Well, I really join the gentlemen with their concern on the Patient Bill of Rights, and I am a strong supporter of it, but I really rise with these few seconds today to remember the more than 6 million men, women and children who perished…

The bad news contained in this resolution is that the Federal Government, the world's largest financial entity, has financial problems. These problems are not new; they have existed for decades. We knew this when we decided to initiate…

Mr. Speaker I rise today to discuss the 2000 census and in particular the two lawsuits that have been generated because of the 2000 census. As many of my colleagues know, Speaker Gingrich and the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barr) each have…

I rise really in support of Mr. Bonior's statement and would like to add to it that it has been indeed a very long time since that historic handshake of the Speaker in New Hampshire, where there was a promise to bring campaign finance…

I rise in opposition. Religious freedom flourishes in America. Individuals already have the right to pray, talk about their beliefs, express their spirituality, and read scriptures, whether they are in a school, in a courthouse, or on the…

I remember that when I became a member of this Congress six years ago, the American economy was in trouble. In 1993 the budget deficit was over a quarter of a trillion dollars, growth was an anemic 2.3 percent and unemployment was hovering…

we are here today because we believe that a fair and accurate census is fundamental to the democratic principles on which our country was founded. We are here today because those principles are being threatened as never before. We have…

I just took one day of USA Today and cut out of the paper all of the articles that were based on census data. I really challenge all my colleagues and all of the listening public to do the same thing. When you read the paper, notice how…

The President made the point over and over again that the census is about people, not about politics. Our goal is the most accurate census employing the most up-to-date scientific methods with the most cost-effective use of taxpayers…

Yesterday at the Multipurpose Center in the gentleman's district, we met with real people, and we could see the real impact that an accurate census has on their lives. Information gathered in the census is used by States and local…

last week the Subcommittee on the Census held a hearing on the 1990 census, and once again, the record is full of mistakes. Let me, once again, put the facts on the table so that Congress can make its decisions on what really happened…

This legislation will tighten a loophole in the law regarding military retirement pensions. I was very disappointed to see a soldier who was recently convicted of a felony go unpunished. Certainly, any soldier who has served honorably…

I really have not seen an investigation meltdown like this one since I watched Inspector Clousseau look for the Pink Panther. Of course, what all of us are talking about is the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight's alleged…

I would like to say that Bella Abzug will not only be remembered for her flamboyant, colorful hats, but for what was under them; her wonderful mind and the voice with which she spoke it and her inspired heart. I am deeply indebted to…

I rise to put on the Record my statement on the Armenian genocide on its 83rd anniversary. As we stand here on the floor now, the Armenian National Committee is hosting a meeting with Members of Congress to remember the genocide and to…