Sean Patrick Maloney

We need to pass real reform. We need to pass campaign finance reform. Members of the other side of the aisle, they talk about reforming the system. Yet the real reform, campaign finance reform, there has not been one single hearing on it…

I rise against the Burton amendment, which would limit development assistance to India. Mr. Speaker, it is 1 year later and we are still fighting the same fight. We defeated a similar amendment last year by an overwhelming margin--296 to…

in 1988, Congress passed and the President signed into law a requirement that the Department of Defense report details of crimes, including rape and sexual assault, committed within their jurisdiction to the Federal Bureau of…

But 9 months and $300,000 later, no contested election has ever taken this long or gone this far in the history of this country. The gentlewoman from California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez, won the election fair and square. The Latinos and other…

the Miller-Schumer amendment has very strong bipartisan support. It would delete sugar price supports and laws that keep sugar prices artificially high. Eleven out of 22 sugar refineries in the United States have closed. Domino Sugar…

Mr. Speaker, once again, as I have every year that I have been a Member of Congress, it is my honor and sad privilege to stand with the gentleman from Florida and remember and commemorate the 23d anniversary of the 1974 illegal Turkish…

I rise really in support of the Mink amendment. My office keeps a scorecard on the legislative attempts to take programs and benefits away from women. Unfortunately, we are chalking up another attack today. It is not as if we are asking…

when the Federal Reserve speaks, people listen. When the Fed is about to make some sort of monetary decision, the world stops and watches. That is because the Federal Reserve System is comprised of powerful experts whose influence affects…

the committee noted that this generous increase was to be used toward preparations for the National Wildlife Refuge System's 100th anniversary in the year 2003. Therefore it only seems appropriate to use some of this funding, considering…

I rise against the rule and in support of one of America's greatest treasures, the National Endowment for the Arts. My colleagues, who want to slash the NEA budget, say it is elitist and controversial. Some claim that eliminating the NEA…

often in this Congress we are faced, as we are today, with two imperfect choices. As a delegate to the U.N. conference in Beijing, China, I spoke out against China's human rights abuses, and I will continue to do so. I also know that…

my question is, when was it used? When in the history of this Congress did a chairman go out and unilaterally issue subpoenas? Never in the history of this Congress has it happened. The numbers speak for themselves. Zero to 156…

if my majority colleagues have their way this morning, we will empower the chair of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight as never before, and I have just one question to ask my colleagues: Can anyone tell me when in the history…

I rise in opposition to a provision in the Spence amendment that threatens one of the basic tenets of our economy, full and open competition. Section 1505 of the amendment of the gentleman from South Carolina would allow the Government to…

Mr. Speaker, this Congress is looking at the biggest peacetime military scandal in recent history. Too often women enter the military to serve their country, yet end up having to defend themselves. We have seen cases of rape, sexual…

only under a Republican Congress can a woman sign up to serve her country and have her rights denied in return. Last time I looked it was still legal for a woman to have the right to choose in this country, but only if she remains in this…

I would request the opportunity to place in the Record an earnest letter from my colleague, the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Gingrich], urging the Secretary of Commerce to adjust the population numbers to support sampling to reflect the…

Mr. Chairman, when President Clinton took office, the deficit was out of control and the economy was reeling. In 1993, we took bold steps to restore fiscal responsibility by cutting the deficit from $290 billion to less than $100 billion…

Mr. Speaker, last night the Republican leadership ruled the bipartisan amendment I offered with the gentleman from Connecticut [Mr. Shays], the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Meehan], and the gentlewoman from New Jersey [Mrs. Roukema]…

my amendment restores the $1.7 million which the Federal Election Commission says it needs to investigate the high number of pending cases from the 1996 election cycle. Last night the Republican leadership ruled the bipartisan amendment I…

I rise against this rule. The Republican National Committee ought to be sending roses this morning to the Republican leadership of the House. The $1.7 million in emergency funding requested by the Federal Election Commission to conduct…

I am asking my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the resolution I submit with my Republican colleagues... The CPI is used to determine benefits for over 40 million Social Security recipients, as well as the benefits of…

the purpose of my comments is to clarify the purpose of section 622 of H.R. 2, the Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997. I think it is important that the record on this legislation reflect the considerable thought and…

this sense of Congress resolution addresses the needs of 85,000 to 125,000 children who will be left motherless by AIDS by the end of this decade. The tragedy is enormous, but even worse, many of these children will be forced into foster…

I rise in support of H.R. 680. Mr. Speaker, we all know that one person's junk can be another person's jewel. That is why the Federal Government must, like any other well run organization, offer those goods, that it can no longer use, to…