I am taking the floor to issue a public service warning to all of our constituents: "Mr. and Mrs. America, your personal financial information may be disclosed by your bank to any Tom, Dick and Harry without your knowledge and without your…

Mr. Speaker, for the past few weeks we have all been mourning the loss of the 12 innocent children who were so brutally slain in Littleton, Colorado. Today, we take this time to focus on other innocent children who lose their lives to…

the deaths caused by two troubled youths in Littleton, Colorado, point out the tragedy of those lonely, alienated teens in our society who feel there is no one to help, no one to turn to when their lives seem empty and pointless. Many turn…

I am sorry to say that the White House talks a great game when it comes to education reform, but it turns out there is more going on behind the scenes that you will never see on the network news. The White House has been working with…

Mr. Speaker, the fact is that defeating the previous question for the purpose of adding the 100,000 teachers amendment would be futile. It is not germane. And the rule amendment is not allowed under the rules of the House. I urge my…

I rise in support of the Mandates Information Act. The State of Ohio has been very active in the fight against unfunded Federal mandates. Both Mayor Lushutka of Columbus and former Ohio Governor, now our colleague in the other body, George…

with the adoption today of the conference report on H.R. 4060, the Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the House and Senate conferees for the inclusion of $14…

In 1980, Congress passed legislation to provide a system for States to take responsibility for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. Examples of low-level radioactive waste include that which is disposed of by hospitals…

No, I am not aware of that. I am not aware that is necessarily the case, because the rules of the committee state otherwise. The rules of the committee state this is a public process, that there is a vote on it.

That is being explored. There are several different proposals on the table. I am sure the gentleman is aware that there are many Members on our side of the aisle that are very interested in this as well. I have been trying to work with…

That still is a very viable possibility. We will be working through the next 2 weeks of recess to further that goal. I cannot say exactly that that is how it will happen, but I can say with great assurance that it will no longer be a…

I have to say that I myself personally feel very strongly. I have consistently voted against the subsidy as she has. I would like to see it eliminated. I will confirm that this will be a part of the tobacco legislation.

What does a liberal do when confronted with a tax cut? He opposes it. He condemns it. He becomes outraged at the very idea that Washington could get along with a little less and a family could do with a little more. I opened up the…

just the other day I visited Hine Junior High School with some of my colleagues just a few blocks away from the Capitol, and while there, I spoke with the students. They are wonderfully bright, capable students. They deserve the best in…

never have we heard or seen a more shameless, despicable display of playing the race card from the bottom of the deck than that we are seeing here today with regard to the disputed Sanchez election. I have heard investigations into voter…

at the risk of losing it on C-SPAN, at the risk of having Members miss their planes, I would just like to close this by saying how much this body will miss you, Susan, and how much I will miss you, too. Your wit and your charm and your…

I would like to talk about tax fairness. I do not think that it is fair that the Government waste so much of our money. I do not think it is fair that people have to pay between a quarter and a half of all the money that they earn to the…

while liberal Democrats are busier than a White House shredder coming up with excuses why they are against tax cuts, Republicans in Congress remain committed to passing the first tax cuts in 16 years. Let us recall that Congress would not…

it is painfully obvious by now how painful it is for the liberal Democrats to accept tax cuts of any kind. The truth is they simply cannot justify letting Americans keep more of their hard-earned money. In their view, Mr. Speaker, the…

House Resolution 167 is a straightforward resolution designed to provide special investigative authorities for the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. In most cases, the standing rules of the House provide committees with the…

In many ways foster care has become a black hole for America's most needy and vulnerable and precious children. They get sucked into it through no fault of their own and they end up spending years bouncing from one foster care family to…

Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to the last few speakers as the hard-working American taxpayers labor about a third of the year just to pay their taxes, they stay up late, rolling up their sleeves, burning the midnight oil over their tax…

I strongly believe we should be changing the tax laws of this country. We should go to either a flatter rate income tax or we should go to a sales tax. We need major reform. Personally, I also believe that in the interim we should not be…

Mr. Speaker, today marks another historic day in the House as we move one step closer to enacting common sense health care reform. For years the American people have asked us to enact meaningful reform, and today Congress has come together…

I am a strong proponent of extending MFN trade status for China, and that I intend to oppose the disapproval resolution. But having said that, I think even the strongest proponents of renewing MFN recognize that there are problems in…