This is a good bill. It will do good things. The changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act are common sense and minor. They keep fully intact the original well-meaning intention of protecting Indian culture and heritage. But, the Congress…

the Indian Child Welfare Act has been misapplied and distorted in recent years, hurting countless children. Consider the story I heard from a mother in Alaska. The little girl who is now her adoptive daughter was placed in foster care at…

I want to talk about a formula for heartbreak. The Indian Child Welfare Act was never intended to cause countless stories of heartbreak and tragedy. It was intended to protect native American culture from State agencies and officials who…

the Indian Child Welfare Act was intended to protect Indian children from being removed from their families and their heritage, as well it should. But, unfortunately and tragically, this well-intentioned legislation has been misapplied due…

I rise today with just one illustration of the absolute tragedy and heartbreak being experienced right now by countless children and their families due to the misapplication of the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA. A couple from my…

Ms. Speaker, the devastating terrorist attack that took place in Oklahoma City nearly 1 year ago today serves as a poignant and powerful reminder that the threat of domestic terrorism is a very real and present danger in our society. One…

House Resolution 380 allows for the orderly, but fair, consideration of H.R. 2703, the Effective Death Penalty and Public Safety Act of 1996. The rule provides for 1 hour of general debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking…

Mr. Speaker, it is difficult to predict what will happen between the leadership of the Congress and the White House. The purpose of this resolution is to give the House some flexibility in responding to whatever progress is made over the…

Today it is time to finally ease the pain of our Federal employees and to quit blurring the picture. The focus needs to be on the President's failure to negotiate in good faith and not on the unfortunate people that he has put in the…

let us talk about apples and oranges. The Republican Medicare plan will increase funding for each Medicare beneficiary from $4,800 today to $6,700 in 2002. Let us call that fact our apple. House Republicans have also promised to provide…

I differ with the Parliamentarian's interpretation of this and I think it is just a matter of how it comes down to interpretation in the long run. I am not sure the intention was there at the beginning. But the intention is to authorize in…

in the early 1990's, a study was completed by political scientist James L. Payne. Mr. Payne tabulated the witnesses who appeared before congressional hearings. The findings are astonishing. He found that 95.7 percent of those who appeared…

We would like to get this to the Senate as soon as possible. Their pace is much different than ours. They are coming back a week before we are, so they can get a jump on it and get moving on it. This does expire in June, and we would like…

Mr. Speaker, time is of the essence. That is the basic principle underlying our consideration of this legislation today. In 1990, Congress created the Medicare Select Program to allow Medicare recipients the option of purchasing a MediGap…

a few weeks ago in an historic and symbolic gesture the esteemed minority leader from Missouri passed the gavel onto the first Republican Speaker in 40 years announcing: ``Let the great debate begin.'' But a great debate there was not. For…

House Resolution 60 is an open rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 665, a bill designed to ensure that criminals pay full restitution to their victims for all damages caused as a result of the crime committed and to any other…

Mr. Speaker, another important plank in the Republican Contract With America, the line-item veto, comes to the floor of the House today under a wide open rule, allowing any Member of this body to offer a germane amendment. This is the…

Madam Speaker, today marks another historic day in the life of the 104th Congress as the new Republican majority continues working to fulfill its promises to the American people. On opening day, we adopted a sweeping set of congressional…

I rise in support of H.R. 5, the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995. Eight years ago, Gov. George Voinovich of the State of Ohio spelled out exactly why this legislation is so necessary. He said: Over the past 20 years, we have seen the…

President, Kennedy once said, ``A rising tide lifts all ships.'' Well, Mr. Speaker, a rising tide just went through Oklahoma, and sank the Democrat candidate for Congress. It's a rising tide of rejection and repudiation of the Clinton form…

I rise in support of the en bloc amendments. I thank the chairman for including my amendment in it. I really think we are finally starting on the right road to addressing the rights of victims as opposed to the criminal. I urge support…

today I rise in support for the Pryce-Stupak amendment, a simple, commonsense step toward reducing violence in America and addressing the rights of crime victims. Very simply, it prohibits weight training and fighting instruction within…

here are Congressman Pete Stark's 10 top excuses for his comments made yesterday to his colleague, the gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Johnson]. As you may recall, he said that the gentlewoman from Connecticut [Mrs. Johnson] received…

Mr. Speaker, it is with no joy that I rise in support of the Istook resolution. There is nothing more painful than drawing attention to, putting the spotlight on, or casting a bad light on this honorable House--nothing more painful except…

Mr. Speaker, it is with no joy that I rise in support of the Istook resolution. There is nothing more painful than drawing attention to, putting the spotlight on, or casting a bad light on this honorable House--nothing more painful except…