H.R. 3246 is a terribly unfair bill, but it is part of a wider assault on the rights of workers to free association. This bill would turn back the clock to a time when employers had absolute power over the lives of workers and their…

I want to again commend the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. McIntosh) for the efforts that we have made throughout many long and arduous hearings over this important bill. I regret that we have not been able to come to an agreement, but I…

before I rise in support of an open rule for debate on H.R. 3310, I want to commend my colleague, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. McIntosh) for his efforts in not only developing the rule but also in developing an attempt at a bipartisan…

I rise on behalf of working people to urge Congress to reject H.R. 3246, a bill to restrict workers from organizing. H.R. 3246 will make it much more difficult for workers to organize other workers for better pay and benefits. It would…

I, too, have had the chance to go to Bosnia; and I can say that there is a myth that exists that says that people just cannot get along with each; they just hate each other and are going to kill each other. That is not true. There is…

My response is, simply, do not beat that dog. Because what we are doing here is beating up on agencies which serve the people of this country, and when we ask them to do their plans all over again, we are wasting taxpayers' money. This…

I am a little bit concerned at the outset, as we are starting this debate, about this persistent attack on government itself. I mean this is our government. This is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people; and I…

I would like it stated for the record that we took issue with this whole process because it established criteria which were absolutely impossible. The fact of the matter is, it defies logic, it absolutely defies logic, that every agency in…

Madam Chairman, the Government Performance and Results Act was strongly supported by Democrats when it became law in 1993. It was fully consistent with efforts by the administration to reinvent government. Let us be fair about this…

We had presented this amendment in hopes that a point of order would not be insisted on because we simply believe that Congress ought to be required to abide by the same laws which we would insist that the executive branch be required to…

I would say I looked at a few of them. I think all the plans could be done better. But should they all be done over again? No.

I would suggest that under existing law we already have laws to make the agencies do a better job, we do not need to pass another law that tells all 100 agencies to do their plans all over again. That is the point of my presentation here…

a supplemental appropriation for the International Monetary Fund, IMF, is rushing toward the Congress. Against the backdrop of headlines coming from Asia, the supplemental appropriation would seem to be needed for an emergency. The fact…

I rise to state my views on H.R. 2181, the Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act of 1997. While this bill includes many valuable provisions which would improve States' witness protection and relocation programs, I cannot, in…

in the name of the American people, who oppose this impeachment as being manifestly unfair, behold the prophetic power of the Biblical injunction, Judge not, that you not be judged

I rise today not on behalf of Democrats or Republicans, but as an American who is deeply concerned that our country bring closure to the charges against the President

since the passage of NAFTA, NAFTA has contributed to numerous workplace, economic and environmental problems, including an increase in the import of contaminated food, downward pressure on United States wages, employer threats to move to…

Congress is being asked to give away our national sovereignty in the name of global corporate trade. Fast track legislation furthers the role of the World Trade Organization, an intertribunal of unelected, unaccountable trade experts with…

for those who have been following the debate over fast track, I would just like to review a few facts. First of all, fast track is legislation which provides for expedited congressional consideration. It is called fast track because it is…

Yesterday one of the most important election issues in America was decided in the State of Ohio in favor of working families. Ohio 'Issue 2' sought to reduce and eliminate many benefits accorded injured workers under the workers…

Next Tuesday the people of Ohio will vote against Issue 2 to overturn a number of destructive changes that have been made in the State's workers compensation system. Those who favor Issue 2 argue that these changes are constructive…

Utility bills will go up because of this legislation. Taxes will go up because of this bill. Utility profits and stocks will also go up. Is there a connection? It is an outrage that the American people will pay the price with their health…

the State of Ohio killed a plan to establish a radioactive waste dump because people in Ohio recognized the dangers of moving the waste to our State. I rise in opposition to this rule and to this bill which would permit transport of…

I would like to correct a few misconceptions that I have heard during this debate. First of all, the American people were never asked to build nuclear powerplants. The industry made the decision to go ahead. There was never a vote on it by…

I rise in support of the Gibbons amendment. The commerce clause of the Constitution of the United States is not a vehicle to endanger the rights of States, but to facilitate the rights of the Union respecting the States. There is no…