Hon. Paul E. Gillmor: “Education is the foundation upon which the United States rests.”

I rise today to reiterate the special and heartfelt sentiments that many of my colleagues have been making during the past several days. Last Friday, July 24, 1998, United States Capitol Police Officers John Gibson and J.J. Chestnut payed…

I rise to make a point of order. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of order.

I rise in support of H.R. 1872. This bipartisan bill, of which I am a cosponsor, is intended to bring competition to the intergovernmental satellite organizations, INTELSAT and Inmarsat. It will also remove COMSAT's monopoly over access to…

The coin to be issued is to honor the world's greatest inventor, Thomas Edison. The effort it took to get it minted reminds me of one of his most famous sayings, ``Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 perspiration.'' To reawaken America…