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I voted with the Democrats yesterday and most Republicans toed the line and we are seeing party discipline, but we are not seeing the Congress governing. $7.9 million, I do not know if it is a slush fund or an investment. But let me remind…
Evidently Chinese money is paying off. A Chinese company is taking over a multimillion dollar naval base in Long Beach, CA. Another Chinese company is getting a $138 million government-backed guaranteed loan in Alabama. Another company…
Last week the Pentagon denied that combat boots made in China were issued to our troops. The Pentagon said they awarded four contracts to American companies. It was impossible for that to happen. Mr. Speaker, it is evident that the…
Against the wishes of Florida officials, the Supreme Court has allowed 500 violent criminals in Florida to go free. When they restored time off to relieve overcrowding, the court said promises were made. Now, check this out: Mitchell…
I support the rule, and I was an original cosponsor of the bill. I support the bill. I do not mean to demean or condemn the President, I am just a pragmatist and I keep a look at the scoreboard. As high as 50 to 70 percent of all narcotics…
It is no wonder that millions of Chinese dollars have popped up in American politics. I mean, check it out: China alone gets $45 billion from American taxpayers in a sweetheart deal known as most-favored-nation trade status. Now, to me…
News reports say that China tried to influence and buy last year's Federal elections, including the Presidency. All of America is in an uproar. Newspapers are in shock and people are calling the talk shows on the radio and saying they…
I oppose the resolution, I oppose the waivers. Current law says that no one may be appointed as U.S. Trade Representative or Deputy Trade Representative if they have ever in their past represented a foreign government in a trade dispute or…
Reports say that record numbers of illegal immigrants keep running across the border, many with backpacks full of heroin and cocaine. To boot, the Immigration and Naturalization Service just granted citizenship to 71,000 criminals, 71,000…
Jobs keep leaving America on the fast track. Wrangler Jeans is laying off 3,000 workers and moving 12 factories overseas. Apple Computer, they cut 1,500 jobs last year; they are cutting another 3,000 jobs this year. Shoemaker West is…
In America today 80 percent of all heroin comes from Mexico; 80 percent of all cocaine and all marijuana comes from Mexico; 80 percent of all narcotics in your town, in my town comes from Mexico. It is so bad that Mexico's top government…
After a 1993 riot at Lucasville Prison, Ohio taxpayers spent $353 million to straighten it out. If that is not enough to bust your parakeet, check this out: To settle a lawsuit filed by the prisoners, the inmates in this prison, Ohio…
Headlines said: Bailout a success, Mexico repays Uncle Sam. Yellow brick road time. Do not bet your pesos on it. Reports now say that all of the money used to repay the loan was borrowed at interest rates so high they would make John Gotti…
When Mitsubishi opened a TV factory in California, they made an announcement and they said Mitsubishi of Japan is now Mitsubishi of America. They even waved an American flag. Well so much for all the patriotism, my colleagues. Mitsubishi…
I salute the Republicans for their loyalty to their Speaker and their unity. The facts are clear, Democrats: 7 years ago the Democrats abandoned Jim Wright; today the Republicans rescue Newt Gingrich. I commend them. Let me say this. The…
Mr. Speaker, let me say as a strong supporter of tough immigration laws that we do not, however, need those type of strong laws and adverse regulations to affect our own American citizens. This bill will not soften our immigration policy…
The U.S. trade deficit once again is at a record level. Japan is in to us for more than $60 billion. China is eating our clock at about $40 billion. Mexico and Canada are now approaching $40 billion. The result is, since 1991, we have lost…
I believe that mayor's race is one of the most significant political events in our Nation's history. People in Youngstown, OH went to Cleveland and helped to campaign, not just black people, white people as well. The Stokes family has been…
The 104th Congress has failed. Even though the American people feel ripped off and taxed off, in 1997 the American taxpayer will still be guilty under the eyes of the law in a civil tax case and will still have to prove their innocence…
Ted Weiss was a friend and colleague of mine as well. It was an honor just to have known him and to have served with him, and everybody who did remembers him and appreciates his presence, what he stood for. He was an acknowledged champion…
H.R. 3535 is a bill to designate the Federal building at the Suitland Federal Center, Suitland, MD, as the W. Edwards Deming Federal Building. This designation would honor the contributions and career of an outstanding American. Dr…
Colombian President Ernesto Samper has been commended worldwide for presenting a new antinarcotics strategy to the United Nations. Politicians all over the world are singing his praises. I am one politician that does not. Last week, 9…
Judge Rodibaugh has served the citizens of South Bend, IN, for almost 50 years. He is a native son, a World War II veteran, and a skilled jurist. Under his stewardship the bankruptcy courts for the northern district of Indiana have grown…
It is common sense, schools are under attack. Guns, drugs, rape, even murder. Some schools are so bad they hire police to monitor the hallways and to combat this growing phenomenon. Schools have clamped down all over the country, as…
The Washington Redskins, one of the most storied teams in American history: Sammy Baugh, Jurgensen, Huff, Taylor, Theismann, Riggins, Monk, Jacoby, on and on. The NFL franchise that represents the Nation's Capital, the NFL franchise that…
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