Louis Stokes: “The school lunch program is not in our rescissions. That is in some other legislation that will be coming to the floor…”

I do want to say that with reference to Tom Bevill, with whom I have served almost all the time that I have been in the Congress, that I have established a lot of friendships in this Congress but no greater friendship have I had than that…

this task force worked diligently and I think they produced an excellent product. They listened to many groups, both in closed hearings and in open hearings. I think that the committee tried to improve upon the current situation. First, I…

I am reminded today of what occurred in the House of Representatives a few years ago when I chaired the Ethics Committee. We had undertaken an extensive investigation, led by Joseph Califano, a noted Washington lawyer whom I had hired as…

We gather to pay tribute to Hamilton Fish, Jr., our former colleague and good friend. Ham Fish passed away earlier this week. With his death, we mourn the loss of a distinguished individual and a committed public servant. When Hamilton…