Louis Stokes

I recognize and do not quarrel with the fact that the gentleman was trying to arrive at a solution to a potential problem in the future. I am just saying that I think when this budget was passed by the House, with the cut being in it, we…

the record will show that the gentleman from Missouri has indeed been a strong advocate on behalf of scientific research and the National Science Foundation.

I just want to once again say to my colleagues that this is a good bill. I want to say also that this is a difficult bill to craft. It is a bill that takes a number of months to put together. The staffs on both sides, the majority and…

I am pleased to share the success of this undertaking with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. In short, the bipartisan congressional retreat provided us with the opportunity to engage in candid discussions of how we can improve the…

We gather today to recognize the 50th anniversary of Americans for Democratic Action [ADA]. As a fellow ADA vice president, I take special pride in joining my colleagues as we mark the anniversary of an organization which has played an…

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…

I am pleased to join in this salute to our colleague, Jim Ross Lightfoot, as he prepares to depart at the end of this legislative session. Jim Lightfoot was elected to the United States Congress in 1984. During his tenure, he has done an…

I want to thank Mr. Gilchrest, the chairman of the committee, for bringing this resolution to the floor naming the new Federal building in Cleveland after my late brother Ambassador Carl B. Stokes. I also want to thank my good friend and…

I join him and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation in saluting an outstanding Member of the House of Representatives, Cleo Fields. This bright, young leader has set a fine example of what can be achieved by those seeking to…

I think this is the type of a bill that any Member of the House would be proud to associate his or her name with. It is the type of bill that, after working all year, the many hours spent on hearings, the hours spent in conference, we can…

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 motion to instruct, although offered by our side of the House, is certainly offered in a bipartisan manner. I think it is evident that it has strong bipartisan support by virtue of the fact that I have yielded both to Members on this…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to explain my motion to instruct House conferees on the 1997 VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act. I will be the first to admit that this instruction is not quite the norm, but I strongly believe that…

I rise in support of the long-awaited health insurance reform bill, H.R. 3103, entitled the Health Care Coverage Availability and Affordability Act. This measure was first introduced in the Senate by our colleagues, Senators Kennedy and…

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…

I yield myself a minute. Mr. Chairman, a reduction of $9 million from the level in this bill could require a reduction of up to 120 FTE's, and would hinder the management and operation of NSF's programs and its merit review decisionmaking…

Mr. Chairman, this is a bad amendment. It is a bad amendment because if the Members of this House were to vote for this amendment, it would certainly show irresponsibility. This is because earlier today the House accepted a 0.4 percent…

earlier in general debate I made reference to the fact that it was my intention to vote for this bill. I said at that time that the bill was not a perfect bill, but because of the fact that the chairman and I had truly worked in a real…

I wanted to take a minute and commend the gentleman from Louisiana for the kind of leadership he has offered in this House in terms of education and scholarship, particularly of young people; and in terms of the TRIO program, which he has…

I also want to say that in terms of the Durbin amendment, on its merits, I support fully the amendment, and I am pleased to join with the chairman in the acceptance of this amendment.

I just want to echo the same comment the gentleman has just made. I think the author of the amendment should realize that we have just been able to defeat an amendment which would have taken all of the money out of AmeriCorps. We won, but…

May I also assume that my distinguished chairman is aware that some Members disagree with the assertion that the Fair Housing Act prohibition of discrimination in property insurance is barred by the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945? The fact…

Bill Emerson was truly one of the finest men I have ever been privileged to serve with in this body. In the words of the gentleman from California [Mr. Lewis] he was truly the epitome of what bipartisanship represented in a body of this…

I thank my chairman. The committee conference report contains language expressing the committee's concern that HUD not duplicate the State's regulation of property insurance. However, it is the view of many members of the committee, that…

it is the intention of this Member and others that the Department have the authority to address all forms of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, sometimes referred to as title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, as the Act has been…