Medicare is going bankrupt. That is not my opinion, that is a fact. We can act responsibly and search for a solution, or we act like Congress has for the last 40 years and make decisions based on politics, not on principle. I am proud that…

That is right. I think again, something that the gentleman touched on that is important, is that we are working for all Americans, whether they be poor, whether they be middle class, whether they be better off, and I think what we have to…

today, the House will have an opportunity to vote for a foreign aid bill which, for the first time in nearly a half- century puts the interests of the American taxpayer first. H.R. 1561 eliminates three major Government agencies and more…

where is the cut? This chart shows that under the Republican budget plan, Medicare spending will increase by nearly $100 billion over the next 7 years. Now, this second chart that we are going to show here shows that spending per recipient…

Yesterday, Republicans produced a historic plan to bring us to a balanced budget by the year 2002. The liberal Democrats here in Congress have already jumped on the whining, moaning, and groaning bandwagon to denounce our plan in every way…

over the last 4 months the liberal Democrats in Congress have been feeding the public a steady diet of class warfare rhetoric. Somehow they think that the budget problems we face will magically disappear if the phrase tax cut for the rich…

what a difference this Republican majority has made. I think it is real simple. We did what we said we were going to do. It was promises made and promises kept. The American people like what they saw in the first 100 days, and the…

the time has come to provide tax relief for all Americans, especially for our senior citizens. Today our grandparents are used as money trees by the Federal Government. Instead of treating our elders with respect, our Government has come…

Good morning. My name is Steve, and I am a tax cutter. I never realized I had a problem with this compulsion when I was back home in the real world, but, when I landed inside the beltway, I knew I was in real trouble. I had always believed…

Republicans understand that the American people are overtaxed. We Republicans understand that the tax burden that the Government imposes on families and on senior citizens is becoming simply intolerable. We understand, and we are taking a…

you will hear a lot of whining, weeping, and gnashing of teeth on the other side of the aisle in the coming days. You see, the liberal Democrats just cannot accept that under our Republican tax relief plan, Americans will actually be…

last week President Clinton visited Patrick Henry Elementary School in Alexandria, VA, to have a bite to eat. He dined on federally subsidized beef tacos and coleslaw and corn and fruit. The point of his visit was to try to convince the…

score another victory for the American consumer. Today this House, after years of failure, will finally bring about common sense legal reform. Another promise kept by the new Republican majority, and soon we will keep another promise. We…

I rise to make a confession. There was a time in my life when I was a member of both the American Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. But I resigned from both organizations some years ago when I came to realize…

this is a true story. A man in New York tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of a subway train? He survived, and then he sued the city for damages, and he won $1.2 million. This is just the type of case which tells why three-fourths…

the so-called political experts say do not respond to your opponents attacks, just ignore them. But in this case I just cannot sit idly by while I hear the whining and griping from the bitter defenders of the status quo who defend a…

I rise in support of H.R. 7. First, let me commend our distinguished chairman, the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman], for his leadership during the International Relations Committee's consideration of H.R. 7. Our committee put…

Mr. Chairman, the only point that I want to make is I think we all agree here that drug courts can be very effective. In my community, the city of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, we are just getting under way with the drug court. I fully…

the gentleman very articulately spelled out the reasons why this amendment is important. To use another example, in my community, the city of Cincinnati, when the city police officers make arrests, the criminals are basically then turned…

crime in America is out of control. By the time I finish speaking, an American citizen will be robbed and two more will be assaulted. Someone will be a victim of rape within the next 4 minutes in this country, and before we move on to the…

President Clinton's nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Henry Foster, is having a hard time remembering how many babies he has aborted. Last week, he said it was around a dozen. Yesterday, he thought it was more like 39. Now, to some folks…

Mr. Chairman, the Latin phrase habeas corpus may cause people's eyes to glaze over, but the reforms in this bill begin to address what I consider to be the biggest problem in the Federal justice system, the seemingly unending string of…

Reclaiming my time, let us also be clear as to what has happened. A jury of one's peers has already convicted this person beyond reasonable doubt.

one point--and many points have been made on both sides--one point that has not been made is that every State has a Governor and the Governors have the final ability to commute a sentence. So if, in fact, one is arguing that at some point…

the Wall Street Journal's editorial page says it all, calling Clinton's budget Kevorkian accounting. It is dead on arrival. Did the President's budget show leadership? I do not think so. Courageous? Not. Again, quoting the Wall Street…