Ernest Istook

I have had a personal computer on my desktop for over 15 years, using it daily, watching it become an important part of work, of entertainment, of information gathering, of finding out the news, of doing research. I use it constantly. And…

this is the amendment that has the support of the governors who have serious concerns about this legislation, and also of the retail merchants who seek nothing but fairness in this. We should not discriminate against those who do business…

I certainly urge people to do the commonsense thing. We wanted to offer this amendment on the floor, but time limits did not let us do so. This simply says not a 5-year moratorium, only 2. We need to bring consensus together, bring the…

Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, it is almost Halloween, and the Democrats are up to their usual tricks in search of the big government treats. Like all our appropriations bills, this conference report funds many very significant programs…

I know we always hear some things that are long on emotion but short on facts or short on logic. One would think that what we were doing is cutting out or eliminating certain programs that the gentleman from Missouri referred to. That is…

Now, Mr. Speaker, we have had the D.C. bill on the floor before. We know the Nation's capital has a special relationship with the Federal Government. We have in this bill the funding, the assistance from the Federal Government to help the…

President Clinton has just surrendered in America's war against drugs. I'm deeply disturbed by this veto, and every parent, teacher and police officer should be, too. His veto throws away all the good things this bill does: help D.C. kids…

It is pretty simple for most people to weigh the good against the bad. We have a bill that has a balanced budget, reducing the size of D.C. government, streamlining it, helping it be more efficient and effective. There is scholarship money…

Mr. Speaker, I would have to note, in response to the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton), and it has been a good opportunity to work together, but if we saw, as was presented, if the Members of her party, the Democrat…

This bill does not stop anybody from going to court. The gentleman knows better than what he has said. They have already filed that lawsuit. It is already in court. It is already pending before the judge for a decision. This bill did not…

When the gentleman says it does not apply to Kosovo, Kosovo is part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, so certainly it applies to Kosovo.

I mean it, of course, to mean a declaration of war or any act by the Congress that would be any equivalent approval of a declaration of war. Congress, of course, has not given any authorization for such a commitment of our forces.

Everyone in the Nation, of course, is aware of what has happened in Oklahoma City this week with the tornado that has left thousands of people homeless and a number of people dead and a great amount of devastation. We are appreciative of…

There is no condition under our constitution which constitutes an official war absent an official action by the Congress of the United States. That is Article I, Section 8, of our Constitution.

I first want to compliment our chairman on this bill that meets some very vital and important needs of the United States Armed Forces. I support this bill. I intend to support the bill whether this amendment is approved by the House or…

I rise not to declare war, but to support our Constitution. Right now President Clinton is prosecuting a war he was never authorized to start. President Clinton asked many nations to agree to attack Yugoslavia, but he failed to get…

A bad bipartisan bill is still a bad bill. I appreciate the efforts of Republican leaders to get extra money that was vitally needed for national defense. The defense spending is badly needed, as well as emergency relief for farmers and…

I think it is crucial to understand that we are not talking about the past when a child goes into a Title X clinic, we are talking about the future. We are talking about enabling the future conduct with a program that spends $200 million…

this program provides birth control pills and other contraceptives to kids. Not just those who are 17, but it freely gives them to those who are 15, to those who are 13, to those who are 12, to those who are 11, to those who are 11, 10…

If the President were to say that there are grave problems within the Executive Branch, we would be wise to listen. If the Speaker were to say that there are grave problems within the Congress, we would be wise to listen. If the Chief…

I rise not only on behalf of myself but over 150 Members of this body who are cosponsors of the Religious Freedom Amendment because we are tired of seeing what the Supreme Court has done to change the first amendment. We cherish the first…

I think it is time to restore some perspective on what we are discussing and what we are not. This is the text of the Religious Freedom Amendment. ``To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience…

let me begin with the highest words of praise for the chief Democratic cosponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop). I have the highest, highest opinion of his courage, his commitment, his dedication, his efforts…

But there is no perfect symbol. There will always be, to any symbol, some people who object, saying I do not like that. In the case of Edmond, Oklahoma, I thought it was an outrageous comment, but they had a person saying, well, every time…

If you look here in this circle of the Great Seal of the United States, on the front side of it you have the eagle, and above its head is a cluster of 13 stars. But look at the pattern in which those stars are arranged. It is a Star of…