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And the religious freedom amendment is intended to protect these to say that the standard ought to be the same as it is for the Pledge of Allegiance. If they do not want to say it, that is fine, but that does not mean that they can stop…
Taxes are too high. Federal taxes take over a fifth of America's entire economic output--more than ever before in history, and many Americans pay half of their income in combined Federal, State, and local taxes. And some people will do…
This is long overdue, Mr. Speaker, that we recognize that all the problems in America are not solved by doing things with taxes or highways or national defense, that this Nation was founded by people who believed in God and believed that…
I wish I could tell my colleague that he is incorrect; but, unfortunately, he is correct. The high school, I believe, was Ball High School in Galveston, Texas. I read the transcript of the judge's remarks because of an appellate decision…
Certainly. The Founding Fathers, in their wisdom, understood there could be some problems that would require somebody who misinterpreted the Constitution, as the Supreme Court has done. So they created within the Constitution a mechanism…
It should not be the role of a principal or a teacher to say we are going to have prayer at school or prayer to start the school day or football game or whatever. But if the students are saying, and it could be individually, it could be…
I would note, too, that it is not only the Founding Fathers of the country as a whole that were so desirous of making sure that we expressed our reliance upon God for our rights and for our values that we teach to our children and want to…
if the gentleman would engage in a dialogue on this, because you are exactly right, you are right on target, I believe, with your analysis, because religion has been relegated to a category of speech which must be controlled and limited…
I think the gentleman has stated things very well. I appreciate your recognition and expression of the fact that this amendment is about tolerance. Some people have developed the mistaken notion that if they are present when somebody says…
I wanted to take the time this evening to talk about one of the most significant problems that has plagued America because of a multitude of Supreme Court decisions, which the American people have never accepted. You see, there is a…
Mr. Magaziner, a senior adviser to the President of the United States, according to the orders issued by the Federal judge, clearly, unquestionably lied, trying to keep information secret about this White House task force that was trying…
I certainly hope I misunderstood the gentleman from Rhode Island, because I am sure he did not intend to suggest that, because somebody is doing something that he likes, it is okay to lie. Because the Court did not say Mr. Magaziner erred…
the President was given the opportunity to present witnesses or evidence which would dispute the facts
If we are for our children and students, we support this amendment. If we are for more bureaucracy and more strings attached that take the money out of the classroom, then we are against this amendment. When this block grant program was…
I think the thoughtful comments of the gentleman from Pennsylvania deserve some response. When he says good parents do not need this because this never happens in good families, of course it happens in good families. Good families want to…
the language of the Castle amendment only repeats what is already in the bill. The Castle amendment does not add anything or change anything. Those requirements are already in the bill. As I say, I know of no case where a title X clinic…
I hear people say, oh, they are already required to follow the law and report statutory rape or incest or child molestation or sexual abuse or whatever we want to call it. Title X is providing services to 1.5 million teens each year. It…
one of the great blessings in my life is being the father of five children. Three of them are girls. All three of my daughters are teenagers. We have made the evolution from young teenagers to older teenagers. I heard the gentleman from…
Amendment No. 3 printed in House Report 105-214 offered by Mr. Istook: At the end of title II, insert after the last section (preceding the short title) the following section: Sec. . (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no…
this is an amendment that goes to the heart and soul of what happens in the families in the United States of America, what happens with our most precious possessions and involvements, our children and the role between parent and child. Mr…
Mr. Chairman, contrary to what the speaker has represented, there is not any requirement for title X providers to report these situations. The Congressional Research Service, which provides the information for us in Congress, double…
I know of parents who I personally know are extremely responsible parents, and yet their children have been drawn into that nevertheless.
Mr. Chairman, actually the points raised by the gentleman from Delaware [Mr. Castle] are already covered amply by the legislation. For example, counseling does not require any sort of parental notice nor consent. In fact, if the child has…
I appreciate the time. I appreciate the hard effort that so many people have put into this particular piece of legislation, but I really rise not as a member of the subcommittee but as a father because there are so many things in this…
Mr. Chairman, I find it interesting if someone would claim that we are disregarding the needs of American Indians in this country, if they will look, for example, at page 5 of the report of the very bill that is on this floor right now…
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