J.C. Watts

Amendment No. 31 offered by Mr. Watts of Oklahoma: Add at the end title II the following new subtitle: Subtitle C--Exemption of Communications Pertaining to Civil Rights and Issues Affecting Minorities SEC. 221. FINDINGS. Congress finds…

We have given people more of their money to spend. We have paid down the public debt. We have given our soldiers more money to protect America's interests and protect themselves around the country. We have had a successful welfare reform…

I rise to support the tax relief law as Congress passed it and as the President signed it. Even in the middle of a recession, some lawmakers have chosen to resurrect a hatred of tax relief--this time giving speeches and making statements…

Mister Speaker, it is a fact that American Indian and Alaska Native women have a higher incidence of breast and cervical cancer than the general population of the United States. Unfortunately, many of these women who are at a higher risk…

I am about to share a story that some of my colleagues will have probably heard me share, but I am going to share it again because I think it is very fitting for the hour. Back in 1981, I was about 45 days from graduating from the…

Christmas is coming and Americans are hurting. The economy is in a recession and employees are losing their jobs. Markets need a boost so retirement security can once again be secure. John and Sally Doe back home in the heartland need our…

I am pleased that this body is taking up the fiscal year 2002 Defense appropriations bill today. As our courageous military servicemen ``fight the good fight'' in Central Asia today, there is hardly a more pressing time for the passage of…

I rise to honor and respect and pay homage to the brave American firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical professionals who suffered injury and death as they helped those in need during the terrorist attack on our Nation…

I rise to presonally congratulate an American icon--a role model in the game of baseball and culture--Cal Ripken, Junior. In the world of sports, it is pretty difficult to find someone who children can look up to, admire and emulate. Too…

there are few words that can articulate what our Nation experienced yesterday. The tragedy that Americans experienced was a blemish on our Nation's history. It was a day that will be remembered by families in New York City and Washington…

Mr. Speaker, we ought to ban all forms of human cloning, and that is why I support the Weldon-Stupak bill and oppose the Deutsch-Greenwood substitute amendment. This House should not be giving the green light to mad scientists to tinker…

We do not spend one dime of Social Security or Medicare money to pay for this bill. Nothing in this bill changes any of the civil rights laws. I, too, have been a beneficiary of civil rights law. We do not add or take away from the 1964…

I speak today to congratulate the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Kolbe) on his leadership in crafting a bill that ensures that we are the strongest Nation in the world and not forget our duty to the rest of the world. Specifically, I…

On May 17, 1954, in the landmark case aimed at ending segregation in public schools--Brown versus the Board of Education--the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision that ``separate educational facilities are inherently…

When General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, on this day 136 years ago, slaves were given notice that they were free. Even though President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had the effect of law on the first day of…

4 years ago I stood here on the floor of the House and voted for an amendment that would have given opportunity scholarships to parents whose kids were in failing schools. Regrettably, that did not pass. I do not know how many boys and…

I rise today to support H.R. 503, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act. I commend the Gentleman from South Carolina, Mr. Graham on this fine piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, there is no greater joy than seeing your child for the first…

this is a common sense plan to strengthen family-owned businesses and farms and to secure our children's future. Furthermore, nobody should be forced to visit the undertaker and the IRS in the same day. Let me explain the problem with this…

for the most part, it is a quiet and peaceful day here in Washington. There is a light dusting of snow outside, and the sun is shining brightly. This place that the world calls America, but all of us call home, is a special place. There is…

I would say to that give me a physical break. The President of the United States vetoed both of those pieces of legislation that would bring about fairness for small business owners and allowed them to keep their business and not give it…

I rise in support of H.R. 4461, the FY2001 Agriculture Appropriations Act. I would like to thank Chairman Skeen and the members of the Subcommittee for their leadership in drafting this legislation and I rise in strong support of its…

I rise in support of H.R. 4957, legislation to extend the authority of the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the national Mall. I am delighted to be an original cosponsor of this legislation along with Mr…

I rise in support of H.R. 4850, the Veterans Benefits Acts of 2000 and H.R. 4864, the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000--two bills that give overdue support and assistance to our Nation's veterans. There are more than 2.6 million…

I rise in support of H.R. 4210, the Preparedness Against Terrorism Act. Domestic terrorism has affected my life profoundly. I said to myself after the death of 169 innocent men, women, and children in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that I…

I rise as a cosponsor of H.J. Res. 72, the Red River Boundary Compact, and urge my colleagues to support this important legislation. Today, with Congressional consent the border dispute between Oklahoma and Texas that has existed for more…