J.C. Watts

there have been two special women throughout my life, my deceased mother, Helen Watts, and my gracious wife, Frankie Watts, and, of course, my four wonderful daughters. During this month of March, dedicated as National Women's Month…

telecommunications reform has arrived in Oklahoma. National telecommunication reform hit the ground yesterday for the first time when the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, in response to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, sent a proposal…

this is a truly historic day for the American people. We are engaged in a discussion of a bill that fundamentally controls a business that is the fastest growing segment in our economy--telecommunications. I welcome the opportunity to…

Mr. Speaker, on November 20 there was a continuing resolution that was signed that said that Congress and the President shall balance the budget by the year 2002, using Congressional Budget Office numbers and using honest numbers. That…

I stand before this House and offer a pledge of allegiance. However, unlike the pledge we take each morning, this pledge of allegiance is to those who are not yet born. Simply said, I pledge allegiance to the right to life. My belief in…

Medicare is going broke. The trustees tell us that in 7 years, Medicare funds will be completely depleted. This fact cannot be disputed. Some 61 percent of the American people want us to do something about this, now. So why is it, how is…

President Harry Truman once said, ``Every segment of our population and every individual has the right to expect from our Government a fair deal.'' Mr. Speaker, the BRAC process was a fair deal for every individual in this country. Before…

President Reagan said, ``If we are forced to fight, we must have the means and the determination to prevail or we will not have what it takes to secure the peace.'' This then, is the B-2 Bomber's reason for existence. The chairman and…

Madam Speaker, does competition mean a monolithic, one-sided monopoly? The manager's amendment to H.R. 1555, the Communications Act of 1995, will do just that. The bill that came out of committee passed with bipartisan support and had some…

it has been said that Republicans live in paranoid fear that the American people will not discover the truth and that the Democrats live in paranoid fear that they will discover the truth. The current debate over Medicare clearly shows the…

the tragedy in Oklahoma City is the most horrific act of terrorism and violence ever to have occurred within the borders of our great Nation. I have been at the site several times and I have seen the destruction firsthand. Yesterday…

we take it so blithely nowadays. Every 2 years--sometimes more often--we go to our local library, school, dry cleaners and pull a lever, darken a circle or punch a hole--all to cast our vote for the representatives of our choice. Whether…