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Elections are the very lifeblood of democracy. Fraud in elections poisons our electoral system and undermines the trust that is essential to democracy. Under the bill we are introducing today, State and local election officials would be…
I have come to this House floor again, along with the gentleman from New Jersey and many other colleagues, to remember the 82d anniversary of the beginning of the massacre that would ultimately claim over 1 million Armenian dead, and…
They seem to feel that over 8 years, as the gentleman mentioned, from 1915 to 1923, that 1.5 million Armenians must have committed suicide. Of course, that is nonsense.
I am delighted to note in the city of Long Beach, which I am honored to represent and in which I live, a few years ago we established the Jackie Robinson Academy. It is located in the inner city. It is an academic achieving school…
this measure concerns Federal surplus property in the form of dogs. Typically, these dogs are trained in law enforcement and drug interdiction. The bulk of the 500 dogs currently serving the Federal Government are used by the Customs…
this is the 176th anniversary of Greek independence, following 400 years of control by the Ottoman Empire. As the birthplace of democracy, America has a special debt to Greece. America is committed to Greece as an ally in the fight for…
I happened to go to a high school where we had an outstanding music department. We had a 100-piece concert band, a 60-voice choir and a 60-piece orchestra. Now that was in a school of 500 where only maybe 10 out of the 110 graduates went…
That is right, and he also said that since he happens to be African-American and the African-American black students that go there, and white students go there, there has never been one incident, not one.
And it seems to me that whether it be the WPA Orchestra in 1935 that I saw or the hundreds of orchestras that have benefited from grants from the endowment and their outreach into schools they can change people's vision, and we all know…
I have had long, long feelings that political figures should not use religion for political gain, and it bothers me when I see something come to the floor, with no committee hearings by either Judiciary, on which I do not serve, or on…
I think every American citizen should share your and our outrage that are talking about this subject tonight. It is absolutely shameless conduct. As you say, if you have some evidence on the special counsel, produce it or quit the nonsense…
I have conducted myself that way to bring people together across the aisle and build coalitions, to get something accomplished, and we have had a very productive record this year. So when I heard that an emissary of the President of the…
legal immigration, yes; illegal immigration, no. Californians and residents of other border States have been fighting illegal immigration for years. It took the current Republican majority to take a serious look at this issue. Do not…
Chairman Combest assures me: The committee is committed to declassifying older intelligence documents, in particular those pertaining to Nazi war criminals. I specifically requested that the Central Intelligence Agency review this…
I would say that any Chief Executive of the United States, I would think, regardless of party, be they Republicans or Democrats, would want as two basic tools to help in his administration, or her administration, as it might be someday…
In the Federalist Papers, No. 57, James Madison wrote that an effective control against oppressive measures from the Federal Government on the people is the Government leaders, "Can make no law which will not have its full operation on…
Over a half century has passed since the ending of the Second World War and the revelation of the horrors of the Holocaust. The War Crimes Disclosure Act authored by my colleague, the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Maloney], is intended…
The hallmark of a free society is that those who are governed have access to the information within the control of those who govern. James Madison put it very well when he wrote very elegantly over two centuries ago: A popular government…
last week one of America's great citizens passed away at the age of 91, Arthur S. Flemming. He grew up in upstate New York where his father was a lawyer, an active Republican, and an active Methodist. But instead of pursuing the family…
I just want to say as these two gentleman leave the Chamber after years of distinguished service, when I came here as a freshman in 1993, they were among the first two leaders I met, and I remember the gentleman from Indiana, John Myers…
as an educator, I have long advocated that foreign languages be taught our students in kindergarten, but that does not mean they should also be taught English. They should, in kindergarten. We have made major mistakes in our language…
a few months ago our Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology held an extensive hearing on what is known as the year 2000 problem. That is a problem for those who have inputted month-day-year in most computers over…
I think each one of us in our own way and perhaps sometimes differently have seen one of the basic qualities of Ham Fish, a beloved Member of this House, and that is that he was a gentleman. He was a warm and wise man. He was…
Mr. Speaker, this past weekend marked the 22d anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Once again, this body marks an annual remembrance of the suffering of the Cypriot people and the division of Cyprus. Following a long…
If I might suggest to the chairman of the Committee, if he would condition the Federal payment, I think they would move a lot faster.
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