We need ISTEA and the money that it brings. But more important, to deal with the problems of our increasingly mobile populations, is the flexibility that that legislation entails. More important than money is the local planning framework…

I oppose the challenge to the President's veto of H.R. 1833. Whatever one's belief on abortion, the late-term procedure most be viewed separately, for this is a procedure to be used only as a last resort to save a woman's life or to avoid…

Before us today is a measure that means a great deal to us in Oregon, naming the new courthouse after Senator Hatfield. I know it is not going to be the last memorial as tribute to Oregon's senior Senator but in many ways it will be the…

last week Washington, DC, was host to an annual conference, Rail Volution, where over 700 people from 8 countries, 41 States, and 118 cities gathered. As impressive as those numbers were, what was more impressive was the purpose of that…

providing for their families is a daily struggle for the working poor. Basics like food, shelter and healthcare are out of reach for too many full-time employees and their children. Congress, so far, has not chosen to improve upon this sad…

I strongly support providing our troops the basic equipment they rely on in the field. Adequate military housing and medical facilities are also wise uses of our scarce resources. In providing for the defense of our Nation, there is no…

there is perhaps no more urgent issue in America today than ending welfare dependency. In place of a welfare program built around welfare checks, we need a program built around helping people get paychecks. We need to move people toward…

I rise in favor of passage of the substitute measure. The gentleman from California has proposed a bill that takes an important step in the direction of limiting the amount of money in Federal election campaigns. In so doing, this…

I find myself in significant agreement with the distinguished gentleman from Michigan. This is a confused and misleading concept, MFN. It certainly implies no approval; otherwise, we would not have extended it to 184 nations, including…

I am saddened that my first appearance before this body is on the occasion of such a hateful event. I think we all had hoped that this was behind us. But I am heartened by the attitude and tone of love and reconciliation that one hears…