Elizabeth Furse

It goes without saying that lying under oath is a serious offense. But even if the House of Representatives had the constitutional authority to impeach for any instance of perjury or obstruction of justice, a responsible House would not…

here we are again. In 1993 we passed a budget here, only Democrats voted for it, that brought us to this situation where we now may have a surplus. Only Democrats voted for that budget, yet suddenly the Republicans are saying, well, let us…

First of all, abortion is legal in this country. That is the first thing. Secondly, how dare Members talk about women making these choices in that derogatory fashion. Have they gone through this decision? I have. I have. How dare they make…

I rise today on behalf of 40 million people who have an identity, but do not have a country. The Kurdish people. Their land continues to be a setting for war and destruction that has lasted for decades. The Kurds are a persecuted minority…

Mr. Chairman, this is an amazing day. We have a member of Congress, the gentleman from California (Mr. Riggs) who has decided that he knows better than San Francisco council members who were elected by San Francisco city citizens. Wake up…

there is only one question that the people of America need to ask themselves in this debate. Only one. That is: ``Do you want a physician in your doctor's office making this decision with you, or do you want a politician?'' Madam Speaker…

I think that we send today a message that the United States is a trustee. It is a trustee and has a legal duty, an enforceable legal duty to manage the public resources in the most responsible manner. And that means getting the best value…

I would like to say that I respect the long-standing commitment of the gentleman from Illinois and the gentleman from Massachusetts to this issue. It is my understanding that the bill before the House does not include any funding for this…

As we see this movement towards responsible management, it is absolutely necessary that the forest be better managed for wildlife, for recreation, and for public good.

as part of the agreement on the Purchaser Road Credit that has been struck, I understand that several Members who would otherwise have supported this amendment are been forced to vote against my amendment. And so although 40 editorials…

This amendment takes $80.5 million from the timber management line item and the National Forest Service section of the Interior Appropriations bill and it reallocates that money to watershed improvement and recreational management. Let me…

I do not think we should talk so broadly about choice. It is a woman's choice and her family's choice and her physician's choice we are talking about. This has been, in my view, the most antichoice Congress that I have ever had the sadness…

I was a South African, and I can speak from experience how total was apartheid, how brutal was the regime. I was privileged while in South Africa to participate in the struggle against apartheid and then later in my life as an American…

Mr. Chairman, there are tremendous parts in H.R. 3534. I think we do need to look at all the information when we make decisions. But the only problem is that we have seen some really terrible examples where something came through on a…

Let us not stoop to nonsense in this, the people's House. Affirmative action was put in place to right historical wrongs, wrongs of sexism and racism. This amendment turns the clock back 30 years. Women and minorities were not…

as cochair and cofounder of the Diabetes Caucus, I rise today to oppose H.R. 3717. I believe this bill has absolutely nothing to do with public health but everything to do with election year politics. Now if we want to reduce drug use, let…

My goodness, how quickly some people forget our history, but we Democrats do not forget. We remember that less than 100 years ago in Centralia, Washington three woodworkers were hanged because they tried to organize the timber industry…

I am here to talk about the so-called forest recovery bill. This bill is bad for the environment and it is bad for the economy. The sponsors say it will fix environmental problems in the forest. But, in fact, it will harm our public…

I think I would like to address my remarks to the Ron Dellums who is known outside of this body. As a former peace activist, a person who ran a peace institute, Ron Dellums was the shining home for us that there was somebody there who…

Thank you so much. I come to the floor today because the most dreadful tragedy has occurred in the City of Portland. Yesterday a policewoman, Officer Colleen Waibel, was shot and killed by a man with an assault weapon. Another police…

we have, all of us, heard the salacious and speculative words being thrown around by the press and by partisans posturing both in this House and across the country, but this is too important, far too important

I think there is an unfortunate problem that has occurred on this bill that Members should be aware of. I was an original cosponsor of the original 2709, but the bill before us is not that bill, because the bill before us also includes the…

End this witch-hunt. End the malarkey on your side of the aisle, and let this investigation conclude and let Loretta Sanchez continue her fine work as representing the 46th District of California. Democrats are sending a simple message…

we can learn from our elders. Our first citizens, native Americans, have a phrase that I think bears repeating in this place: Do not judge a person until you have walked a mile in their moccasins. So I say to the Members who are pushing…