I strongly support it. It sends a clear, unambiguous message about Congress' commitment to removing drugs from our schools. Never before has this message been more urgently needed. And that includes alcohol. I believe drugs are the single…

Why should we make it more difficult to raise taxes? Most Americans believe the Federal Government is too big, is too intrusive in their lives. It is a bureaucracy they cannot deal with, and they do not want it to grow, so we do not need…

I wonder if the Democrats' call for national standards in education reflects their high regard for high ethical standards when it comes to raising money for their political campaigns? I have no doubt that the other side, so proud of what…

I would urge some of the previous speakers at some point recently to read the bill, because if they had read the bill, they would not have made the statements that were just made. In America, if we want the unemployed to have jobs, if we…

I rise to support the rule. It is interesting as a former employer for 26 years and a small businessman myself, I guess I feel like I am suddenly the bad guy, that America's small businesses are some evil force that wants to hurt workers…

the debate we need to have in America is do we have global warming? One study shows since 1900 there is less than a 1 degree change in temperature. Satellite data shows a slight cooling. Those who are proclaiming we have global warming…

we are hearing increased rhetoric, some of it bordering on fantasy and hysteria, concerning global climate change. What is lacking and desperately needed is a full and open and robust debate. Is our climate changing? One temperature…

The gentleman used the words ``starve the bureaucracy.'' As I look at the Washington bureaucracy, I do not think there is anybody starving. The President, in his message, also talked about that government was smaller, I forget by what…

If the gentleman will yield there, I would like to ask this question of the gentleman from Michigan, who is our education expert; if we had a sunset provision in all 700-some programs in the Department of Education, the gentleman's…

I think we really have 3 years to back out of the trust funds. If we do not stop borrowing from the trust funds the next 3 years, we probably will not have an economy that will allow us to do that. I think we have a limited time to stop…

it is interesting. I wanted to share my perspective of the President's message that we heard here in this hall a few weeks ago. It was a pretty smooth message. But in the first two paragraphs, he talked about Social Security first. That is…

there are schools in America that turn out more criminals than young people that will go out to attend college. Would Members like a choice if their child was attending that school? I believe they would. Madam Speaker, wealthy Americans…

Seven percent of the money for education comes from the Federal Government, yet 70 percent of the paperwork and red tape come from the Federal Government. The Democrats have worked for more money, more Federal control, more bureaucracy…

I find it interesting, there have been several speakers who have said that parents, working Americans, poor Americans, cannot afford to do this, and they will not, and it appears with Treasury and their examples and the figures they have…

I think one of the issues we face is that not all Americans, and especially in rural America, are willing to admit to the problem. I think everybody knows there is drug usage in our rural schools. I think everybody knows there is some…

I support the goals of the Mink amendment, I support the gentleman from Indiana and what his goals are, and the gentleman from Cleveland and the gentlewomen from the different parts of this country. But what we are really doing with the…

Mr. Chairman, I find this debate interesting. I would like to ask the Members here today how many of them would like to have a partner in their business that provides 7 percent of the capital and wants to run the business? We provide about…

I come from rural Pennsylvania, where the Allegheny National Forest is in my district, 520,000 acres. I happen to know the person that runs the forest, manages the forest. He talked this morning with the man that does the contracts. I know…

I proudly and passionately rise today to support this amendment that prevents the desecration of the symbol of freedom, the symbol of opportunity, the symbol that was created with bloodshed. Many of our forefathers gave everything, their…

I too would like to rise to congratulate the chairmen of this committee and the subcommittee and the ranking members of the committee and the subcommittee because this is how it should be done. Those of my colleagues who think this bill…

Today, the Medicare trustees are due to report on the projected solvency of the Medicare part A trust fund. As we all recall, last year's report predicted the part A trust fund would be insolvent by the year 2001 without reform. We also…

it is a pleasure today to stand and speak out against the tax that I think is the most unfair tax in this country, the capital gains tax. This is a tax that has been debated for a decade in this country and it has been debated and has not…