H.R. 3046, the Police, Fire and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act, expands that bill of the Former Federal Legislation Officers Assistance to one that will take care of State officials as well. As my colleagues know, the Degan…

Ukrainian famine, Madam Speaker, was a tragic period of history in which the Soviet Union inflicted a brutally repressive policy upon the Ukrainian people. This policy was designed to punish the people of Ukraine for its aversion to the…

I rise to support H.R. 2560. This is certainly legislation which is bipartisan. We thank the sponsor, the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson), for introducing the bill, certainly congratulate him for his efforts in this regard and to…

I too want to congratulate the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) for bringing this legislation forward. He has worked in a bipartisan fashion with the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) and others in the Committee on International…

The fact is that we would not be having this happy situation of a possible tax decrease if it were not for the fact that an historic balanced budget was adopted by the Republican-led Congress which has led to reduced costs for mortgage…

In my discussion previously, and I wanted to add on to what the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth) said earlier, I had spoken, of course, of the programs to strengthen Social Security but also talked about modest tax decreases. I may…

is anyone at all surprised that the Democrats have found an excuse to oppose tax cuts this year? The very same Democrats who never once ever thought that billions and billions of dollars in spending were a threat to Social Security, now…

I have offered and subsequently withdrawn an amendment that would have ensured that none of the funds provided in this act may be used by the Department of State or the United States Information Agency to provide any form of assistance to…

I rise tonight first to thank the House for their support for the important Shays-Meehan legislation. This legislation is a landmark in that it will provide for the first time in many, many years an opportunity for the House to have…

It is a person of astonishing character who takes up a profession of not merely public service but defense of the public. Those who preserve public safety and enforce our Nation's laws should be held in nothing but the highest regard. Each…

Mr. Chairman, I include the following statement for the Record in support of the Regula-Skaggs-Fox amendment, and I thank the chairman for his leadership in this bill and in the House: Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank the gentleman from Ohio…

I rise to support normal trade relations with China. However, I share the concerns of others in this body about stopping the human rights violations. This should be achieved, I believe, through constructive engagement with China. Of…

I rise tonight to discuss important legislation which I filed this week which really makes a difference in the lives of women across the country. I speak of the Laurie Beechman Memorial Act. Together with legislation I have worked on with…

the fact is we have hotlines in this country for almost every imaginable purpose, but what could be more important than have a hotline to protect our children? And the fact is if we can have more than one method to make sure we protect our…

I rise tonight in the House to congratulate my colleagues for joining with myself and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) in passing historic legislation which will stiffen sanctions against Russian organizations that have provided…

I am proud to also rise to salute our newest congressman, Congressman Bob Brady from Pennsylvania, who, as discussed earlier by prior speakers, has always been someone who has been a consensus builder, but he is also a coalition builder…

Mr. Speaker, children are at the heart of the need for this legislation. No child should go to bed hungry, miss a medical appointment, not have adequate housing or be deprived of quality education. We have no more precious resource than…

the intent of the Goodling resolution is to ensure that any future child care initiatives recognize that all parents have child care needs regardless of whether they choose to have an at-home parent, grandparent, neighbor, nanny or…

we in the House are persuaded that missile transfers from Russia to Iran pose a great threat to the United States and to our allies in the Middle East and Europe. We are especially troubled by reports we received to the effect that Iran is…

Many individuals have experienced enforcement powers of the IRS at their worst. Reports by GAO uncovered tales told by many taxpayers of unfair, unruly, and sometimes illegal treatment by IRS employees toward taxpayers demanding additional…

I rise to support H.R. 2195. As Americans, we must stand up in opposition to slave-made goods. As a member of the Human Rights Caucus, I want to commend the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Smith], chairman of the subcommittee, and the House…

The one I wanted to start off there was to talk about eliminating the marriage penalty. Right now, two people are discouraged from getting married because they actually will pay more in taxes if they do get married.

I think the gentleman hit some good points. The fact is that those two individuals, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], and the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Tauzin] are leading the fight for a flat tax and the sales tax, respectively…

My concern with the national sales tax is twofold. One, for those living on fixed income, many of them seniors, you are going to tax them the same as they tax you or I, and they are less able to pay if we have a national sales tax of a…