I appreciate as well the leadership of the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Maloney], the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy], and the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. English] in this battle to make sure we do in fact preserve…

Thomas Jefferson was an enemy of deficit spending. In fact, he was so hostile to the idea that Government could saddle future generations with debt that he considered deficit spending a moral evil. He once wrote: We shall consider…

I first want to take this opportunity to thank the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Barton] for having the leadership to bring this legislation to the House floor today and for his steadfast efforts of making sure that the House has an…

If the gentleman yields, I believe that, you know, there is a greater role for the Federal Government in this area. There are many students who I found in my district who are qualified to go to school but yet do not have the financial…

I think that the gentleman's whole theme has been one that rings true for America, and that is to make our families stronger, and by doing that we make America stronger. I did want to make one parenthetical comment, discussing AmeriCorps…

the fact is the gentleman's vision, and the correct vision for America, is where he is headed by saying instead of having two parents both forced to be working, not only do they not have a chance to get the family together and time to be…

If I can carry forward, Mr. Speaker, with what the gentleman from Georgia was just saying, the fact is that not only do we have to have a balanced budget, which will have the opportunity for the economy to grow, we also need to reduce the…

I would point out that some of these two-wage-earner families actually have more than one job apiece.

There are two other points I want to add. Both the gentlemen have made good points about the need for the IRS reform. It seems to me we need a couple of other areas of reform. We have the problem with IRS in that we do not have a…

Perhaps in our housing subcommittee, we can certainly address that. It seems to me that one of the items of legislation that I have introduced that I think would address this is sunset review of Federal agencies, to say if they are not…

I would ask Congressman Hoekstra, how do we get education to be more child centered?

I wanted to mention that for a first bipartisan conference in Hershey I was very pleased to see 220 Members, both sides of the aisle being there. I think that augurs well for the future, when the next event I hope that we will have…

I rise today in the spirit of the Hershey accords, the achievements of our recent weekend in Hershey, PA, to join my colleagues in offering this special order. Probably the most important bipartisan issue we can address for the citizens of…

my fellow colleagues, I would be remiss if I did not also give special mention to the Honorable William Clinger, who has served this House with distinction, most recently as the chairman of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee…

In the face of tragedies in America, heroes always step forward. America has faced its share of tragedies lately. The destruction of TWA flight 800, the criminal bombing of Centennial Park at the Atlanta Olympic games, the bombing of the…

In hearing Congressman Linder speak, it does make a very poignant footnote, in that how many times and places can there be for international cooperation and international dialogue? Here we have the Olympics every 4 years. We have…

I think it has been very clear from the discussion this afternoon that Legal Services Corporation deserves the increase that is in the Mollohan-Fox amendment. We have seen the appropriate restrictions on the use of funds by LSC to only…

I want to thank Chairman Stump for yielding time and for his leadership with this legislation. I am grateful for his assistance including provisions to authorize the exceptional veterans pro bono legal representation program within the…

I further understand that this legislation is forward thinking and consistent with all the goals of this Congress in helping women avoiding domestic violence problems to children and families and includes also additional funding for…

The Foster Grandparents Program pairs low-income adults with special needs children. The foster grandparents themselves are active, healthy older Americans who have a desire to stay active in their communities but do have limited incomes…

this represents a 15 percent increase in the programs in a bipartisan bill, including the Chrysler amendment for $2.4 million.

Today was a historic day in the Congress, Mr. Speaker. We had a visit from the new prime minister of Israel. Unlike prior visits which have been certainly important to the country, I had a more personal involvement today because Binyamin…

Mr. Chairman, this is a visionary amendment. This represents two of the most sensitive populations that we in Congress have to be understanding for and represent, and that would be the seniors and disabled. There is not a Republican or…

from Johnson Grove Baptist Church in Tennessee in January 1995, to the Church of the Living God in Greenville, TX, just this week, America's black churches are under siege. The recent outbreak of arson crimes throughout the United States…

the answer for too many people lies in Washington as a solution for all problems. For decades Washington has told America that everything is OK, while it spent our children's and grandchildren's inheritance and undermined their future. For…