let me begin by seconding and commending my colleague, the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Davis] for moving this legislation. I want to bring the House up to speed on where we are on this so when this issue comes up, we can pass it very…

Many times all we hear about on both sides are economic issues. We have passion for them. We should also have passion and compassion for people who are in a situation like this, and through the Davis bill, this family will be able to be…

every Member should read the editorial in the Washington Post called ``Holocaust: The China Parallel.'' It is by Walter Reich, the director of the Holocaust Museum and the chairman of the American Psychiatric Association's Committee on…

I spoke earlier, and I just want to take a little time after the 1-minute to really urge Members to get a copy of the Washington Post piece by Walter Reich called, ``Holocaust: The China Parallel.'' The writer is a physician, the director…

what we did today was good and appropriate. It kept the commitment and the word that the leadership and others in Congress made, and that was that Federal employees would not lose any salary, and they have not lost any salary and they will…

I personally think we should reopen the Government, but under no circumstances should the Congress leave town while the Government is shut down. The soldiers in Bosnia are not leaving Bosnia. And do not clap, because I do not agree with…

Unless and until there is unmistakable proof to the contrary, the presumption must be that television is and will be a main factor in influencing the values and moral standards of our society. Television does not, and cannot, merely…

I rise in support of H.R. 2017, the District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act. This legislation is of vital importance to our Nation's capital and the Washington metropolitan area and I urge Congress to approve this legislation as…

I rise in strong but reluctant opposition to the amendment by the gentleman from Arkansas and also the gentleman from Texas. Let me tell you why. One, the committee has cut them by 50 percent already. Secondly, they have a plan to go…

I will vote for the Gilman amendment for one reason and one reason only: The Gilman amendment includes the Hoyer amendment which would lift the U.N. arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina and allow that nation to defend itself. There…

But if everything they said is true, and I believe it is true, why would not the same help be given to Federal employees? ... But if this is good for American families, it should be good for the families of Federal employees. Mr. Speaker…

as the first Member of Congress to introduce the family tax credit in the 103d Congress, I am troubled with the tax bill we will vote on this week which includes a much-needed $500 tax credit for families with children on one hand but also…

today's New York Times points out that the State Department released its 1995 report on human rights, and human rights has fallen behind in China. We ought to be careful when we consider MFN later on this year, because there is slave labor…