But I have four major problems with where we are in terms of defense spending, Mr. Speaker. First of all, the perception is that we have not cut defense spending. Members are going to hear that over and over again by our colleagues…

I rise today to welcome and pay tribute to the inaugural visit by a parliamentary delegation from the state of Kuwait. This is the first time we have been able to host 12 members of the new National Assembly in that country. In fact, Mr…

I rise today in favor of the Balanced Budget Amendment. I have and will support the sound fiscal reform proposals offered by Mr. Kyl, Barton, and Stenholm. The Balanced Budget Amendment is an absolute necessity to protect our children's…

yesterday, Chairman Ortiz and I introduced the Ocean Radioactive Dumping Ban Act of 1994. The act conforms the U.S. law to the international treaty known as the London Convention which, effective February 20, 1994, banned the dumping of…

let me first rise and commend the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Kildee], for his leadership in this effort and the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Goodling], for his leadership. Let me say that some of our colleagues here just do not get…

I rise today to introduce legislation designating the first week of May as Arson Awareness Week. Arson is a serious crime causing damage to property and taking lives. Arson is responsible for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the…

with all the furor over Ed Rollins and the unsubstantiated allegations of electoral shenanigans, I thought our colleagues might be interested to learn that the only proven case of race-based voter fraud in America last year occurred in the…

today we find out the nominees for the Academy Awards in Hollywood. I thought I would take the liberty of presenting the Academy Awards for the longest-running comedy in Washington--Whitewatergate. Best Actress in a full-scale cover-up…

The people of America have again been to some extent hoodwinked into thinking that all of our Federal dollars have gone for the military and we have cut domestic discretionary spending and mandatory spending dramatically. Nothing could be…

I will insert in the Record an article from the New York Times which summarizes a study done from 1977 to 1990 that says that one-third of $15 billion in loans went belly-up, and we had to eat it. The article referred to follows: [From the…