I reluctantly oppose the amendment. I know there are many Members on this side of the aisle and certain Members on the other side of the aisle who feel this is an area that should be exempt, sacrosanct, should be protected from what we are…

I think it represents a very, very good compromise between very divergent views on this question of judicial review. I think it is better than what we started out with, that it is clearly an improvement. I am delighted to accept the…

I would just also have to rise in reluctant opposition to the gentleman's amendment. I think he is right to be concerned about what some of the impacts could be. But I think he is also wrong in the assumption that giving flexibility to the…

Mr. Chairman, the gentlewoman's amendment is going to do much to shed light on how this whole bill is going to work. It is going to provide Congress with the administrative material to comply with H.R. 5. The information is going to be of…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in reluctant opposition to the amendment of the gentleman from Oregon [Mr. Cooley]. I know what many on this side of the aisle and Members on the other side of the aisle feel is that this bill does not go far enough…

I do not think anybody has suggested here we do not believe this bill means something. What it means is that it is going to give us a better opportunity to understand what we are doing, the cost of what we are imposing, but in no sense…

Mr. Chairman, I know that Members are happy and excited at the prospect that we are going to be dealing with unfunded mandates again today. A little Friday morning sarcasm, Mr. Chairman, because I really expect that the reverse is actually…

reclaiming my time, we are not talking about a crisis, but an emergency, and the definition of an emergency I think is a lower temperature than a crisis.

I would say to the gentleman we have had, I think we have, 60 suggested exemptions. If you want a meaningless bill then we would exempt all 60 of them.

I would also point out there has been some discussion here this morning about the majority gagging of the minority. I would emphasize again this is an open rule, a truly open rule, something that we rarely saw in the 103d Congress. Having…

Mr. Chairman, as the gentleman said, this amendment would add age to the list of antidiscrimination statutes that would not be covered by H.R. 5. There are certainly no intent to exclude this. We certainly want to make sure that the…

we have had a thorough debate on two of the proposed exemptions, both of which were rejected by substantial votes. So I think we have made it pretty clear we do not intend to accept these. Hopefully some of these would be withdrawn or not…

Reclaiming my time, we did indeed as the gentleman indicated provide certain exceptions. One very important one is those matters that do affect civil rights. I think the gentleman would agree that that has a constitutional implication that…

Reclaiming my time, I was certainly not in any way suggesting that a mandate that was clearly going to improve the safety of passengers in this country should not be passed through. But what I am saying is that, given the perilous…

In fact, the language really was done in consultation with private sector interests to ensure that they would not be disadvantaged by the language of the statute.

The debate on private/public sector issue, and there is an issue there that I think will be debated, is going to go forward. I do think--we are not suggesting that this is in any way going to undermine, or impede, or undercut existing…

Yes; that does not come into the equation now. We do not have any requirement under existing law to enter into--to have any consideration of the costs. I would stress this is not about the merits or demerits of any program that we are…

That reauthorizes appropriations for carrying out, or that amends, any statute if enactment of the bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report-- ``(1) would not result in a net increase in the aggregate amount of direct costs…

I would state that I am very sympathetic to the gentleman's concern about the Commission and the ACIR as being the proper receptacle. There will be an amendment offered in this regard. The Senate has already made that change. I think this…

Reclaiming my time, the problem is there are many Members who want exemptions from this legislation for a variety of reasons and they are all concerned about the implication of this act on it. But if we exempt everybody's concerns, we will…

Mr. Chairman, some years ago a serial killer whose name I forget, there are so many these days, left a scribbled note at the scene of one of his murders which said, ``Stop me before I kill again.'' In effect, he was saying, ``I know what I…

Let me say that I recognize this was an extraordinary, but not unprecedented, procedure that was engaged in. I want to assure the gentleman from Michigan that this is not a procedure that I would intend to pursue on a regular basis. My…

this rule fails to make in order a number of important amendments needed to bring about greater accountability in the Executive Office of the President. For that reason I must oppose the rule and urge its defeat. For the past 18 months, as…

Mr. Speaker, S. 2024 is very similar to legislation which was passed by the House 2 weeks ago under the Suspension Calendar. The bill before us provides a temporary authorization of the Airport Improvement Program, allowing up to $800…

I rise in opposition to the amendment. Mr. Chairman, the Economic Development Administration is a unique agency that serves a very useful role, stimulating industrial development and improving the quality of life in economically distressed…