I just wanted to point out to the minority whip that the recent problem with processing for free applications for student financial aid had nothing to do with the Congress of the United States. Simply, the Department did not print or…

I want to make very, very sure that we are thoroughly convinced that the administration understands that they will not publish anything above $2,440, unless they have the permission of those who are negotiating this issue.

I rise today with some sense of sadness, and probably quite a bit of outrage. The administration, in its zeal to protect the President's direct student loan program and hide their failure to really do anything about balancing the budget…

my major concern with this substitute is the point the gentleman mentioned. 94-1 shall be null and void to the extent it is construed in violation of ERISA. My fear is that, and I have many, many wonderful attorney friends but they are all…

At stake is whether the Department of Labor will continue to act as the Nation's pension watchdog, to ensure the safety of the $3.5 trillion backing the pensions and employee benefits of America's workers and private pensioners. Or, will…

Mr. Chairman, first of all I want to emphasize again the bill does not prohibit pension plans investment in ETIs of any kind. So it does not matter what it is. The bill does not prevent you from investing in those ETIs. However, if you…

I rise to put to rest, once and for all, this phony business that has been going on in this House for many weeks, in fact several months, where people keep trying to say that we are taking from the poor and giving to the rich through a tax…

Mr. Chairman, of course the money does not come from the existing programs; it comes from the increase. There is still a 17-percent increase for all of those programs.

I have to say the same is true, of course, in this amendment, where we are buying 40 minutes of time or how much ever time it is but only buying $600,000 worth of outlays in money. The second observation I want to make, two or three…

I want to make several points. First off, there is a 23.5-percent increase in the bill at the present time for OERI. Second, I want to take issue, great issue with whether the money stays in Washington, DC. We have a lot of literacy…

the tragedy with the amendment is the fact that, and I suppose that is why it was presented, it gives 40 minutes of talk time. It gives no money to do all the things that Members are talking about doing in job training, et cetera. When you…

the American system of collective bargaining is based on the balancing of interest and risk, including the right to strike, the right to maintain business operations during a strike, if necessary, by hiring replacement workers. The…

since the death of Chairman Carl Perkins, I have proudly accepted my role as the son of school lunch and child nutrition. He was the father. I am really disappointed with the press accounts of the last several weeks, with the accounts of…

I think I said part of that in my opening statement in that the one size fits all from Washington, DC, we know best what is best for this town or this city or this State, does not sell back home, and those people back home know what…

That is why I said I would like to see them put their chart up there and put his 3.1 and 3.6 over there rather than talk about what a CBO baseline is.

One of the other tragedies, as I mentioned, that we had poor participation as far as paying customers are concerned in the School Lunch Program, but there is an even greater tragedy. We have about 46 percent of free and reduced priced…

Let me quickly say that I again do not argue with somebody's philosophy. If they have a philosophical difference, that is fine. If they believe one size fits all, that is fine. I do not happen to have that philosophy. If they believe that…

this morning, President Clinton signed an Executive order that would ban Federal contractors from hiring permanent replacement workers. I rise today to express my strong opposition to the President's action, both in terms of what it means…

I, too, want to indicate that this amendment is not necessary because these programs are already exempt. I have worked with the gentleman who has offered the amendment this evening to perfect these programs and to enact these programs and…

on the last day Congress met on October 7, I recorded my serious concerns with the rule on congressional coverage then before the House. While I realized the rule was made necessary by the Senate's failure to act, I felt compelled to note…

oh, how I wish that the American public had the same image of the Congress of the United States that the Members of Congress have of Mr. Natcher. What an honor it was to have served in the Congress of the United States for 19 rac{1}{2}\…

I wanted to make sure Members knew, in the conference statement of the managers, we stated the conferees wish to emphasize the importance of assisting non-English speaking families in becoming literate in English.

I rise in support of H.R. 4250, the reauthorization of the Gus Hawkins Human Services Act. This important legislation contains separate reauthorizations for Head Start, CSBG, LIHEAP, and other programs. H.R. 4250 and all its components is…

I just want to rise to take full blame, or full credit, for the words ``such sums.'' Had I come to the floor of the House with this legislation with what was proposed, I am sure I would have been run out, in fact I would not have even come…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the conference agreement on H.R. 2884, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. This legislation is designed to bring together partnerships of employers, educators, workers, and others for the purpose…