I said that the words were reversed. If we look in the one, it says unduly first, and then look in the other, it says unduly second. So I said the words are reversed.

these protections are virtually the same procedures and remedies as for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act under the Family Medical Leave Act, signed into law, much praised by the President, and under the Age Discrimination in…

for 20 years I pleaded with the Democrat majority to please fund the unfunded mandate, the biggest we ever had in the history of this country, which of course is special ed. For 20 months I have hounded the new Republican majority to…

Mr. Speaker, I do want to say, in relationship to the Environmental Education Act, all of us 5 years ago had agreed, and I made a powerful closing speech at the end of those 5 years, we want to make sure that the private sector understands…

The two provisions the gentleman has described have caused problems for some States. In recent years, the Department of Health and Human Services has moved to disqualify certain States from CAPTA funding based on the State's accommodation…

Absolutely. Since this is entirely a matter of State law, States are free to consider whatever mitigating circumstances they wish.

Yes, we have. After a very lengthy negotiation we have reached a compromise which will both protect children in need of medical intervention while ensuring that the first amendment rights of parents to practice their religion are not…

Yes, it does. In addition, the bill gives States sole discretion over case-by-case determinations relating to exercise of authority in this area. No State is foreclosed from considering parents' use of treatment by spiritual means. No…

H.R. 3803 is legislation that pays tribute to a great President and a wonderful friend. The bill is entitled the George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act. The beauty of this is it is a 1-year funding. The beauty of this is…

Mr. Speaker, when we get carried away in this body, we really get carried away. If ever I heard overkill, we are talking about overkill today. In the conference agreement you have agreed to 900 new people in INS over a 3-year period, 900…

A GAO study of college costs found that tuition at 4-year public colleges and universities has increased 234 percent over the last 14 years, but the median house income rose only 82 percent and the Consumer Price Index rose only 74…

Today we are considering House Resolution 470, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Education should make the monitoring of compliance and enforcement of the Crime Awareness and Campus Safety Security Act a priority…

Today we are taking up the Student Debt Reduction Act of 1996. This bill will allow student loan lenders or any other interested party to pay the origination fees charged to students who borrow unsubsidized Stafford Loans. This practice is…

on July 12 the House passed H.R. 2428, the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, which would have the effect of increasing the donation of food products to needy individuals and their families. This legislation also paid tribute…

Mr. Speaker, throughout the sometimes fractious debate on the minimum wage over the past few months, it has been my observation that we were concentrating on our areas of disagreement. However, I think there was a fundamental thing on…

Mr. Speaker, is it not amazing? I hope the American people have been listening to this discussion. We have heard from the other side today that yesterday we had welfare reform that was a bipartisan effort because 98 Democrats supported it…

Today we are voting on H.R. 123, which is a bill introduced by the late Bill Emerson, former distinguished Member of the body and a friend of many. Mr. Chairman, there are many things in the bill that some people think went too far. There…

as I have said many times, you cannot fix something, you cannot change something unless you first admit it is broken and first admit that you need to change it. Finally, both sides of the aisle came forward and indicated that we do have a…

Mr. Chairman, first I would say to the gentlewoman that just spoke, yes, in the public sector it can be a condition of employment but in the legislation, if she would read it, she would find that no way can it be a condition of employment…

I take these 2 minutes since there was so much disinformation given on Friday. I do not believe that most of those Members read the legislation as it is at present. We made 20 changes since the legislation was introduced, all supporting…

Again, Mr. Speaker, another total distortion of the facts. If an employee is coerced in our legislation, they can collect double overtime and attorney fees, and the Secretary of Labor can do it for them, they do not even have to do it…

there is good news to announce on the floor of the House today. The good news basically is that all of those who have, over the last 30 some years, generated an unworkable welfare program, have now come to the floor and admitted that it…

I commend the gracious gentlewoman from Missouri not only for offering this legislation, but also for honoring Bill Emerson and for her very moving message this morning, not only in memory of Bill, but I think a very moving message for the…

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2428, the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. This is an important piece of legislation and so appropriately named for our dear friend, Bill Emerson. H.R. 2428 is designed to…

where in the world were the bleeding hearts an hour and a half ago when I stood down in this well and pleaded with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to face up to the mandate that they gave 21 years ago which is destroying every…