Joe Cunningham

it is an interesting debate, I think, from two different positions. I think the term ``the administration's national security advisors'' is an oxymoron, that if you take a look at the history that that is based on, those advisors, I think…

First of all, when there is a page reunion, come back, and make it a positive thing to do that, whatever it takes, because you have made lasting friends. I think that is important. Secondly, each and every one of you is going to go back…

I want to tell you, I bought 20 pizzas, 12 bags of chips, 12 bags of pretzels, 15 cases of soda pop, two Price Club bags of nuts, and they were gone before we got to Mount Vernon. They are also hungry critters, as most kids are. But we do…

In Vietnam even Buddhists dispense with the ``God'', and I do not know of any religion that uses ``God'' with a little G. To all of us it is a big G just like it is up here, and let us not change this to religious freedom. Let us keep it…

Religion is important to every single Member in this House. I think that this is a real healthy debate because Members on both sides of the issue have concerns. My friend, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), I would say that when it…

I would like to focus on the words behind you, and I sure do not want to change it to ``In Religious Freedom We Trust.'' It has the word ``God'' in it. And Lewis Farrakhan, time after time I have heard him refer to God. When I was in Egypt…

many Members have wondered why the technology that was loosed to Communist China is dangerous to the United States. There is a lot of talk in the newspapers about different facets, but let me be specific. In planning the war potential in…

most of the time the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) is very eloquent. People listen to him. He has got a lot to say. But I would say that the gentleman is grasping at straws and his last comments are unbelievable, that I do not…

the rush is that World War II veterans, the average age is 72 years of age. They are not going to be around. The Thomas-Stump bill I applaud for what they are trying to do. We are both trying to do the same thing to help veterans. But the…

I think a very poor decision by the White House, as I am trying to point out. Foreign policy, like the extension of Somalia, where we changed from going humanitarian to going after General Aideed, and then drawing down our forces, and our…

there is nobody in this House on the other side of the aisle that I respect more than my colleague, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton). He knows that that is true. White House treason? No. But I would say to my colleague, I think…

it is always interesting, those that say they want to save taxpayer dollars, for 40 years big government, higher taxes, more spending. I even remember a $16 billion pork-barrel package when the Democrats were in power for parking garages…

I do not think there will be peace in the Middle East or Ireland or in Bosnia in my lifetime, and I do not believe that racism will be dead in the United States of America in my lifetime. I truly believe that. But I also believe that…

I would add my wife is a public school teacher as well with a doctorate degree. Madam Speaker, I had a high regard for General Julius Becton who led D.C. in an almost impossible task, and have worked with Arlene Ackerman who is going to…

I think this is a healthy dialogue that we have here today. As my colleagues know, the very first time I heard of Social Security problems was when I first came in Congress. A group came to me and said, ``Hey, Duke, do you know anything…

I think it is wrong for either President to increase, and my whole point is let us not tax annuities in savings, let us give incentive.

I rise in favor of this rule. Like all the bills that we have, I do not know of a single bill that we have that there are parts that we do not like. I like the section that we just talked about, protecting the veterans, and I think the…

I rise in support of the Credit Union Membership Access Act (H.R. 1151). This legislation will reverse the February 25, 1998, Supreme Court ruling (AT&T Family Federal Credit Union et al. v. First National Bank & Trust Co.) which sent…

this is very difficult for me, because there is nobody on the other side that I respect more, and he knows I speak that from my heart, than the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha). The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Buyer), who is a…

Alan Greenspan has told us that we dare not break the budget caps, that the growing economy, interest rates, low inflation are because of that, that the balanced budget is a very important document that we bipartisanly worked on in this…

let us talk about those piggy banks. The gentleman from Missouri and his statements, I would like to speak directly to those. First of all, for 30 years, Democrats controlled this Congress; and the debt has soared, where we pay over a…

when the other side says that they support the working man and woman, it is not true. Over 90 percent of the jobs in the United States are small and large business, nonunion affiliated. What they support are the big union bosses. That want…

In 30 years, Mr. Speaker, our national security is the worst and the lowest I have ever seen it. We have gotten there because Somalia, Haiti and Bosnia policies set forward were not paid for. They have cost $16 billion out of an already…

let me give a little different perspective. I do not disagree with my colleagues, but I would add maybe some enlightening information. First of all, during World War II, it was the Serbs that fought with the Allies and the United States. I…

I would say this gentleman's dream has guided a lot of us on this House floor on how to balance the budget and how to achieve that. He has been a leader across the board in how to have more effective government and yet reduce the penalties…