Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

it is the old bait and switch. The Republican leadership has used smoke and mirrors to trick seniors into thinking they are getting a Medicare prescription drug plan when in reality they are forcing them to seek medication from private…

on June 24 of last year,President Bush stated that the Palestinians must develop a new leadership not tainted by support for terror. The new leadership must be committed to peace with Israel and to destroying the terrorist infrastructure…

Mr. Chairman, my good friend, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), mentioned earlier that we need fair, across-the-board reform in the area of class action. I agree with that; it needs to be fair, reasonable and workable. That is…

Mr. Chairman, we have heard some very charming stories about this amendment, but how about a little truth in advertising. The Sensenbrenner amendment that we are considering today is not Feinstein. While it is true that a rose by any other…

Mr. Chairman, what are the Republicans trying to hide with H.R. 1115? Who are they are trying to protect? Do the names WorldCom, Enron and Arthur Andersen strike a familiar note? Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are jumping up…

we are calling today on Secretary Ridge to uncover the cover-up. What have you got to hide? On May 11, 2003, Mr. Speaker, a number of Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives absented themselves from the floor of the State…

to quote a popular Republican President, ``There you go again.'' With no apparent sense of irony, the Republican leadership scrambled to complete an irresponsible, unaffordable tax package during the same week that the other body will…

as you know, we are here tonight to discuss a very chilling issue, the intentional destruction of evidence by a government agency and the subsequent stone-walling and coverup by the Federal Government. Mr. Speaker, as has been discussed…

the issue of redistricting has been before the Texas public now for several weeks. I think it deserves some attention here tonight. I hope we have several speakers to talk about the issue of redistricting and how it has played out in our…

my good friend from Houston makes a good point, and it is important to note that these were not people fleeing from a responsibility but people fleeing to exercise and claim a responsibility that they had under the Constitution and under…

I would respond to my good friend's questions, and certainly the gentlewoman from Houston, Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) is an attorney and someone who respects our Constitution and legal process completely. In response to the questions raised…

there is disturbing news coming out of Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas, today that should be of great and grave concern to all Americans. Because, Mr. Speaker, the Department of Homeland Security, a U.S. government agency, has…

the improper and purely partisan power grab by Tom DeLay and Washington, D.C., Republicans to redistrict Texas and destroy rural representation is an affront to the citizens and the voters of the great State of Texas. This arrogant play is…

first I would like to say thank you to all of my Texas colleagues who joined us tonight. This has been a wonderful debate and examination of the issues. Mr. Speaker, the glorious history of Texas records many brave events like the Battle…

I thank the gentleman. Along this same line, I would like to point out that all of us here completely support law enforcement, the Texas Rangers, the Department of Public Safety, our police; but they are acting under the direction of a…

President Carter once said that we must adjust to changing times, but maintain unchanging principles. Today, in Texas, we have 53 brave and principled men and women, Texas legislators, all who are doing exactly that. They are adjusting to…

Today we pause and say thank God that we have at least some members, men and women of the Texas House, men of honor, that work hard, that play by the rules, that stand for what is right. This week over 50 courageous Democrats told the…

I believe that is the truth, and I guess they are treating them as exploited children. I do not know, but it is clearly a misuse of the purpose of that notification center. It is absolutely outrageous; and as the gentleman knows from his…

Apparently, Mr. Laney is along with the other Texas heroes. He is in Oklahoma, standing up for Texas voters, standing up for the people of Texas and our Constitution after having been trailed there by Federal investigators and Federal…

today the House stands to make a choice. We must choose to support our widowed teachers and public employees, or we choose to oppose them. The choice is ours. I am appalled that our friends on the other side of the aisle would take a stand…

I applaud the Committee on Rules for making in order the Blue Dog budget alternative, and I urge Members on the other side of the aisle to take this opportunity to support a responsible budget. By allowing the Blue Dogs to offer our budget…

somebody in this Chamber needs to stand up for the doctors and somebody needs to stand up for the hospitals. Malpractice premiums are choking America's physicians, and H.R. 5 is nothing but a sham because H.R. 5 does not mention one time…

there is a phrase that famously set atop President Truman's desk stating, ``The buck stops here.'' Mr. Speaker, looking at the administration's fiscal year 2004 budget, nothing could be further from the truth. President Truman's phrase…

Mr. Chairman, the House needs to pass a reauthorization of the welfare reform bill. Welfare reform was designed to help people by getting them a job, not handing them a check. CBO estimates that implementing the work requirements of the…

Mr. Speaker, this weekend our Nation was shaken with the news of a terrible tragedy. After a 16-day mission into space, just 16 minutes from home, seven brave astronauts unexpectedly changed their course and returned to the heavens. In…