Dickson has blossomed into one of Tennessee's most beautiful metropolitan areas and I am especially proud to be able to honor the city in this way.

let me also respond regarding an inquiry that our colleague from California made on the statistics of perjury from that State

I do rise in support of H.R. 911. I believe this is a good bill. I think, No. 1, it is a timely bill. As has already been said today, given the renewed spirit of voluntarism advocated by our President and other distinguished leaders…

let me just say this is being painted as a union vote, and it seems incredible to me that it could be cast in those terms. It is simply correcting a technical error that was made when the ICC Regulation Termination Act was passed. Someone…

I strongly support the override of the veto. This is not an issue of choice, of privacy, of not even medical necessity. This bill provides that we will abolish this very gruesome procedure, we have all seen pictures of it today, but it…

But I too have known Mr. Quillen's long time through Tennessee, even though I am on the opposite end of the State. He is known certainly there by reputation and for what all he has done for Tennessee over the years. But it seems to me as…

I would like to inform the House of the passing of one of Tennessee's valuable leaders, Mayor James Thomas Wigginton. Tommy Wigginton, mayor of Michie, TN died earlier this month at the age of 52. Mayor Wigginton dedicated his life to the…

Mr. Chairman, I would pay the same compliment to the gentleman from California [Mr. Becerra]. Again, I respect him a great deal, and he is certainly a strong spokesman for these issues of immigration. We simply have a disagreement here…

I would just simply state that this is a very commonsense measure. Again, the States that are at issue here are asking the other States in this country to spend taxpayer money to reimburse their public hospitals for this type of treatment…

it is my pleasure to rise and speak in opposition to this amendment. Even though I am a colleague of the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Chabot], who is a sponsor of it, I disagree with him on this one. I have concern about some of the arguments…

Mr. Chairman, I might also say for noncapital cases, for people who are appointed in Federal court to represent people who go to jail for life sentences, it might not be capital cases, but who go to jail for 20 or 30 years of their life…

Mr. Chairman, this is not an argument on the validity of the death penalty. It is simply setting a cap on what is, I am embarrassed myself as an attorney to stand up and tell the American public we are paying people in Tennessee at least…

Mr. Chairman, this is a narrow amendment, one that I think is very appropriate and necessary, given the apparent loss of credibility that our judiciary system is suffering in this country. It is narrow in the sense that it amends the law…

I rise today in order to explain two bills I introduced today and ask my colleagues for their support of this legislation. Both bills relate to judicial procedure and are intended to help restore the public's confidence in that branch of…

the 104th Congress has been keeping its promises. From real crime legislation to giving much-needed reform to Federal regulations, we are indeed keeping our promises. One of our promises to America has been to reform the welfare system. We…

punitive damages have clearly gotten out of hand. Tonight, I want to share with you a case involving punitive damages in my home State of Tennessee. Sadly, it involved the death of an individual from Alabama by carbon monoxide poisoning…

I would like to address briefly some of the remarks I have heard on the debate this evening concerning the tort reform bill, and particularly the punitive damages aspect of that bill, the claims being made on one side that sexual predators…

I must stand up in strong opposition to this amendment, and, as has been alluded to earlier in the speeches, I am a strong supporter of the fifth amendment rights to protect property owners and their right to their land, and what we are…

Mr. Chairman, tomorrow we have the opportunity to correct today's defense policy problems by passing the National Security Revitalization Act. I think it is important that the American people know what is at stake here and what the current…

I want to first of all associate myself with the remarks of the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde], and also point out very clearly that this debate should not be framed in any shape or form…

the study of recent military conflicts and peacekeeping missions have led to two conclusions: First, in the case of major conflict, the massive presence of U.S. forces is necessary to defeat the aggressor or to contain the threat; second…

That is a concern. It is probably not a popular one to talk about on the campaign trail, but you have to look at it from the standpoint too of the person who is charged. And of course, by this point they have been convicted, they have had…

Probably 100 percent of them are being paid by taxpayers at either State expense, or certainly at Federal expense.

The Supreme Court. We are just expanding what they are doing to allow for this reasonable mistake on the part of the police officer in gathering evidence. If he makes a reasonable mistake in good faith, that is subject to the same…