I want to commend the Judiciary Committee for expeditiously moving this bill through the legislative process and bringing it to the floor today. I'd also like to thank my good friend from Virginia, [Mr. Boucher] for his leadership and hard…

I urge defeat of the Klug amendment, and ask everyone to support that effort, because the Appalachian Regional Commission does a tremendously good job.

Consumption of energy has grown at almost twice the rate of the growth of the population, and it is critical that we pursue the potential of alternative sources of energy such as hydrogen to address our long-term energy needs. The Hydrogen…

in my 32 years here in this House, I have always tried to be helpful in passing a constitutional budget amendment. I think it is absolutely necessary that we act today favorably, and that we pass this constitutional amendment without any…

over the recess I was greatly saddened to learn of the death of my good friend Ed Madigan, whom I served alongside in this body for almost 20 years. For that time period, the 15th Congressional District of Illinois could not have had a…

I have been a member of the House for 32 years and a member of the Rules Committee for 30 of those years, always in the minority until now. I have probably spoken out on the House floor against closed rules more times than any other Member…

Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the rule. If Members sat in the chair back in the district that I sit in, they would hear from claimants for black lung who have waited 5 or 10 years for benefits. And they beat around the mulberry bush. It…

I am a strong supporter of all of these programs, and I support the conference report. ... But not this time, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote against this rule. The rule waives all points of order, but it does not specify which…

I rise in opposition to the bill itself. I think it will be another foot in the door if it passes to do away with all guns, any brand, any kind whatsoever. I think the American people are entitled by the second amendment of the…

it is with a heavy heart and great sorrow that I rise to inform the House that our esteemed former colleague, Irene Bailey Baker, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 1994, at the age of 92. Mrs. Baker succeeded her husband, Howard H. Baker…

Ever since the Supreme Court ruled that you could not read your Bible or say prayers in school, I have fought religiously to get that changed. And I think the conference report language does not go far enough. We should revert back to what…

Although I do not generally favor waiving the 3-day layover requirement--particularly on comprehensive bills such as this--it is necessary for both Houses to complete action on this conference report expeditiously. Funds have been…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule. Let us be clear about what we are doing in the House today. By voting to go to conference on the freedom of access to clinics bill, we are saying that our present legal statutes are not…

my colleagues and I rise today to express our sadness at the passing of our beloved former colleague, and my dear friend, Tip O'Neill. Although Speaker O'Neill has left us, he lives on through his cherished memory and through his…