This bill before us today is not what I would have written. It is not what the group I am associated with, called the Blue Dog Democrats, would have written. There is one gaping hole in all of this discussion today, unfortunately, and that…

I, too, would like to echo what the gentlewoman from California said about this. This is unfortunate. It is sad. We are here and elected by our constituencies to come and try to do the best job we can regardless of party affiliation. Three…

Mr. Speaker, a nation that is bankrupt is a nation that is vulnerable. It is no more complicated than that. By 2003 if we do not do anything, over 70 percent of the money that comes to Washington will be obligated. We will be on a…

Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about the outyear deficit that is in the current plan passed by the House last week. We have a promise of a vote for an enforcement mechanism to translate the idea of a balanced budget to reality that we have…

I just would like to reiterate that the gentleman from Illinois emphasizes a point I am making. Spending did go up in the 1980's because of the automatic pilot that was put on the entitlement programs in the early 1970's. It is rising…

I come from the wing of the Democratic Party here in the Congress that thinks that it is important that we get our Nation's books in balance. As a matter of fact, a group called The Coalition had a budget proposal that had entitlement…

I am not interested in being a party to a balanced budget agreement that does not translate itself from an idea to a reality. There have been well-intentioned people in this town since 1980 who have tried mightily to balance the budget…

This is nothing more than an issue of fairness. As he said and as others have said, there was an ambiguity unintentionally created, and I want to read again what we said in the bill. The enactment of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 shall…

I rise in support of H.R. 3539, and I want to commend the chairmen and the ranking members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Aviation Subcommittee for their work on this piece of legislation. I also want to thank…

there is virtually universal agreement that our current welfare system is broken and must be dramatically overhauled. Americans are a compassionate people, eager to lend a helping hand to hard workers experiencing temporary difficulties…

I am happy today for several reasons. I think Congress has come together with the administration to take a step forward on certainly what is a pressing national social problem. That is welfare reform. We started out, as the previous…

I appreciate that because I am concerned about the funding levels in the decontamination and decommissioning account, which funds environmental cleanup and decontamination and decommissioning activities at the Portsmouth, OH, Paducah, KY…

Mr. Chairman, this may be one of the more shortsighted amendments that we address in the Congress this year, unfortunately. In fact, it may be the most shortsighted amendment. As the gentleman from West Virginia said in his comments, in a…

I am concerned about a recent GAO report that identifies more than $180 million in unused construction funds from prior year appropriations at the Department of Energy. Among the GAO lists are 45 completed or terminated construction…

I want to thank again, as I said at the outset, the cosponsors of this legislation. Particularly it has been a pleasure working with the gentleman from Delaware [Mr. Castle] and his staff in trying to put together a truly bipartisan…

The motion to recommit is a laser beam about children. The Castle- Tanner substitute that was just voted down requires States to provide vouchers for the needs of the child for families cut off as a result of State-imposed time limits of…

I am advised that we made no substantive changes, that we get scoring for that savings because we cut out waste, fraud and abuse and maintained compliance. for example, if one has a trust fund income of $50,000 and has a job that pays 12…

all of those debates seem to be about black and white, Democrat and Republican. There is a gray area called the Blue Dog Democratic Coalition budget that borrows less, cuts spending and the deficits immediately, and we do not hear much…

It is unfortunate, I think, that we are wasting the time of the U.S. Congress debating what should or should not happen in Wisconsin. We have a process in place that works. Most everybody here has acknowledged that, to take care of these…

Let me tell Members what industry says about the Advanced Technology Program, just a few things. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers continues its strong support for the ATP program. A significant amount of progress in…

Mr. Chairman, this substitute offered by Mr. Brown tries, I think, to achieve a balance between short-term, medium-term and long-term research goals in the Federal Government, and has done so in a sound, fiscally responsible manner. The…

Mr. Chairman, I am deeply concerned about the direction H.R. 3322, the Omnibus Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1996, will take this Nation. It purports to support basic science and end corporate welfare, but I believe the policies…

I ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania again, would he accept an amendment to my amendment to perform standards-related research? He said in the well a minute ago that is what NIST should be doing, and we are perfectly willing to say that…

I want to reiterate at the outset that in title VI, as in all other titles heretofore discussed, we do not bust the budget in that we are completely consistent with the glide path toward a balanced budget. And we are in title VI as well…

What are the committee assessments that certain specific things do not fit into the core mission? We have never on the committee been advised of what the gentleman is talking about here. That is why we have objected to the report language.