Bill Archer

the gentleman just said that the benefits in the child credit went to families over $100,000. I am sure he did not mean to say that.

the committee intends that section 934 would address the Maryland situation, among many others. However, we now understand that the provision's effective date may be too late to thoroughly address the problem in the Maryland counties. I…

this has been distorted also, and I would further add into the debate that over a 10-year period, and normally the House works only on 5 years, those are our rules, but because this is a special deal with the Senate, and the Senate works…

I ask that the gentlewoman point out on the chart the part that supports the comments she has made, that the Republican plan gives more money to families with dependent care expenses, which is over in the right-hand chart, and that the…

Mr. Speaker, today marks a great and a historic day. We are poised to vote on a matter that unites Americans from all generations. We stand ready to vote on a bill that brings the American people together like no other legislation before…

The gentlewoman has commented that our tax bill would shower benefits on the rich and yet, interestingly enough, 93 percent of the tax relief in our bill goes to taxpayers who have under $100,000 in expanded income, not just AGI, but…

The Democrats have proposed an alternative tax package whose benefits are targeted to middle-class families. The message from House Democrats is that in fact we are on your side, we are on the side of families struggling to try to make…

Today marks a singular turning point in how the U.S. Congress carries out the will of the American people. For too many years our Government has failed to heed the word of those who sent us here. For too many years taxes went up, spending…

Mr. Speaker, today is tax day. As most of the country knows by now, I continue to do my own taxes. Like millions of other Americans who struggle to fill out their forms before tonight's midnight deadline, I keenly know how difficult…

Mr. Speaker, today I bring before the House a bill, H.R. 668, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997. This bipartisan legislation was requested by the administration and is urged by airport authorities and…

I must say that the funds that will be raised from this tax go for a very special purpose, and they are limited to go for that very special purpose, and that is to provide safety for the air travelers. I wish that we could have tickets…

this resolution is necessary to return to the Senate the bill S. 1311. S. 1311 contravenes the constitutional requirement that revenue measures shall originate in the House of Representatives. It would override current tax law and direct a…

the Committee on Ways and Means has a strong historical interest and involvement in the financing of the railroad unemployment compensation [RRUC] system. The RRUC has been in existence since 1938. Railroad workers were initially covered…

Yes, Mr. Speaker, no Medicare beneficiaries are permitted to enroll in MSA accounts.

Mr. Speaker, this is truly a great day and a great week. As significant as all our actions may be for this historic new Congress, the action we take today is even greater for someone else. That someone else may be the victim of breast…

The only comprehensive study that has been done was by the RAND Corporation and they said just the reverse. There was no adverse selection. There is not one shred of evidence that I know of that MSAs are only for the healthy and the…

Mr. Speaker, the only way we can change people's behavior is by changing the system. Franklin Roosevelt warned that giving permanent aid to anyone destroys them. By creating a culture of poverty and a culture of violence, we have destroyed…

Madam Chairman, I want to talk for just a while about the basis for reform. I think it is worthwhile to examine the current welfare system and its results over the last few years. This chart shows very graphically, this line right here is…

I believe that the current welfare system has destroyed the American dream for too many people, and this bill represents an important part of our agenda to restore the American dream. It also represents a core philosophical principle; that…

Madam Chairman, since 1965, roughly 30 years ago, government in this country has spent $5.5 trillion on welfare programs, more than has been spent on all of the wars fought in this century. Yet people are poorer and more dependent than…

as the House takes up consideration of the fiscal year 1997 transportation appropriations bill (HR 3675), I want to explain the current law provisions governing expenditures from the Mass Transit Account and to clarify that HR 3675 does…

Mr. Chairman, I must take a moment to commend our colleague, the gentleman from Florida. Sam Gibbons, for his hard work, leadership, and expertise, not only on this bill but on all of the trade bills that we have worked on together for so…

Again, it would be very good if we could stick to the facts. What this motion to instruct does is it takes a whole Senate bill, dumps everything in the House bill, takes the whole Senate bill, except for one thing, help for the mentally…

I can only conclude that the Democrats really want to have it both ways. They want to talk about special interests, but they do not want to talk about the special interests and the trial lawyers who will not let us have medical malpractice…

Mr. Speaker, it has been 8 days since the President formally received the request for Wisconsin waivers from Governor Tommy Thompson. He still has not approved it. As Members will recall, the President endorsed the Governor's request to…