Bill Archer

I would be pleased to try to help the Chair to support his ruling. First, as a result of the enactment of the 50 percent exclusion applicable generally, taxpayers, other than those described in the following two paragraphs, would have a…

Mr. Chairman, I ask the distinguished ranking member, did he vote for Jackson-Vanik or not? The gentleman has left the floor. He does not want to answer the question. Because I am sure the gentleman as well as many Members of this Congress…

I reclaim my time. The gentlewoman has a press report that she is holding up for the benefit of this House, and we all know that you cannot rely on the accuracy of press reports. They pick up on certain items that are presented to them…

I just happened to be walking through, and we should be accurate in what we say here on the floor of the House. No. 1, the provision that was put into the health care deductibility for self-employed was engineered and pushed and…

today I am introducing the Tax Technical Corrections Act of 1995. I am joined on this legislation by Sam Gibbons, the distinguished ranking minority member of the Ways and Means Committee. This legislation makes necessary technical…

I rise in support of H.R. 3419, the Tax Simplification and Technical Corrections Act of 1993. This bill is the product of a bipartisan initiative by members of the Ways and Means Committee to simplify provisions in the Tax Code. These…

I sincerely hope that the action we are about to set into motion on this bill at long last results in final passage of legislation to make Social Security an independent agency. In my view, this legislation is long, long overdue. Mr…

who exactly supports the Clinton health care plan? Why the Secretary of Education, of course--just ask his employees. I come to the House floor today to ask for an explanation of a letter signed by Secretary Richard Riley that was issued…

I am here this morning to plead with Members of Congress and the administration to get moving on welfare reform. I agree with Senator Moynihan: The Nation has a welfare crisis. Spending on welfare programs is growing out of control…