we have now reached the end of the day on the issue before us. The general debate time has allowed every possible argument to be aired by the proponents who seem to have no qualms whatsoever about taking a simplistic approach to a very…

The Conference Committee on S. 636 reported back to us a product that merges the Senate and the House-passed bills in a very careful, balanced fashion. Thus, the Senate's protections against interfering with the exercise of religious…

I rise in opposition to H.R. 4296, the so-called Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. It is time we set the record straight and after doing so, vote down this misguided effort. If ever the name of a bill was…

I applaud the apparent goal of the gentleman from New Jersey to insure that Federal prisoners do attain a high school education. We all agree on that. But I want to review the facts. Since 1981, all Federal prisoners who do not have a high…

This motion makes the sixth time that the other side of the aisle has seen fit to try and derail through procedural tactics the toughest, most carefully structured crime bill to come out of the House in 20 years. The effort to stall…

this is the fourth attempt by the other side of the aisle to offer a motion to strike after the enacting clauses--all in an attempt to delay the progress of the crime bill. It takes about 25 minutes each time, 10 minutes for debate, 15…

Mr. Chairman, while I appreciate the gentleman's effort to provide a comprehensive solution to the problems of private security guards whose qualifications may be suspect, I have a number of concerns which lead me to oppose the amendment…

Mr. Chairman, the amendment I am offering to the crime bill will establish a Police Corps program to provide college students with aid for education in return for serving 4 years with a State or local law enforcement agency. This amendment…

It has been my position from the time the proviso was at the committee--at the Rules Committee--and it will be my position in the conference, that the Racial Justice Act should be prospective only in application.

Mr. Chairman, in the interest of moving this legislation toward completion, I am at this time offering a second en block amendment consisting of six provisions made in order under the rule. They are the Beilenson-Berman-Condit-Thurman…

this is a hodgepodge of immigration provisions, some of which have some merit. But they should all be considered in the deliberative process of the Committee on the Judiciary. Everybody knows that. But some other provisions are downright…