Jack Brooks

Mr. Chairman, I think this is a very important debate because many people genuinely do not agree that the death penalty is a deterrent or that it should be on the books. Others believe that there is some discrimination that is carried out…

I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon [Mr. Kopetski] which would strike the death penalty provisions of H.R. 4092 and substitute mandatory life imprisonment. I have the utmost respect for the…

it is with some regret that I rise to oppose the legislation now being considered by the House. I realize the good intentions and the motivations that lie beyond trying to craft a legislative solution to the perceived problem surrounding…

I am pleased to appear today on behalf of the Committee on the Judiciary to begin general debate on H.R. 4092, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The legislation is the result of perhaps the most extensive review of…

I would like to say just briefly that I was here when the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Natcher] came, when he was sworn in, and he has been a gracious and distinguished Member since that very day, been courteous to everybody, fair to…

to my friend I would say that he recalls the difficulties. The testimony reflected in the hearings was that in some areas, where there is controversy about this issue, sometimes the officials in that area were not as industrious as they…

I rise in opposition to this motion to recommit. The Members of this body have spoken loudly and clearly on the application of the independent-counsel statute through the Members of Congress. They have voted, we have voted, this afternoon…

I must rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The amendment, has two different parts--which, for some reason, seems to be obscured by the sponsors in describing the amendment. Now that the moment of truth has arrived it is essential…

The Attorney General said very clearly, and she uses English, American, you know, in her letters, said, `No such inherent conflict of interest exists in the investigation of Members of Congress.' In other words, you investigate the Members…

But I have never deterred from my route since then. It is these people that go back and forth that make you nervous.

Now, what I was going to suggest is I believe that the first part of the amendment is a useful statement of what is in the bill now. It is the second part that we have trouble with. If the gentleman would get unanimous consent to drop that…

This section is included in the Hyde amendment substitute, and I would hope that we could resolve it in that overall context and not in a long, separate vote in contention here on the floor. We have got three or four, at least, additional…

She makes all the judgments at this point, if you combine the adjudication with the administration, and we do not want to do that.

as I said earlier, the independent counsel statute is an important law and it should be reauthorized. However, the law which expired has not fulfilled its purpose due to shortcomings in the former statute. We need to reform this law if we…

I rise in support of H.R. 811, the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act. I am pleased we are able to take up this important bill today. Last Congress, the Independent Counsel Act died a less than honorable death--the result of…

None of them that agreed to that, Republican or Democrat, have felt that it needed to be done?