Jack Fields

let me first thank the Speaker for allowing the Congressional Black Caucus to use this first Special Order hour to commemorate the life and legacy of my mentor, my leader, and my friend, the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. I was a…

I encourage you to get as much information as you can from our government, from international entities and come forward with a bipartisan collaborative process that really does work.

The African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 was truly a bipartisan piece of legislation cosponsored by Tony Beilenson, a liberal Democrat from California, and me, a conservative Republican from Texas.

Did you ever envision that this law would be used to destroy the economic value of millions of items legally acquired by Americans over the years?

money is not going to solve it, and when you think about the poacher, how do we get to those poachers?

I personally do not think it is going to work, and I think in countries like Zimbabwe and Tanzania, it, first of all, is a slap in the face of these countries that they were not consulted.

Most countries cannot stand in that glare, in that spotlight, and I have every confidence in you and Chairman Fleming being able to make a real difference.

It takes the money out of the local community, which the elephant is no longer protected by the community, but becomes a meat source, and it has a commodity, the ivory.

But, again, I want to emphasize to this House that while this is my last speech, this is my last legislative act, the real magic here, which I hope is demonstrable to the rest of the House, is the fact that people who come from very…

I thought he was one of the finest reporters whom I ever had the pleasure to work with.

First of all, I would be remiss if I did not point out that the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Bliley] is once again bringing a very complex piece of legislation to the floor that is meaningful in reform and it is bipartisan in nature. For…

I appreciate all of the gentleman's kind remarks. I think it is refreshing for the public and the country at large to see both sides of the aisle working in an extremely complex issue area, working together and finding commonality. Mr…

very seldom, if ever, in a legislative career, can we as legislators, can we as trustees for the American people, feel that we have made a significant contribution for the country's future--made a real difference. Well, today we can. Mr…

it is the anticipation that the V-band is going to be cleared. The U-band will be packed, which will add value to the return of that analog spectrum. It is arguable that this will be more valuable spectrum.

I was given the charge by our Speaker and the chairman of the full committee to move our country relative to telecommunication policy into the 21st century, not to crawl back into the 1950's. These rules were written when I was 2 years…

the most difficult issue in this bill has been how the local loop is opened to competition. No question, that is where the focus of the controversy has been. It is a delicate question. Mr. Chairman, what we have attempted to do is to open…

this is a reregulatory dinosaur. Basic cable rates continue to be regulated under this bill. We deregulate expanded basic in 15 months, when telephone will be competing with cable. But very importantly, in terms of competition with…

I just want to take the time to thank him and also the gentleman from California for this fine work. This is a very sensitive area, very complex area, but it is a very important area for the American public, and I just wanted to…

thanks to an amendment offered last year by the gentleman from Colorado [Mr. Schaefer], and adopted by the committee, the bill today requires local governments that choose to impose franchise fees to do so in a fair and equal way to tell…

this morning, I introduced on behalf of myself, Chairman Tom Bliley, our Republican Members, and Democrat cosponsors, the Communications Act of 1995. Hearings are planned for Wednesday, May 10, Thursday, May 11, and Friday, May 12. Truly…

I think this is an honest-to-goodness, legitimate attempt to clarify, and I also think it is an honest-to-goodness attempt to work with the other side of the aisle. Again I want to compliment the gentleman from California for doing that…

Both portions of the motion to recommit we have already voted on. The Dingell amendment, we do not want to see a dual standard: one standard that applies to municipalities and cities, and another standard that applies to everyone else. In…

I would just point out last night this amendment did not exist, that this has been a dynamic process. We have taken the concerns expressed by people on the other side of the aisle. We have attempted to address those concerns to make the…

the judge has the discretion to say, ``Your bond is $1,'' or your bond is something else that is reasonable. The judge has the discretion to come in and ask for something other than the posting of what could be the entire cost of that…