Jack Fields

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.

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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

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…

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 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…

I support the amendment, because it provides a more efficient mechanism for an auditor to report the discovery of acts of questionable legality to management, the board of directors, and, if necessary, to the Securities and Exchange…

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…

I will restate to the gentleman that it is my strong belief that this is a fair statute and there should not be two different types of treatments, one for governmental entities and those for all others. I think this is fair to all who…

Because I am willing to make a commitment to the gentleman that we will have hearings on the subject of derivatives. It is my understanding that the report comes out this week from the Securities and Exchange Commission. I think that is…

Two examples that have been prominently used in this particular debate on this amendment, Barings and Orange County. If we apply the requirements of Scienter under this particular statute that we are discussing, the defendant directly or…

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…

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…

This amendment contains only technical and conforming changes that have been agreed to by the majority and minority. The amendments clarify that disclosure is required for both proposed and final settlements, and that such disclosures…

I apologize to the gentleman on the other side of the aisle that I do not have the statute book with me, but as the gentleman knows, the civil part of RICO is just one or two sentences, and that is that one or two sentences that has made a…

If someone is breaking the law, as the gentleman alleges, as a Mafia mobster, that person would still be penalized under the criminal sections of RICO.

Today we are seeking to enact fundamental reforms of the manner in which securities actions are litigated. In order to ensure that our reforms are comprehensive, we must make every effort to identify oversights or omissions in our…

Mr. Chairman, some of the examples we have heard from the other side of the aisle, Milken, Keating, Leeson, they all share something important. Each of these acted with intent. Each of these acted with the intent to defraud. The…

We are not talking about pollution. We are talking about endangered species and wetlands declaration, and we are saying that when an individual loses the benefit of their property and it is taken by the Federal Government, there is…

The individual who is developing a piece of property or building a home on a piece of property or have a home on a piece of property already built, they have the same rights. If the Government walks in and takes the value of that property…