Lloyd Doggett

And while the study that we heard about today was a simulation using an economic model by a Republican economist, is there not some experience in some of the foreign countries that have moved to these private systems that they have…

That is the whole meaning of the phrase ``save Social Security first.'' We save Social Security first, ahead of anything else, and we do it by the very fiscally responsible step of paying down these trillions of dollars of Federal debt…

The Republican economist who did that simulation on these various privatization schemes, his conclusion was that no group in our society would be a bigger loser than women, and that it did not make any difference, well, it makes a…

The gentlewoman is saying in Chile if we followed that model, there would be businesses in California, in Florida, in Texas that would be totally outside of the system.

We do need everybody from California joining in to help us get Social Security legislation here, a piece of legislation that we can all be proud of that will be there for our retirees. [...] it is absolutely vital to them that Social…

Some have suggested that this 10 percent tax cut is just principally designed to help the top 10 percent of Americans.

I think that it is undoubted that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Henry B. Gonzalez) is leaving an indelible mark, not only on this institution, the United States House of Representatives, but on our entire country. Some would point, as my…

Is it not true that some of those other compacts have provided representation for the very county and the very region where the regional facility would be located and that this particular compact does not give the people of El Paso or…

I noticed an editorial in my hometown paper, the Austin American Statesman, back in April that was entitled, ``Okay, If You Must, Keep It As Just Three.'' It concludes, if a three-State compact really means just three, no one should fear…

Without the amendment that this House and the Senate approved, there is absolutely nothing to keep a group of unelected commissioners, appointed by the same governors who may have said, as in our case, one thing in Texas and another thing…

Until the gentleman offered his amendment, despite the months the gentleman has spent in a bipartisan effort to try to get this disastrous program reshaped, there was not any money allocated specifically for this purpose in this…

I commend the gentleman's leadership. I think it would be really helpful in focusing on what is a disgrace for the Congress, and perhaps with the adoption of the gentleman's amendment we can begin to correct this blunder.

I guess the reason that it becomes an issue that relates to whether there is a commitment by the Republican leadership to address this, is our inability to get a recycling coordinator in place and our inability to even get a copy of the…

I am greatly encouraged by the gentleman's comments in this regard and would just want to be sure I understood them correctly. As you know, the Committee on Rules, in addition to any germane amendments that Members might have, has approved…

We cannot let this Congress run out of time without responding on the leading public health challenge our young people face.

I know from your service on the Committee on Appropriations that we expend millions of taxpayer dollars to investigate the causes of various kinds of illnesses and diseases in America to try to improve health. Here is one that we know what…

And the two of course are very closely related. I think we received so many promises of when action would occur and when debate would be permitted on campaign finance. At a minimum, we ought to be offered--another broken promise here, it…

With that kind of money at stake, it is pretty clear why the tobacco industry can afford to lavish such giant campaign contributions on this Congress. And it is also pretty clear that the type of addiction that is at stake here is not just…

I was wondering how the gentlewoman would react to a statement, and we have covered many of the various outrageous statements that Speaker Gingrich has made on the subject, but how the gentlewoman would react to a statement I understand he…

Do I understand from the majority leader, then, that the only discussion of campaign finance scheduled after these many months, and committee comments from both sides of the aisle in favor of it, will be under a procedure that permits no…

Haste was very important to us last September when the gentleman told us this issue was going to be coming up, but I missed the answer to my question. Is it correct that the only debate that will be permitted next week on campaign finance…

I thank the gentleman. It would appear, then, that the last bill that leadership offered is not the only one that has been killed by this House. Campaign finance is as dead as a door nail.

I want to extend an invitation to the gentleman to come down to Austin, Texas, at some time other than the campaign season, of course, and enjoy her where she sounds the best. But whether we have Shawn Colvin on the radio or Jerry Jeff…

Is that not the same thing as stealing the works of people that have devoted significant time to creating something we all enjoy?

I am so pleased to see that not all of the concern for music on the Republican side is expressed by the singing Senators and that there are other musicians and lovers of music on the Republican side that recognize this is basically a…