Mr. Speaker, as the gentlewoman from New York has pointed out quite eloquently, regardless of one's position on the merits of this compact, the rules of the House have been violated and the instructions of the Senate and of the House have…

Reclaiming my time, well, we finally in the last couple of days have here in Washington the kind of weather that started out in Texas and much of this country back in May, the kind that leaves people sweltering. And while we cannot say…

so eager are they to thwart even the possibility that someone might study this growing danger of global warming, of the greenhouse effect, of the fact that a lot of this planet is warming up, much warmer than this debate I must say, and…

I have the deepest personal respect for those whose religion or other personal conviction causes them to take a different view than I have on the question of abortion. But my respect does not go so far as to suggest that I believe they…

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.

one of the real success stories of the environment in America has been the increased understanding of people across this country of the importance of recycling. From young students, to retirees, to small businesses, to very large…

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…

With regard to the comments from the gentlewoman from Ohio, Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules was so enthusiastic about addressing this problem that they have allowed us an entire 5 minutes to discuss the amendment offered by the…

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…

the power to tax is indeed the power to destroy. The Internet not only offers us an amazing way of communication, but it offers a tremendous potential, a revolutionary potential for electronic commerce. With the Internet still in its…

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…

these are some mighty strange cats. They offer the opportunity to fatten up the fat cats, and they offer a little cat chow for everybody else. They call it conservative, but when it comes to conserving our resources and seeing that every…

Mr. Speaker, for those just tuning in, this might well be called ``Trillions after 10,'' because as we approach the 10 o'clock in the evening hour here in Washington, we are beginning to consider how trillions of dollars, of taxpayers'…

freedom of religion is certainly a vital cornerstone of this country. The right to pray, the right to seek divine guidance should be unimpaired, and heaven only knows by watching this Congress in action, or this year in inaction, we have…

The gentleman may be aware that the Speaker has answered this question. Back on April 22, Congress Daily reported that Speaker Gingrich himself told Congress Daily that we would have a fair and open debate on campaign finance not just…

when it seemed they had no promises left unbroken, the Gingrich Republicans have apparently decided to break yet another promise on cleaning up this Congress. As over 200 Members of this House stood strong outside this door signing a…

I would express the same concern as our colleague from Wisconsin. First, that the American people have a legitimate concern about the need to reform our whole tax collection system. I have been hearing a lot about that. But in order for…

I believe that the millions of Americans who want some real change in the way our campaign finance system works and want to reduce the corrupting influence of money on our political system can be encouraged by the sudden reversal yesterday…

it is alarming, but hardly surprising, to find the House Republican leadership continuing to do the bidding of the tobacco lobby. Within the last few days, the Speaker has declared that Joe Camel had nothing to do with youth smoking, and…

I will be expanding on this legislation this next week with a revision, including some of the provisions that have been incorporated in the Senate Committee on Commerce, but recognizing that when the tobacco companies go abroad to try to…

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

I certainly share that concern. I believe that is one of the areas that we could make significant improvements on the work that the bipartisan group there in the Senate has begun. They have begun the work; they have moved in the right…

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…

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…

Well, I think we know the tobacco companies would not be throwing their money away on advertising if it did not work to bring in more smokers, young smokers, to take the place of the many Americans who have died prematurely from…