Nick Lampson

this morning I began to write a letter to my daughters and future grandchildren to describe my feelings on this sad, yet historic day, and I wrote that I continue to be overwhelmed by the fact that this Congress and, as a result, the…

Mr. Speaker and other House Member colleagues, I rise to honor the memory of my friend and colleague, Walter Capps. We freshmen Members on the Democratic side learned to look to Walter Capps as a leader among us. He led with humility, with…

yesterday the people of Friendswood, TX, whose lives have been inexorably altered by the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Laura Kate Smither, saw a light at the end of their tunnel. Police Chief Jared Stout announced yesterday that…

if we respect the way tobacco products are marketed in this Nation because we are concerned about the documented health risks, how can we in good conscience use taxpayer funds to help tobacco companies market their products overseas in…

I rise to speak about the children, not the 27 pictures that I hold in my hand right now, whose pictures were printed in the Houston Chronicle on Sunday, all of whom were abducted and most of whom have been found, unfortunately, dead. We…

as we proceed in this debate, and as chairman of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, I would like to remind my colleagues of the importance of the National Center for missing and Exploited Children. The National…

we know that tobacco use is the most preventable cause of death, yet 400,000 Americans die each year from causes related to the use of tobacco. Our young people have grown up certain in the knowledge that tobacco causes cancer. Yet 3,000…

as my colleagues know, in Congress we are working on giving Americans an $85 billion tax cut. The question is who should reap the greatest benefits from these tax cuts? Should it be the wealthiest corporations and the wealthiest Americans…

I intended to speak on my opposition to the Rohrabacher-Roemer amendment. This amendment was promoted to the members of this body in a letter headlined ``If You Won't Kill It, Chill It.'' What the sponsors of this amendment fail to…

as chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, it is my pleasure to announce another reunion of a missing child with his family. Fourteen-year-old Vincent Clayton wandered away from his Montrose, MI, home in May 1996. Vincent…

I have been listening. This morning also we were listening to our colleagues across the aisle talk about in their 1-minute speeches, one by one come up and complain about the Democrats engaging in class warfare. Our budget agreement that…

today in the Ninth Congressional District in my State of Texas, we celebrate Juneteenth Independence Day. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to abolish slavery, but it was not until June 19, 1865, 132…

just as an example, this is the envelope we are using with Bianca's picture on it, Bianca Lozano, and I thank the gentleman for his commitment that he also makes to this major catastrophe that is facing our country, and I look forward to…

my home State of Texas and sadly, all of America, is suffering from a rash of child abductions. In the Ninth District community of Friendswood, the Smither family buried their 12-year-old daughter, Laura, last month. In Killeen, TX, the…

Mr. Speaker, when the majority party was in the minority, they did complain about the size of government. Now they seek an outrageous increase in the dollars spent on their own personal political fiefdoms. It begs the question of whether…

Mr. Chairman, for the sake of our future, I rise today to support full funding for the International Space Station. I represent the Johnson Space Center and the thousands of men and women whose livelihoods depend upon this project and our…

I returned from the retreat in Hershey optimistic that the rhetoric of bipartisanship would become a reality. Well, this afternoon I ascribe that optimism to my naivete as a freshman Member of the House. The majority is determined to spend…

bravery and valor are qualities we do not hear much about anymore. Recently though, Galveston County, TX, was the site for two notable displays of those qualities, and their heroes deserve our praise. Mr. Speaker, my sister is a…

Mr. Speaker, if this is the session when we are going to agree to do a balanced budget plan, we need to see activity from the other side of the aisle. They have criticized the President's plan. They have even called on the President to…

as a father and also a Member of this body, I rise to add my voice to those leaders of my party who yesterday called upon the majority to work in this session toward expanding health insurance for American children. When we know that 10…

while noting the misplaced outrage of other Members of this body, I would like to express my admiration and thanks to NBC and to Ford for airing ``Schindler's List'' this weekend. I would like to thank the filmmaker, Steven Spielberg, not…