Richard K. Armey

However, let me say, I too, as the gentleman from Wisconsin most certainly did, watched the final day's proceedings in the other body, saw the reports, the discussions, noted that the other body did not indeed pass from its own Chamber the…

I am pleased to announce to this body that we have some new additions to our congressional family, a new addition to the Abel family. Williams James Abel arrived the night before last, yesterday, in the early hours of the morning, a…

I can assure the gentleman it would be of no avail for any action today or in the foreseeable future. It is, I can say, a rigorous process of respect for the fundamental right of each and every Member of this body to raise their objection…

It is our expectation that with the Homeland Security, the continuing resolution, the other conference reports that we can foresee, there would be nothing of such urgency before the Nation to require us to come back before January 7.

Mr. Speaker, what we are doing now is revisiting the issue of homeland defense. You will recall, Mr. Speaker, that in June the President challenged Congress to pass such a bill, and we went to work on it with a select committee appointed…

I have watched my friends in this body, from both sides of the aisle, from both sides of the issue, conduct what has to be regarded as one of the greatest debates we have seen in this body during my tenure here. I have been struck in the…

This bill is a poor and paltry substitute for a comprehensive prescription drug benefit for American seniors. The House passed a bipartisan comprehensive Medicare prescription drug benefit in June. The Senate has not yet passed a bill…

I often reflect these days on what a wonderful privilege it is in my life to be a Member of this body and to be able to be here on the floor of this great Chamber and listen to the debates. I marvel also at the technology that we have…

Over the past 20 years, over 2 million people have died and over 4 million have been driven from their homes in Sudan. Not by famine, flood or pestilence, but at the hands of people who claim a right to govern. Mr. Speaker, people who…

Again, if the gentlewoman will yield, I appreciate so much the gentlewoman's frustration. We passed investment security over to the other body in August. We passed the education bill. We passed the prescription drug bill. We passed the…

Mr. Speaker, a year ago today the east coast of this great land woke up to the first rays of morning sunshine. We woke up as a Nation, full of optimism, full of gratification, aware of our freedoms, but probably taking them for granted. We…

I, for one, am not ready to concede that a lame duck will be necessary or in fact will be part of our experience. I believe that at some point between now and, say, the middle of October, we will come to a point where we will be able to…

Section 770 is intended not only to prohibit the TIPS program, but also any and all activities to implement the proposed plan. This means that section 770 prohibits the TIPS program no matter what name it is given and any program with the…

the answer is yes on both counts. The Federal government does not have the authority to nationalize driver's licenses and other identification cards. And this legislation would not give them that authority. The authority to design and…

as we said earlier, on June 18, the President of the United States sent up here a request for legislation to create a Department of Homeland Security which we all recognize to be a daunting task. On the very next day, on June 19, this body…

Mr. Chairman, we need to move forward, and we need to move forward to provide the President with the tools that he needs to secure our homeland. Our current structure simply cannot meet the demands of an age in which the primary threats to…

Let me first, Mr. Chairman, say that those that are on the cutting edge of technology and wanting to provide it are protected in the base text of the bill by limiting their liability and banning punitive damages, just like we have done in…

The resolution, Mr. Speaker, calls on the United States Congress to convene a ceremonial joint meeting in New York City on Friday, September 6, 2002. The joint commemorative meeting will be in remembrance of the thousands of people killed…

Mr. Chairman, as Ronald Reagan once said, ``History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.'' President George W. Bush has heeded this call. He has asked us to undertake the most significant…

Mr. Chairman, this is a subject that was considered, as many subjects were, with respect to, I think, a very fundamental question, to what extent do we want to maintain a synthesis of activities that complement one another and be able to…

Mr. Chairman, there must be a reason why every firefighter organization in America has asked that FEMA be included in the Department of Homeland Defense, not only all the firefighters in this great land and all their organizations, but a…

Mr. Chairman, let me say to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush) I do not intend to oppose his amendment, but I did want to point out that we have addressed this very same question in page 13 of the bill. The difference between the…

this body demonstrated on April 24 that there is nothing to be learned from the second kick of a mule. Unfortunately, it took 3 months and several more kicks for the other body to wake up, and there is no way that we will set our good work…

On the debt limit, I again renew my invitation to Members of the minority to join with us in passing this very important increase in the debt limit so that we can indeed deal with even the important supplemental bill. The Senate has passed…