Richard K. Armey: “These are exactly the proposals that were applauded across this land in 1962 when first proposed by then President John…”

I thank the gentlewoman. My final response would be that if indeed it was the volition of this body to do only the very least we could do, we would, in fact, take up the very least that was done by the other body. But it is our hope we can…

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…

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 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…