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I guess this is the point in time where we might rely on that old homily: the proof of the pudding is in the eating. For 40 years, throughout all of my adult lifetime, the Democrats controlled this Chamber. During all those 40 years, the…
Mr. Speaker, every day of their life, moms and dads all over this great Nation get up and go to work. They go to work and they earn a living. They take care of their family. They try to build a home. They try to educate their children…
I support permanent normal trade relations with China because I profoundly believe that it will advance the cause of human rights for the Chinese people. I believe free and open trade is not only the best way to make China a free and open…
this is indeed a defining moment. We are really separating ourselves into two different camps here. On one hand, we see those who see a digital divide. On the other hand, we see those who see a world of digital opportunities. On one hand…
the coming vote to expand our trade with China is a vote for the new economy. It is a vote that will clearly show whether the Members in this Congress are in favor of advancing America's high-tech economy or whether they want to flee from…
in 3\1/2\ weeks, we will take what will be, I believe, the most important vote in this Congress, the vote to extend permanent normal trade relations to China. Mr. Speaker, this vote is important. It is not only important to our own…
Mr. Speaker, we have heard a great deal today about people who are willing to work with us on the Tax Code and to fix the horrifying inequities that we find in the Tax Code that are so bothersome to the American people. I have been…
Mr. Speaker, when I scheduled this bill for the floor, I knew that it was going to be a difficult debate. I understood there would be angry words. I knew there would be finger pointing and accusation. It is not a pleasant debate, Mr…
Mr. Speaker, the House today is commemorating a very, very special event: The first democratic election leading to a transfer of power in the 5,000-year history of the Chinese people. This is, indeed, a momentous event not only for the…
There can be nothing I can imagine that can be more unfair to our working senior Americans than to be told that under the law of this land that they are required to pay into the Social Security program all their working years, and then at…
Today America is at a crossroads. Our people head into the 21st century having witnessed remarkable events all across the globe. We have seen the rise and we have seen the fall of tyranny, Nazism and Communism, with Americans being…
for over 30 years Washington big spenders have been raiding the Social Security trust funds to feed the greed for a bigger, more bloated government. Mr. Speaker, now is the time to ``Stop the Raid.'' This Republican Congress has committed…
Mr. Chairman, equal access under the law. Equal justice for all. The compassionate Nation providing legal resources to obtain these things for the poor and the itinerate in this population. These are great principles. They are honorable…
later this week we will address the question of funding for the Legal Services Corporation relative to the accuracy of their reporting regarding the caseload that they handle on behalf of the American people. The President of the Legal…
many, many States--I am particularly proud of my own State of Texas--have laws that protect the children, as they should have. And they have laws that honor the parents' rights with respect to the children. When mom and dad come home from…
We may be the ultimate congressional odd couple. We seldom agree on anything. But on this we do agree: Congress should act now to help the 43 million Americans who have no health insurance.
There's something wrong when the richest nation on earth, with the best health-care system in the world, the lowest poverty, and the highest employment, has a constantly growing percentage of its population going without medical-expense…
These problems cry out for remedy. And happily, a bipartisan remedy is available.
If the wealthy CEO is going to receive government-subsidized health care, then so should the waitress earning the minimum wage. Period.
It's both for those who lack coverage, and those who dislike their coverage, that I'm introducing this bill.
Millions of Americans are innocent victims of what I call the Health Penalty Tax. They're actually punished for trying to buy their insurance on their own, outside the workplace.
Too often, when Congress turns to health issues, it ends up applying legislative Band-Aids. It's time to address underlying causes.
Today, I am introducing the Fair Care for the Uninsured Act, a bill to give the nation's 44 million uninsured a refundable tax credit of $1,000 per adult and $3,000 per family for the purchase of private health insurance.
Mr. Chairman, for years we have labored here, watching bills come and bills go, markups come and markups go, legislation pass through the floor. For all those years what I have looked to is for the Congress to act in such a way as to…
44 years ago this December, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man who wanted it. Rosa Parks didn't know that she was making history. And she certainly had no idea that she would become a genuine American hero. What…
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