Richard K. Armey

I have come to know him and to know his work well. And let me say, Mr. Speaker, I have no hesitation nor any reservation in saying that in my estimation there is no person in this city who by professional experience and depth of concern is…

This is a matter, with me, of the heart. These children are so special, so precious, so deserving of the same opportunity every place in America as everyone else that you must do your best. The gentleman from Colorado knows that. The…

I am proud today to tell my colleagues, I am a grandfather as well. I would like to compliment everybody that has participated in this debate today and compliment on both sides of the aisle for the interest and the concern that we have…

Listening to the gentleman's comments, the fact of the matter is the Nation is concerned about the degree to which children are being failed by these school systems. It reminds me of an old line from a psychologist that the definition of…

the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Moran] brings us the bill from the other side of the body, a bill that is acutely interesting to me in that it does not include the parental choice language for 2,000 school scholarships that I authored. A…

I would, if it was deemed advisable, present to the body a resolution that would protect Mr. Dornan's rights under those circumstances to be present on the floor.

I am excited today to join with my good friend and colleague the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Sessions] in announcing the formation of the Results caucus. The Results caucus represents a bipartisan coalition of reform-minded Members who share…

Mr. Speaker, this is a day when this Congress has an opportunity to stand up and say, ``Mr. and Mrs. America, we know who you are, we understand your goodness and we respect your decency. And, Mr. and Mrs. America, we know who we are. We…

Mr. Chairman, let me first pay my regards to the committee for the fine work that they have done on writing this bill. It is such a privilege for me to be here today and to stand here in support of this legislation and to stand here, quite…

Mr. Chairman, this is a debate that I would much rather not find myself participating in. Any of my colleagues that were here in the legislative years of 1987 and 1988 will recall that I spent almost my entire time during those two years…

Mr. Speaker, before proceeding to the House schedule, I would like to have everyone's attention for a very important announcement. My son and my lovely daughter-in-law last night graced me with a new little fishing buddy. David and Laurie…

I must say one thing, though, and I say this on behalf of all of the Members of Congress and all of their respective constituencies. The supposition that the supplemental bill, or any appropriations for that matter, any appropriations…

I am excited today to present the Freedom Works Award to Cornerstone Schools for their fine work in educating the children of Detroit. I established the Freedom Works Award to celebrate freedom by recognizing individuals and groups who…

If I could talk about this agreement on the budget for a moment, beginning with my mother and father-in-law. We all love our parents, my folks being on Social Security and, of course, to some degree also dependent upon Medicare for their…

I am not quite sure. If the soap box derby is racing, I think I might be willing, but if it is orating, I would never want to engage the gentleman in such a derby.

Mr. Speaker, this rule makes in order 2 hours of debate on a subject that many of us would rather we did not have to debate in this country. This is a subject that is heartbreaking to all of us. Irrespective of which side of the debate we…

I established the Freedom Works Award to celebrate freedom by recognizing individuals and groups who promote personal responsibility instead of a reliance on government. The Omega Boys Club was founded by Joe Marshall and Jack Jackwa in…

We are concerned about the political stability of Mexico, and we are concerned about the economic prosperity of Mexico. And I think I can say that this Congress, this body has on many, many occasions expressed their concern on both those…

If I could have my wish for how the President and the White House and members of his party would respond to or accept this action we are taking today, I would hope that they could accept it as an invitation and as an encouragement. The…

this past week in my district I had the privilege and the opportunity to present the first-ever Freedom Works Award to Emmit Smith, runningback for the Dallas Cowboys. It was a great privilege for me to do that in that in my initial…

forgive me, I did not mean for the gentleman to think that I am being accusatory. I am only going by what I read in the papers. Of course, we all realize that the newspapers are not always reliable. But I believe I read that the gentleman…

I think it is fairly clearly known by all of us concerned that title V has to do with the question of welfare benefits for illegal aliens and the enforcement of the sponsorship provision on legal immigrants so that they too would be kept…

I can only say that the Members of this body, as I pointed out, voted by a vote of over 390 votes for this, and we do need to work on that. I expect and feel somewhat encouraged by the gentleman from California that we must get back to…

I think we should entertain only the greatest expectations born out of appreciation for the effort already made. If, in fact, there are disappointments, I will certainly be the one to come back and share that information later. At this…

Terrorism is an ugly thing. In a Nation like ours that has prided itself in its ability to, while protecting the liberties of its citizens, also secure their physical safety, shocking events, frightening events, heartbreaking events have…