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since Labor Day, the traditional start of presidential campaigns, ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts have given Al Gore 55 percent positive coverage and George Bush only 35 percent. The networks, which are the primary source of information…
here is a recent Washington Post article describing vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney's speeches: ``Bash. Bash. Bash.'' The reporter quotes Cheney as saying that the country was ``weary of the Clinton-Gore routine,'' but then adds…
the media, newspapers, radio and TV stations, have a huge impact on our lives. They influence how we think and act. Protected by the constitutional right to free speech, the media have few restraints on what they can say and do. They enjoy…
the double-standard that often exists in today's media coverage is obvious. For example, the major networks all provide the Democrats with more convention coverage than the Republicans. More coverage is also given to liberal positions…
I am happy to play a part in the creation of the Religious Worker Program in 1990. I support these visas since they allow American religious denominations, large and small, to benefit by the addition of committed religious workers from…
Mr. Speaker, the 1996 immigration reforms improve public safety by facilitating deportation of dangerous criminals. Since 1996, the number of criminal aliens deported annually has almost doubled from 36,000 in 1996 to 67,000 projected for…
H.R. 2883, the Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act, is designed to streamline the acquisition of United States citizenship by foreign children after they are adopted by American citizens. The bill makes the Federal Government a partner with…
in the presidential election, George Bush really faces three opponents: Al Gore, Bill Clinton and his manipulation of the government bureaucracy, and a bias by many in the media. During the next few weeks, I am going to point out examples…
the death tax really amounts to a double or triple tax. People have already paid a tax on the income they have earned and then they have paid a tax on any gains they have made from investments or interest they have earned from savings and…
Mr. Speaker, this bill is, as we have heard, the product of literally months and months of study and negotiations and also, as we have heard, at times more than just a little patience. But the positive outcome has been and is today that…
Mr. Speaker, the Visa Waiver Pilot Program allows aliens traveling from certain designated countries to come to the United States as temporary visitors for business or pleasure without having to obtain the nonimmigrant visa normally…
I rise in support of H.R. 2372, the Private Property Rights Implementation Act. This legislation secures a basic right of all Americans: protection against government confiscation of homes, farms, and businesses. One of our most basic…
Raising the minimum wage is touted as a way to help many blue-collar workers. And there are millions of others who earn more than the proposed minimum wage increase but who still struggle to make ends meet. Reform of our immigration…
I rise to support H.R. 5, the ``Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act.'' For years my constituents have raised concerns about unfair Social Security earnings limit. Finally, the House is going to eliminate this unfair penalty. Whenever a…
It is vitally important to express the sense of Congress that voluntary prayers before athletic contests are appropriate and even beneficial. This type of prayer is not an unconstitutional establishment of religion. Rather, it is an…
I strongly support H.R. 2684. Last February I hosted a town meeting in Kerrville, Texas, to discuss the President's VA budget and the future of the Kerrville VA Medical Center. Over 1,400 veterans attended and voiced their concerns about…
in Kosovo, the United States is bearing most of the burden in a region of the world where there are no American security interests at stake. Our pilots and planes account for at least 80 percent of the air strikes against Yugoslavia. And…
our Constitution tells us: ``The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.'' To…
Mr. Speaker, let us return to the Constitution. Members of this House of Representatives have a solemn task specifically assigned to us by the authors of that Constitution. Whatever happens today, whether the President is impeached or not…
others continue to argue or continue to imply that this inquiry is only about a personal relationship, but that is like saying Watergate was only about picking a lock or that the Boston Tea Party was only about tea. During a similar…
H.R. 4293, the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998, provides for a new nonimmigrant visa program to assist the Irish peace process. The author of the bill, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) has tirelessly…
today I introduced H.R. 4658, which briefly extends the deadline for implementing Section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Section 110(a) of the 1996 Act required that the Attorney General…
The self-executing amendment to H.R. 3736 includes a provision to provide math, engineering and computer science scholarships to needy students and a provision to provide additional worker training programs. There are a number of pilot…
Mr. Speaker, I want to repeat again that the underlying bill has the support of both the Republican leadership and the administration. And the reason it has garnered such bipartisan support is because it does target companies that have…
Mr. Speaker, the bill we are considering on the floor today represents a good faith compromise between differing H-1B measures, one passed by the Senate and one passed by the House Committee on the Judiciary. It is not perfect, but…
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