with so much legislative business left to conduct this session, there may be some who are wondering why we should care about Slobodan Milosevic. We should care because on March 23, 1989, Slobodan Milosevic unilaterally changed the Yugoslav…

Americans categorically reject the notion that the government should take a greater role in deciding who can and cannot adopt children. By a margin of nearly four to one, voters say we should keep the system that we currently have rather…

Mr. Chairman, this actually is a very important issue. It is going to become more important in the future because we are talking about moving 7,000 Lorton inmates around the country as we close down the Lorton prison. There was a…

The 1980 Supreme Court decision entitled Harris v. McRea upheld the right of Congress to restrict the use of Federal funds to provide abortions to poor women, but it clearly asserted that State funds used to provide abortions for poor…

I rise in support of this Airport Improvement Reauthorization Act. I thank the chairman and the ranking member for crafting thoughtful and responsive legislation that will help revitalize the Federal Aviation Administration while…

as the gentleman knows, ATP is much more focused on the private sector, on the small business community who aspire to bring companies public, to develop private sector jobs. NSF is much more university oriented, more academically oriented…

It just boggles the mind how with all the priorities that we have in this country, that we would be spending millions and millions of dollars to maintain a system that serves no real function other than perhaps a political one. I saw the…

my amendment is simply a perfecting amendment. I agree with the gentleman from Colorado that TV Marti is an unfortunate waste of taxpayers' money. Because its broadcasts are jammed, TV Marti does not have a significant audience and in fact…

In 1953, the United States was already competing in an international arms race. Recognizing that the danger of a buildup of nuclear weapons posed considerable risk to the United States, President Eisenhower proposed not merely eliminating…

I would just like to mention at this point, there is another organization that has fulfilled a complementary role. That organization's name is Heroes, Incorporated. They responded immediately with cash assistance to the family and are also…

J.J. Chestnut and John Gibson worked among us on Capitol Hill every day helping tourists, providing directions, greeting visitors, and protecting our lives. Because they did their jobs so well, we hardly ever thought of the danger that…

there must be certain provisions included in patients rights legislation in order to ensure true protections. For all health plans, there should be an outside review appeals mechanism. Patients should have the right to appeal adverse…

In debating the ban on partial birth abortion we have heard several different versions of the facts regarding the number of partial birth abortion procedures performed each year. Similar debate has focused on whether or not the procedure…

as we enter the next millennium, the gravest national security issue facing our Nation is whether the world's largest country, a country that is more than five times as large as the United States, becomes our most dangerous military…

I strongly agree with the intent of this amendment. I think we should allow Federal agencies the discretion to use their administrative expense money to provide child care for their employees. Between 1975 and 1994, over the last 20 years…

In the last four years I can't count the number of times I have been here on the House floor voting on bills, amendments, appropriations riders, and every possible vehicle for so-called anti-abortion legislation. The reality is, every…

Mr. Chairman, since 1995, 1.2 million federally employed women of child-bearing age have been denied coverage of abortion services by their own Federal health insurance plans. And that means that all over the United States these Federal…

If debtors truly have the ability to repay a portion of their debt, after taking into account all relevant factors, including child support and alimony payments, a successful, supervised repayment plan under Chapter 13 rules could result…

I am a lead sponsor of this measure because the bankruptcy system in this country is not serving the national interest. What used to be the option of last resort has too often become the preferred option of choice, and so a legislative fix…

our colleagues should vote for this budget, everybody on both sides of the aisle, for 3 reasons. First, it is a honest budget. No games playing. What we see is what we get. Secondly, it is a responsible budget. It keeps us on the road to…

I am worried that we will not maintain this momentum of fiscal responsibility. The Spratt budget is very much like the Senate budget. That is why I suggest it is a doable budget. It is very much like the President's budget. And would the…

Last year, Federal employees' families were asked to contribute almost $5 billion in savings so that every other American family could enjoy a tax cut. And in return for that contribution, Congress fixed the structure of the Federal…

CBO has looked at this, has determined that it would cost a maximum of $50 million. That assumes that military retirees will avail themselves of this opportunity and, in fact, will use Medicare to a somewhat greater extent than they do…

I am very much impressed, and I appreciate the gentleman bringing up these issues. What I wanted to say to the gentleman, though, we have talked with the insurance companies. The fact is that with a separate risk pool, given the fact that…

Mr. Chairman, I am certainly sorry that my colleague is challenged and chagrined on this. But as an original sponsor of the unfunded Mandates Reform Act and as a strong supporter of the Mandates Information Act, I support the Moakley…