Mr. Chairman, I would ask, as I read the amendment, this would add $1 million to the U.S. Trade Representative's office to continue the good work they are doing in terms of representing us and furthering the globalization of our economy…

Mr. Chairman, I am very pleased to hear that this amendment will be accepted. It should be. This is one of the most exciting things that is happening in the area of educational reform. I particularly want to give credit to my friend and…

first of all, I hope this bill passes because I doubt that there are any two Members of this body that are any more well liked and respected than the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Pelosi] and the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Callahan]…

I rise to oppose this rule, but I want to make it clear that I support this bill. I think we will find that many Members, at least on the Democratic side of the aisle, will vote against the rule even though they do support the bill itself…

I do not rise for the purpose of asking for anything in this bill but simply asking for the Members to take note of what is happening here. At a time when all of our other bills have been so partisan, contentious, destructive of the comity…

Father Clark is the pastor of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Annandale, VA. It may be of some interest that Father Joe Clark is the grandson of the campaign manager and the speech writer for James Michael Curley, the former mayor of…

Mr. Chairman, the National Endowment for the Humanities was established more than three decades ago because, in the words of the Columbus, OH, Dispatch, democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens. Now, the more responsible…

I rise in opposition to the Ehlers amendment because it is designed to gut the NEA. The National Association of State Arts Agencies, which is the organization that represents the State arts agencies that would get these block grants, is…

this rule needs to be defeated because if it passes, the National Endowment for the Arts and all the great work that it does will be defeated. During our hearing on the Subcommittee on Interior of the Committee on Appropriations, we heard…

we have to assume greater responsibility for and take greater leadership against the proliferation of land mines throughout the world. Land mines were responsible for one-third of all the casualties in the Vietnam war. Likewise in the…

I oppose this rule, because the Committee on Rules had an opportunity to rectify an injustice. By choosing not to rectify it, it perpetuated it. The gentleman who just spoke said that those who defend our country are entitled to the…

this is the bill that says that it only applies if the life of the woman would be in danger. This is the bill I was given, and it does not apply to rape.

how arrogant for comfortable male Members of Congress to stand here in such self-righteous judgment over the lives of women who choose to serve our country in the military. We ought to be honest about it. Let us be honest about it. What…

I urge this body to vote for the budget agreement as worked out between the leaders of our parties and the President of our country. The alternative to this budget agreement is not the ideal from the Democrats' perspective nor the ideal…

Federal low-income housing assistance programs were originally designed to be transitional, helping people find temporary, decent shelter. They were never intended to be permanent. The reality today, though, is that many families know no…

no seniors would be affected, no people who are disabled, no one who would have difficulty in achieving an income. There are a lot of people in assisted housing that simply do not have the ability to support themselves because of…

first of all, as the gentleman from Massachusetts suggested, there are some issues that need to be cleared up. My two friends and colleagues on my side have entered a good deal of rhetorical information into this debate. Some of it was not…

I rise to congratulate all the parties that were involved in the budget agreement reached over the weekend. While many of the details still have to be worked out, and of course many will say the devil is in the details. I think Members of…

Mr. Speaker, I think that with ratification of this amendment, anyone who objects to any tax policy change could have their day in court. Any changes that broaden the tax base, that close corporate loopholes, that overhaul our tax system…

it is wrong for the House to give the gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Burton, twice as much to conduct a partisan investigation of one branch of Government as the Senate has provided Senator Thompson to look at both branches of Government in a…

my colleagues know that I do not support the Republican agenda on abortion or constitutional amendments to preclude it. In fact I have fought for a woman's right to choose. But this is an extremist amendment. This is an extremist…

I cannot understand how we as the leaders of the most powerful, prosperous Nation on Earth can vote to deny the poorest people on Earth their ability to control their own lives, to have some hope of one day rising out of the poverty that…

I have a statement that I am going to submit for the Record that pays tribute to the people within my district that have put so much effort into preserving the memory, the artifacts, the books, recordings of black history in northern…

I would say to my respected colleague, the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, that he deludes himself if he thinks that this Nation can maintain a pacifist stance in light of the unlawful aggression that we see in Bosnia. You…

Very few people realize that anybody can write down the license plate number of your spouse and daughter and find out where they live and their name and their Social Security number in many States; it should not be allowed to continue. The…