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Elijah James Crane is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Vermont since January 3, 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Crane has been involved in various legislative initiatives during his time in office. His work focuses on issues pertinent to his constituents and aligns with the broader goals of his party. Crane's background and experiences contribute to his approach to governance and policy-making in Congress.
Mr. Speaker, before we conclude this exchange on this important piece of legislation, I want to take this opportunity briefly to pay tribute to the former chairman of our Committee on Ways and Means and the man under whom I served when he…
Mr. Chairman, I rise is support of the amendment. We just heard the eloquent plea for the arts from my distinguished colleague from my home State of Illinois. Yet it misses the point altogether. The fact of the matter is we have an arts…
I have not suggested the content. What I have suggested is that we are going to terminate public financing of public broadcasting by the year 1998, and all that my amendment does is to do that in a staggered way where those people can make…
Mr. Chairman, I assume that free exchange is on Barney and Sesame Street that he is talking about, and that is characteristic of the other side of the aisle. But let me tell you something: Lyon's Group and Children's TV Workshop are…
I said gross income. But my point is that when you are looking at $2 billion a year in gross income, for goodness' sake, our contribution that we are talking about is inconsequential by comparison.
Mr. Chairman, I have to explain again to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, CPB, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the public taxpayer-financed component of public broadcasting, will be gone by 1998. All my amendment does…
Ronald Reagan's Presidency brought a fresh breath of renewed freedom to this country shackled by regulation, inflation, high interest rates, and higher taxes at the time of his first inauguration. It was the policies of Ronald Reagan which…
I salute his efforts in trying to get a balanced budget amendment finally passed in this Congress that imposes some discipline with regard to the question of escalating taxes. I came here in 1969. The last time we had a balanced budget was…
I want to salute the gentleman for the introduction of this resolution and try to clarify apparently some misunderstandings about where Republicans are coming from. We appropriately have taken the Social Security trust fund off budget and…
Ed Madigan's unexpected passing away came as a shock to all of us who regarded him as our friend. Had he lived, he would have celebrated his 59th birthday the day after tomorrow. Ed Madigan served the citizens of his district in…
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