The whole purpose of a parliamentary assembly is to be a clash of ideas and a clash of ideals so that the arguments on all sides of the issue can be placed before the membership of the parliamentary assembly and the public at large for…

Mr. Speaker, everybody knows that the majority party in any legislative body controls the schedule. The reason that this issue has not come up until now is because the majority party has elected not to bring it up until now. The chairman…

Whatever happened to equal protection under the law? This seems to be so content-specific that people do not have equal protection under the law and are subjected to varying degrees of criminal punishment.

Mr. Speaker, did the gentleman from New Jersey just say that the level of penalty depends upon the content of the sign? Meaning if you are waving a sign that says ``On strike for higher wages,'' and stand in front of the door, that is just…

House Budget Committee Republicans have a budget that encompasses four major issues facing our country: health care reform, crime, welfare reform, and deficit reduction. It also contains tax relief for American families suffering from…

I join my fellow colleagues today in paying tribute to a former colleague who was not simply a Member of this institution, but he was an institution himself. Of course, I am speaking of the tragic passing away of former Speaker of the…

The executive summary of the CRS report says that under strict scrutiny the pregnancy classification in the Hyde Amendment would probably be regarded to be a sex classification under the ERA, meaning that if the ERA were to become part of…