if Americans are looking for a fair tax plan, they should be looking to the Democratic tax plan and not the Republican tax plan. The Republican tax plan in the second 5 years explodes the deficit. We just saw the figures from the Treasury…

of course this investigation should be getting at the truth. We should be investigating allegations against both Democrats and Republicans of campaign finance misuse. The current system is wrong. It is a disgrace. But there should not be a…

I rise in support of the Drug-Free Community Act of 1997. Mr. Speaker, youth substance abuse is an enormous problem. Studies show that children who use drugs are two to five times more likely to drop out of school. One-quarter of our…

Mr. Chairman, I come to this issue from a little different perspective. My wife and I have a son who is 4 years old, we have a daughter who is 2 years old, and we have another daughter who is 12 weeks old. I am very well paid. But if you…

I went to college, worked my way through college as well. I was not a single parent at the time. Was the gentleman from Florida a single parent at the time he was asked to do this work requirement?

as history has proven, research for women's health issues has consistently been underfunded. I rise today to recognize yet another case of injustice concerning women's health. Currently there are 10 million U.S. citizens suffering from…

I think that this is very relevant because I think that the issue here is whether Members who have been accused of committing crimes or have been convicted of committing crimes can----

Yes, Mr. Speaker. Again, my whole point here is I think that this is a good bill. I support this bill. In fact, I am a cosponsor of a similar version of this bill. I think that we should pass this legislation. My point, in a generic sense…

Mr. Chairman, this is a disappointing day for Congress, but more than that, it is a disappointing day for the people of this country, because they were promised that we would have campaign finance reform in this Congress. Instead of…

If the proponents of this legislation were serious, they would take a look at what happened in 1992 when President Bush issued a waiver and it was struck down by the court because there was not a public comment period. But they are not…

Again, nine times the State of Wisconsin has come to Washington and gotten waivers. Nine times there have been no problems. In fact, if there were problems, we would not have the Governor of the State of Wisconsin traveling around the…

Welcome to Presidential politics, 1996, Wisconsin style. We are fortunate today to have the Presidential campaign brought to my home State and most particularly the district that I represent, because I represent the most people in this…

I think that this issue is an excellent example of a time when an issue that should not be a partisan issue has become one, and it has become a partisan issue unfortunately, and I think unnecessarily. Several weeks ago President Clinton in…

welfare reform is a serious issue. The welfare reform of Wisconsin attempts to put people back to work, but that does not mean that people in Congress should stop doing our work. I think it would be a gross abdication of our…

I think we need a little history on this measure if we are going to talk about the legislature in Wisconsin. The legislature in Wisconsin did pass this measure. This was a measure that Governor Thompson publicly embraced long before the…

there are many writers and pundits around Washington who wonder why Americans are cynical about politics. This is the day to understand why Americans are cynical about politics. What do we have here, 6\1/2\ months before the Presidential…

I have to admit that I looked at the language of this amendment and I do not know what is objectionable. I do not see what the problem is. The first sentence says it is a goal of our Nation that all citizens have decent and affordable…

I think I have a better understanding now why the Republicans did not want to have the line-item veto apply this year. It was this type of provision, this type of provision that allows the State of Louisiana and the State of New Hampshire…

I support the line-item veto. It is a good measure, a measure that the American people want. Why? They want the line-item veto because they are concerned about two things. They are concerned about pork barrel spending, and they are…

It is murderously irresponsible for this House to take up this action today. There are only two forces in this country that want us to consider this measure: The National Rifle Association, and the Republican leadership of this House. When…

this is a powerfully bad program that should not be enacted. I find it ironic that we are hearing for the last 2 days how terrible it is that we have all these people coming into our country, we do not want these people in our country, we…

I rise tonight because I, as you do, oppose the Republican's Party's attack on our Nation's environmental laws. I find it somewhat ironic and sad when you think President Teddy Roosevelt as being the leader of the environmental movement…

last year there was a popular film in our country called ``Dumb and Dumber.'' I often wondered why they did not call it ``Dumb and Dumbest.'' Ah, because that would convey the message a little bit better. But now I understand the reason…

last week I noticed a newspaper account that said that notwithstanding the fact that there are over 700,000 Federal employees who are not being paid, there are still 50 Members of Congress, nearly 50 Members of Congress, who were scheduled…

I agree with the gentleman's sentiment about getting rid of pork-barrel projects. It rings hollow with me when I think back to the debate we had on this floor about hydrogen research, which, as I recall, had a 50-percent increase, the bulk…