Bob Wise

I happen to be one of the most ardent supporters of the War Powers Act. I have been frustrated that Presidents of both parties have disregarded it in years past. Be that as it may, I think this situation that the President is in is…

the Speaker himself stated in 1989 the 435 Members of the House should look at all the facts, should have available to them all the reports and all the background documents, and the American people should have the same. It is clear the…

any report dealing with an investigative body that has had at least 9 months of investigation and may have cost as much as one-half million dollars I think should be released before the Congress goes home.

I rise in favor of this motion to instruct on all three provisions, which I think are vital; but, if I could speak to the one dealing with mental health parity, I think this is crucial legislation. Let me give the Members some examples…

let me just say hallelujah, because when this Congress started a year and a half ago, I would not have predicted this day. There are a lot of things that I would have predicted would have happened in this session of Congress, but an…

Taking my time back, I appreciate the gentleman's remarks. The gentleman and I have talked before, and we are interested in building corridor H in West Virginia. If the gentleman chooses not to build it in Virginia, that is fine. We think…

Reclaiming my time again, I am happy to work with the gentleman. As I say, I think the gentleman and I can satisfactorily conclude what is done in West Virginia. We will build in West Virginia. We are not trying to affect Virginia, and…

I, of course, will rise in support of this bill. It is a small bill. It is important to certain segments of our community, provisions here that cry out to be done and need to have been done for a long time. I also want to talk about what…

Mr. Speaker, this bill is about investment. It is about moving coal and chemicals and commerce along our Nation's inland waterway system and through our ports. It is about providing flood protection and preventing soil erosion. Most…

I rise to speak today in the more dispassionate time of special orders, and one day following the vote on campaign finance reform, to talk about campaign finance reform and what the future is. I am not particularly interested in getting…

the Marment Locks are an extremely important project not only for West Virginia but actually for the inland waterway system. There is a lot of uncertainty because the appraisal and real estate acquisition process must go forward. Two…

Mr. Speaker, this is not campaign finance reform. Most people think the problem with campaigns today is that there is too much spending in elections. This bill on the floor says the problem is there is not enough spending in elections…

I oppose a one-third cut in the EDA. First of all, you can cut it back so that it is not effective at all, and that is what this amendment would do. This bill is also less than what the President requested. The EDA has taken already a…

let us jump into this Medicare debate because I am fascinated to hear about my colleagues on the other side of the aisle saying how they are saving Medicare. I say, ``Oh, don't toss me that life preserver if you're going to be the…

This is truly a great Texas piece of legislation, but it is very, very important for West Virginia. Let me just say that I appreciate also the full committee chair of both the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Government Reform…

I want to talk about welfare reform, because the action today taken by the House I think is very significant. In both bills that were debated today there were common elements. Both bills created a single welfare block grant, a cash block…

This motion to strike the enacting clause is important because, as this bill is very important, there is a bill coming right after this welfare reform that is even more important. The concern that many of us have on this side of the aisle…

I had wanted to talk about reform because this is reform week here. This is when the Republican leadership is to bring to the floor its campaign finance reform bill. The problem is, this is not campaign reform, it is campaign retreat. What…

I first tonight want to commend the Kellwood plant in Spencer, WV. As garment manufacturers across the Nation are working to improve working conditions, I have today sent a letter to the Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich, praising the…

First of all is veterans. Madam Speaker, I think it is important that we recognize that veterans are at a crossroads right now and this Congress is at a crossroads, and it is important to reestablish that commitment and to reaffirm…

I will put my record on the line for standing up for America's workers against anybody in here. I voted against NAFTA because I thought it was a bad deal. I voted against the GATT treaty because I thought that the World Trade Organization…

to those watching this debate, whether by television or in the gallery or wherever, think it is obvious that they can see that this is not just an ordinary Member, this is an extraordinary Member that is being remembered here today; not in…

I supported the Democratic health care plan 3 years ago, in which medical savings accounts were a very small piece of a very big puzzle, in which also there was guaranteed health care for all citizens as opposed to the present proposal…

the New York Times today, and other newspapers, point out that the income disparity, that is, the gap between the wealthiest, the poorest, and the middle class, is steadily growing; no secret to many working middle-class Americans. From…

I always hesitate to enter this debate, but I think it is an important one. I always put out my caveats to begin with. First of all, I do not smoke; I do not counsel anybody to smoke. Second, I support the basic thrust of the FDA…