Bob Wise

as Sandy and I joined in that overflow crowd today in the St. John's Episcopal Church to celebrate the life of Mike Synar, I looked around and I realized what an incredibly vital person Mike was, as every person in that church felt a…

today West Virginia is digging out from a record flood, just like your State of Pennsylvania, and like other areas of the mid-Atlantic. I want to report to Congress today on our efforts and to ask for assistance. Mr. Speaker, this was a…

I want to congratulate the American citizens and taxpayer who have been ringing the phones off the hooks of a lot of Members of Congress who believe it is ridiculous to keep this Government shut down over this dispute. Now, just so…

in all this quibbling that is going on about what was the language in the November 20 resolution, whether it was 7 years, CBO, or whether you should pay attention to the protection of the programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, I am struck…

I wake up in the mornings and sometimes wonder what world I am in, because I realize I am going to go to work, and actually I have the privilege of still going to work, many Federal employees do not, that I am going to work, but I am going…

if the Congress were a New Year's bowl game, then the legislative Heisman Trophy has to go to House Republican new Members for most successful tackles of a Federal Government: 19 days so far. No one is scoring political touchdowns in this…

I rise today at the Nation celebrates Fire Prevention Week to speak about a fire cause that affects every American no matter where they live. I am referring to the act of arson. The United States Fire Administration's Annual Report to…

the credibility in this institution requires that both the public and the Members serving here know that there is consistency in the application of the processes by which Members are investigated for alleged wrongdoings. Specifically, that…

Mr. Speaker, certainly I would hope that the general conduct of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct would be a proper subject for discussion here on the House floor.

while I am going to speak on corridor H and its importance to West Virginia, I just want to touch for a second on Medicare because today the Speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate unveiled what the Medicare plan was…

Mr. Chairman, Congress has developed positive legislation and programs in recent years in the spirit of H.R. 1670 designed to save precious fiscal resources of State and local governments. I, myself, have had the opportunity to sponsor…

But the big thing I have learned is that we have a debt of almost $5 trillion. And these young people in school and their children and their grandchildren are going to be paying this debt. It used to be, when I was a young person, our…

But then there is still a balance that has to be reached. There is not only $10 billion, as I understand it, that was originally considered out of higher education, then the Head Start, Title I and all of that, which is part of an overall…

Where do you make up your $10 billion? Mr. McKEON. OK. $1.2 billion comes from the termination of the direct loan program. $4.9 billion, and this is what is really interesting, because the other night the President in his speech said that…

I do feel that these changes, assuming they are coming about in this way, show the power of grassroots pressure. I think it has been the reaction. I think we are going to need to talk about this some more, because we can agree on this…

Welcome back, Mr. Speaker. First day of Congress everybody is back. Kind of like the first day of school, bringing your book bag, your pencils, your agenda, our schedule for the upcoming semester, but there is one problem. You look at the…

I want to talk about the telecommunications bill, but I also want to say that communication from my constituents is very important to me because that is one of many ways that one deals with issues and shapes views. But unfortunately…

my concern, I would say to the gentleman from Ohio, is yes, there is in the precedent a general application of the word. However, then you get down to the question, and this is what I would propound to the Chair at the appropriate time…

Under that same principle, though, is there not a difference between matters that might be under consideration by the Ethics Committee and matters and allegations dealing with any particular Member that are important before the body…

the Speaker of our House is an intelligent person. He is a student of history. He has been a professor of history and indeed he has helped write a lot of recent history. He knows well the historical precedent to avoid even the semblance of…

in conclusion, dealing with the other part of the gentleman's remarks, I think it ought to be pointed out what the President is budgeting are those who would almost eliminate the Safe Schools Act, the Drug Free Schools Act, eliminate…

I have seen what it does to Medicare. As someone observed yesterday, the best thing you can do for mother this year is do not send flowers, send a check. Because the fact is there is a real cut in Medicare, $300 billion... The fact is the…

I want to respectfully disagree with the budget that has been presented by the Republican side, but also lay out an alternative, to lay out my budget, and I want to say this is my budget, not endorsed necessarily by anyone. I think some…

I ask this body to recognize the important need of investment. Behind every major industrial development project is a need for waste treatment disposal. We are asking the Government, governmental sector, local and State governments and…

Mr. Chairman, I believe I am in support of the gentleman from New York's perfecting amendment, but I really want to go at the overall amendment because I think that is what is crucial here. The gentleman from Oklahoma's amendment I believe…