I am honored to be a cosponsor of H.R. 2131, which reauthorizes the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998. I want to commend the author of the legislation, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman), and the chairman and ranking Democratic…

Mr. Speaker, I am honored as an original cosponsor to speak today in support of House Concurrent Resolution 174 to authorize the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used later this month for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold…

I rise in support of H.R. 700, a bill to reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act. I certainly would like to commend my good friend, the former chairman of the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, the…

I would like to commend our good chairman of the Committee on Resources, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen), for his support, and our ranking member, the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), for his endorsement of this important…

I fully support the passage of S. 986. I note that the Department of the Interior has raised concerns regarding the effect of the bill on the Lake Meade National Recreation area. It is my understanding that the rights of way provisions in…

I think, if we are to assess what lesson our Nation has learned from Vietnam, I can say that, if we are ever to commit our men and women in uniform to engage in a war against enemy forces, our Nation's political and military leaders must…

I would like to strongly urge my colleagues to support this legislation. I certainly want to commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman), the chairman of our committee, for bringing this resolution to the floor. I also want to commend…

I also want to thank our ranking member, the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaFalce), and our good friend, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Vento), for this legislation. Mr. Speaker, it is only appropriate that we honor one of the greatest…

Mr. Speaker, April 17, 2000 marked the 100th anniversary of the first raising of the U.S. flag in the territory that has since become known as American Samoa. As best we can determine, it was some 3,000 years ago that my ancestors first…

a few years back I was privileged, along with my Asian Pacific colleagues on Capitol Hill, to attend a special White House ceremony where President Clinton signed an official proclamation declaring May, this month, as it is true each year…

I would like to certainly commend the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Ballenger), my good friend, for his sponsorship of this legislation. H.R. 1749 would designate 23.3 miles of Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North…

Senate bill 613 would amend provisions of law requiring certain contracts made with Indian tribes to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The current law, commonly referred to as Section 81, was enacted in 1872 in response to…

I rise to speak on the legislation before us, H.R. 1838, the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, which seeks to promote stability between Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, and the United States. At the outset, I would note that at the…

I join my esteemed colleague, Congresswoman Pelosi, on her motion to instruct conferees to maintain the House language on restrictions of IMET military assistance to Indonesia. Like many of our colleagues, I am greatly disturbed and…

Mr. Speaker, the question of East Timor has been something that I have been following for many years. We have held hearings, and I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the chairman of our Subcommittee on International…

I want to note, for the Record, if there is anything as a demonstration of my colleagues in this chamber, I would say that the delegation from Colorado, both Republican and Democrats, probably has displayed the highest example of what…

I am particularly pleased this bill will authorize funding to construct a fisheries research vessel. The fleet of research vessels operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Mr. Speaker, is aging. Without modern…

last Thursday, the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Asia-Pacific Affairs, of which I am a member, held a joint hearing with the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs to review the current crisis in…