The Federal Government must partner with schools, colleges, and the private sector to address this ongoing challenge at its root cause.
Last year, we marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This tragic event exposed our Nation's language shor...
I should tell you that I am a World War II veteran; and during that time, I served in the Pacific.
As Chairman of the Subcommittee, I have held seven oversight hearings that emphasized the need to build the Federal Government's foreign lan...
I am a big advocate of language training.
How will cuts in the Department of Education's language and international programs affect your efforts to build and maintain your Department...
I am hopeful that we can pass this bill out of the Senate in the near future.
The Federal trust relationship that exists between the Federal Government and the Indian Tribe goes back to the very first days of this Coun...
I have therefore worked to secure increased annual support for the NOAA Marine Debris Program.
let me start by expressing my deep appreciation to you for holding a hearing on the important issue of marine debris resulting from the grea...
It is therefore incumbent on us to deal with this real and persistent management problem.
The goals set by the President will take our serious effort.
I hope all of you will sign onto this bill and consider pushing us, moving us forward quickly.
These commonsense reforms among others included in the bill will help to implement our tourism strategy.
I introduced the bipartisan VISIT USA Act with Representative David Dreier.
[a] loss or significant reduction of Federal funds to [the Corporation for Public Broadcasting] would impact--negatively and dramatically--a...
I strongly agree with this statement.
With the kind of changes I have been talking about in this bill, it has been estimated we can welcome 300,000 Chinese visitors to Hawaii.
