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I represent a rural area. We lost 1,000 farmers last year, lost 5,000 over the last 6 years, and have the three poorest counties per capita in the United States. I have not seen Scottie Pippen out there, and some of those who have received…
according to our Nebraska Health and Human Services, since the program was implemented in 1996, we in Nebraska have brought this program to 15,000 students. It takes time to get a program like this up and running, the curriculum set, the…
I was frustrated with the attempts for amendments in our committee by that small minority, and I am pleased that it has been pointed out this is a bipartisan effort. The vast majority agree that the abstinence message is the correct one…
Not only on the sure ways that it affects teenagers' lives, but just think of the message that Congress sends, the message we would send the American public and the teenagers, which is that we do not care whether they abstain. Our only…
The Journal of the American Medical Association published the results of a study on the effectiveness of condoms, which are the focus of most of the safe sex programs out there. It is 1,251 women whose partners consistently used condoms…
I look forward to that. And I really believe the abstinence program the Congress passed in 1996 and we get to authorize is one of the major causes of the drop in teenage pregnancy. But we still have a long way to go. We have to recognize…
That is what this program teaches. It is not just the sex part, but it is teaching them the internal strength to say no; to recognize the situations where they can be manipulated by their peers; to identify that situation and remove…
Four times. Well, the gentleman had a little trouble convincing some other people of the importance of not only helping people up out of poverty by teaching them special skills so they could become employed, but also on such important…
Building character, self-esteem, the power to say no, to make those tough choices that our teenagers have to make on a daily basis.
We in Nebraska have shared the same statistics because we have embraced the abstinence programs. We have several school districts, our public schools, that have adopted these programs and apply for reimbursement.
I thank my chairman. I appreciate that he is doing this special order tonight to bring the message out to the people of America what this good Congress is doing for our youth. The gentleman was here in 1996 when this Congress passed the…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2628, introduced by my colleague, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Cramer), would direct the Secretary of the Interior to do a National Heritage Area study of the Muscle Shoals area of northern Alabama. The Muscle Shoals…
H.R. 2109, which was introduced by my friend and our colleague, the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Meek), would authorize a special resource study of the historic Virginia Key Beach Park located on Biscayne Bay in Florida. Virginia Key…
I am pleased to join my chairman in support of H.R. 3909, the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act, which was introduced by the chairman of the Committee on Resources, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen), in honor of former Congressman Gunn…
H.R. 3421, sponsored by my distinguished colleague and chairman, the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich), authorizes the National Park Service to provide funds and services to supplement the educational services and facilities…
with the adoption of this amendment, the Senate has affirmed its commitment to dealing with the reporting of greenhouse gases in a voluntary, incentive-based manner. This amendment provides for a voluntary registry for the reductions in…
This amendment could provide an alternative structure for a voluntary registry for consideration in the conference committee. It was created in consultation with many other Senators and reflects the expertise of their input. It is a…
I rise in opposition to Congressman Issa's amendment to H.R. 3231. Mr. Issa's amendment would remove existing civil service laws that are currently in place to protect against hiring on the basis of patronage and cronyism and eliminate all…