Turkey is integral to our long-term energy security.

If anyone deserves to have their voice heard in the debate on cleanup of a hazardous waste site, it should be the local citizens.

I applaud the Ombudsman for his advocacy on their behalf and for bringing integrity back into the process.

I am introducing the Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2000.

Clearly, this process is taking too long.

This cannot be allowed to occur.

I believe that the entire Congress should hear these poems and reflect on their meaning and I submit them for the Record.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my gratitude to the millions of veterans who have sacrificed in order to protect the freedoms that are enjoyed by all Americans.

Perhaps the most impressive statistic of all is the tremendous contribution volunteers make to hospice care.

It is these men and women that deserve the lion's share of recognition for the success of hospice care in America.

Therefore, I invite all of my colleagues to join the hundreds of cities, counties, and states in observing the month of November as National Hospice Month.

Ninety percent of all patient care was provided for patients at home.

In the First District of Florida, Hospice of Northwest Florida will celebrate its 15th year of service and will help meet the medical, emotional, and spiritual needs of over 2000 patients this year.

November is National Hospice Month. I rise today to praise the efforts of the associated Hospice programs and the care that they provide to hundreds of thousands of terminally ill patients each year.

Since the modern Hospice movement began in the early 1970s to mainly care for those with terminal cancer, millions of patients and their families have benefitted from hospice care's unique and compassionate role in America.

Mr. Speaker, last week the Senate passed, by unanimous consent, a resolution which designates this week--October 24, 1999, through October 30, 1999--and a similar week next year as 'National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.'

The evidence is clear that controlling ongoing sources of lead exposure produces immediate and significant health benefits, which typically far outweigh the costs.

According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 890,000 preschool children in the United States have harmful levels of lead in their blood which can cause serious, long-term harm to children, including reduced…