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H.R. 3785, as amended, represents a cooperative effort among the bill's sponsor, the Committee on Resources, the National Park Service and other Federal and State agencies to help restore natural water flows that are very important to the…
as introduced, the gateway community legislation sponsored by the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich) was controversial. However, over the last 2 years, committee staff, outside groups, and the agencies themselves have worked…
National Heritage Areas protect and interpret some of the best stories and places in American history. Heritage Areas have been enormously popular and successful partnerships between the local communities and the National Park Service…
I, too, proudly rise today in support of H.R. 4345 and in support of all the veterans that stand to benefit from its passage. I would like to thank the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Davis) and the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms…
I commend the Department for addressing the capital infrastructure needs of the Territories and in proposing a formula whereby grants can be increased or reduced depending upon each Territory's performance through evaluation on proposed…
I rise today in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and to recognize the great contributions of Asian and Pacific Island Americans to our Nation. I, too, as the previous speaker said, am very proud to represent the territory of…
over 7,000 miles due west from our Nation's Capitol at a location roughly 2,700 miles southwest from the Hawaiian Islands and 2,000 miles southwest from Guam lies a nation of more than 50,000 people. The Republic of the Marshall Islands…
as the Girl Scouts of America celebrate their 92nd anniversary this Friday, March 12, and the Guam Girl Scouts celebrate their 69th anniversary, I would like to take this time to commend the organization for its continuing commitment to…
I wholeheartedly support House Concurrent Resolution 206 supporting the National Marrow Donor Program and other bone marrow donor programs and encouraging Americans to learn about the importance of bone marrow donation. I commend Mr…
56 years ago the United States assumed an international obligation to protect and promote the development of two island groups that straddle much of the vast Pacific Ocean: The Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the…
I rise to voice my support to the Ramstad-Moore amendment, which would allow troops on rest and recreation leave to return from Iraq to their home of record. This amendment benefits every member of the military serving in Operation Iraqi…
I have on my desk a small card which has the words of my predecessor Congressman Ben Blaz. It says ``I am a Member of Congress, but not one of its Members.'' I read those words today, Madam Speaker, because I had them reinforced to me when…
I rise today on the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001 to express my sympathies for the victims of this terrible tragedy and their families. Furthermore, I would like to take this time to honor our men and…
when Congress authorized the Native American home loan bill in 1993, it recognized the poverty and the homelessness of veterans from the Pacific Islands. It recognized that those veterans needed special assistance to access the necessary…
Dear Mr. Chairman: We are writing to request that $15 million be provided in the Fiscal Year 2004 agriculture appropriations bill for the Resident Instruction and Distance Education Grants Program for Insular Area Institutions of Higher…
I rise today to request that the House take action to ensure that Military Sealift Command vessels, known as MSC vessels, are repaired in American shipyards. This would ensure that the money we appropriate here today is used to not only…
I rise today to enlighten my colleagues on how the tax cuts legislation will affect my district, the Territory of Guam. Because Guam follows the mirror tax code, tax changes enacted by Congress are mirrored by the Guam tax code, and the…
Mr. Chairman, I am in support of the wartime supplemental, H.R. 1559, and I rise today to thank the House Committee on Appropriations for recognizing the damage caused by Supertyphoon Pongsona to our military installations in the…