By preserving these sites, we should be able to preserve the history and culture embodied in these sites for future generations.

This legislation however, creates a program under the Department of the Interior to preserve twenty-six archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin.

The Galisteo Basin has a rich cultural history dating back to 1598 when Spanish Conquistadors arrived in the area and found thriving Pueblo Indian communities.

Through a combination of meditation and medication, Baba Ji and the Charitable Hospital has assisted the sick, drug addicts and those suffering from depression.

He has spoken passionately about the oppression created by the dowry system and has repeatedly lent his services to families unable to meet the expenses of a wedding.

He and his family have long been promoters of equal education rights for boys and girls.

I rise today to recognize His Holiness Baba Kashmira Ji Maharaj for his commitment to equality and tolerance in India.

Baba Ji has been instrumental in facilitating the distribution of medical services to the most needy in the remote villages of Punjab.

Another issue of great significance to Baba Ji is that of gender equality.

For his tremendous work in these areas; for his insight and leadership; and for his continued dedication to the underprivileged, I would like to thank and congratulate His Holiness Baba Ji.

This week is National Nurses' Week, and we should all pause to celebrate Mrs. Haugh and all America's nurses; the heroes of the best health care system in the world.

I rise today to proudly salute a truly outstanding nurse from my district, Mrs. Patricia Haugh, who recently was presented with a Wisconsin Outstanding Nurses of the Year Award.

We should all be fortunate to have health care professionals of her caliber working in our hospital and medical centers.

Mrs. Haugh's commitment to quality care is a quintessential example of the kind of selfless dedication that millions of American nurses demonstrate every day.

Today, I rise to introduce the Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act of 1999.

I rise today to recognize Let's Celebrate, Inc., for its hard work and dedication to battling poverty in Hudson County.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate Alamance County, North Carolina for its upcoming 150th Anniversary.

This business, today known as Goya Foods, is one of the largest Hispanic-owned firms in the nation.