due to a family emergency, I am forced to return home to Alaska. During my absence the House will again take up the important issue of term limits. On two occasions, Alaskan voters voiced and voted their support for term limits. In the…

I strongly support H.R. 3219. I can suggest as one who has lived, worked and loved with the American natives in Alaska, I have watched the present program in housing not work. We have had housings in Alaska that were under Government…

thank you for the chance to bring to the floor the biggest and most important parks and public lands package since 1978. In addition to provisions for protection of some of the most important natural landmarks, historic places and…

I listen to the gentleman from Minnesota and the gentleman from California, and it amazes me how anyone on that side can oppose this great project the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Portman] has brought to the floor, the underground railroad…

I happen to think that the issuance of an IDQ, or IFQ, and then creating a great value of it, to be sold for wealth, is very wrong, and it is wrong to accumulate a massive amount, creating a monopoly. We are going to continue to address…

I rise in support of House passage of S. 39, the Sustainable Fisheries Act. This legislation reauthorizes the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 through fiscal year 1999. Mr. Speaker, as I am sure you are aware, the…

H.R. 3378 was passed by the House earlier this year, sent to the other body, amended by the other body and sent back to us for further action. The other body amended the bill to make technical amendments to certain provisions in the Health…

H.R. 2505 is legislation I introduced on behalf of the Alaska Federation of Natives, the statewide organization which serves the interests of the over 90,000 Natives in the State of Alaska. The bill addresses issues of importance to…

H.R. 3752, the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996, asserts the power of Congress under article IV, section 3 of the United States Constitution over management and use of lands belonging to the United States. So that everyone…

H.R. 3973 is legislation which I introduced in consultation with the Alaska Federation of Natives. This legislation will authorize a study to assist in the implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Federal/State Commission on…

Mr. Speaker, someone who would protest so loudly must have something to hide. All we have tried to do in this legislation is let the people and the Congress have a say. That is all we are trying to suggest in this legislation. So when one…

Let the House participate. Let this Congress participate in this process. This is the people's house. Let the people have the decision to make. That is crucially important, to continue the process. That is all this bill does. For those…

H.R. 3579, a bill to transfer the property known as Ranch A to the State of Wyoming, was introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Cubin on June 5, 1996. Ranch A consists of a lodge, a barn, and associated buildings and includes approximately…

I must oppose his amendment, though, because the Gilchrest bill implements the Panama Declaration, as discussed in general debate, which locks into place binding conservation management measures for dolphin and other marine life. This bill…

I strongly support H.R. 3287, the Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act, introduced by our colleague from Nebraska, Bill Barrett. This measure is somewhat different from other fish hatchery transfer bills in that it will convey…

I support H.R. 3557, the Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act, introduced by our colleague from Alabama, Earl Hilliard. The legislation will transfer the 300 acres that comprise the Marion Hatchery to the State of Alabama. This…

I am pleased the House today will consider S. 1899. This bill honors the dedicated service of the late Mollie Beattie, former Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This bill designates an 8-million-acre wilderness area in the…

I have worked with many people in my life, and one thing about Mollie Beattie, she and I had our differences at one of our hearings, and she came to my office the day after the hearing and apologized to me for not having all her…

But anybody who thinks the Endangered Species Act works, I would suggest he start reading it and seeing where this Government has gone out of whack, when they tell a woman she cannot take and raise grain on her ranch because there is a…

The gentleman knows how these people live, and he wants them to go get a lawyer, and draw up this plan and we have got the big Federal Government, the Fish and Wildlife, telling you what to do, that 'if you don't do it you're going to jail…

H.R. 2909, the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act, prevents the Fish and Wildlife Service from purchasing land for inclusion in the Conte Refuge without the consent of the owner. I served with…

this amendment is of great seriousness to this body. I hope all of my colleagues pay attention to the words that will be spoken today. I will be the first one to say that the presentation by Congresswoman Pryce and the presentation by…

first let me say I do support the amendment of the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Hayworth]. The Indian housing problems in this Nation are severe. This is a good amendment and I will be supporting it. Mr. Chairman, I'm offering an amendment…

I am well aware of that. As an old river boat captain, I have never been on a sandbar yet. I know how to read the water. I know how fast the current is, and I know where I am going. Just help me out and we will get there together.

I will say that I have been one that knows just about how much hay a team of mules can pull. I am not going to say that we are not going to add a little bit to what the mules are pulling now.