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I ask my good friend, the gentleman from New Jersey, what else can we do? As I suggested earlier, we need to put teeth on the substance of this convention, or else we are just going to be spinning our wheels for another 10-year period, and…

I believe, Mr. Speaker, this is kind of like the last effort that we could do as a body to express very serious and very grave concerns about what has happened to the government of Burma. I think my colleagues, and especially my good…

I think this body has waited not for months, not for 1 year, but for years and years, and there seems to be no improvement of the situation, the promises that were made by these military rulers that there would be more democratic reforms…

I have never known a person who is so genuine in his dedication and commitment to provide for the needs of the hungry, the poor and the needy. I remember the time when we had left on a mission to Somalia... If there ever was an experience…

Again, I thank the gentleman whose last words before communications cut out, he simply said, ``Let's roll.'' I want to pay that special tribute and honor to that gentleman, and all of the passengers on Flight 93 as to that act of heroism…

Mr. Speaker, with all of the bills we have considered relating to the events of September 11 of last year, we would like to first say our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to those affected by the events of that awful day. While we…

I suppose we have a dream some day that soccer will become truly a sport in America as well and I hope to add rugby as well in the coming years for our country. I know we love football. I know we love baseball, but I think soccer and rugby…

H.R. 1712 will make adjustments to the boundary of the national park of American Samoa. Mr. Speaker, the U.S. territory of American Samoa is located approximately 2,400 miles directly south of Hawaii. The national park in American Samoa is…

I must say that the United States Congress must express its firm opposition and strong condemnation of those in our country who advocate hatred, bigotry and racism against our fellow Americans whose cultural roots are from the Middle East…

Mr. Speaker, I am honored as an original cosponsor to speak today in support of House Concurrent Resolution 174 to authorize the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used later this month for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold…

I want to say, Mr. Speaker, if there is ever a champion and someone anywhere in the four corners of the world that I will travel as someone to attend with me when we talk about human rights is none other than the gentleman from New Jersey…

I hope it is not just to be playing in the NFL, but I am sure that our people from the insular areas, from Puerto Rico, that we would also like to see our sons and daughters in medicine, law, engineering and in business, all different…

We have 16 Samoans that currently play in the NFL out of a humble population maybe out of 200,000 nationwide. That means for every 12,000 Samoans living here in the United States, we produce one NFL player, Mr. Speaker. Maybe we need to…

I rise today in support strongly of H.R. 5010, a bill to amend the Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act to include the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories.

Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes a number of relatively small structures for water retention and watershed management in California's Colusa Basin. The bill, as amended, now requires a reasonable level of local cost sharing to help cover…

Mr. Speaker, Senate bill 1027 is to extend participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy. The Deschutes Resources Conservancy was authorized in 1996 as a 5-year pilot project designed to achieve local…

Mr. Speaker, this bill resolves an ongoing dispute between the Forest Service and a radio station, KATY, regarding the station's unauthorized use of a Forest Service site. H.R. 3657 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey for…

Mr. Speaker, I do want to express my strong support of H.R. 2462, the Guam Omnibus Opportunities Act, chiefly sponsored by my good friend and colleague, the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Underwood). ... In Guam, one-third of the land on the…

I would like to certainly commend the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Ballenger), my good friend, for his sponsorship of this legislation. H.R. 1749 would designate 23.3 miles of Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North…

I want to note, for the Record, if there is anything as a demonstration of my colleagues in this chamber, I would say that the delegation from Colorado, both Republican and Democrats, probably has displayed the highest example of what…

I am particularly pleased this bill will authorize funding to construct a fisheries research vessel. The fleet of research vessels operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Mr. Speaker, is aging. Without modern…

I have held public hearings in the past, Mr. Speaker, on this issue, but I again want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) for his initiative and his leadership in doing this, not only to sensitize the Members of the Congress…

Mr. Speaker, this bill, as introduced by the gentleman from Idaho, would amend the Idaho Admissions Act to make certain changes regarding the sale and exchange or lease of lands granted to the State of Idaho for the benefit of schools. The…

Mr. Speaker, I want to note for the Record that former Congressman Bill Richardson was a very distinguished member of our Committee on Resources, and I think, also to my good friend from New Mexico, that former Ambassador Bill Richardson…

This proposed legislation now before us was introduced by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bonilla). The bill, H.R. 3047, authorizes the addition of 16 acres to the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas. This is a measure that the…