H.R. 2696 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish three university-based institutes to conduct and promote research to assist Federal land managers in the complicated process of reducing risks of wildfires and improving forest…

I want to extend my strongest support for this proposed bill, Senate bill 714, as it was originally introduced by the good Senator from the State of Oregon, Mr. Wyden. The transferring of a small parcel of land to Douglas County will…

Mr. Speaker, again I commend my good friend from California (Mr. Royce) for his comments. Over the years, both of us, as members of the Committee on International Relations, know that the issue of Tibet has always been one of those issues…

Mr. Speaker, the Congo River and its tributaries make up the most extensive network of navigable waterways in Africa, and carry a volume of water second only to the Amazon River. In addition to being a major ecological region in Africa, it…

I certainly want to extend my appreciation and commendation to the managers of this important legislation, commending the 1-year anniversary of this tragic event that occurred to these seven astronauts that represented our Nation. I was…

I rise in support of H.R. 2584, a bill I introduced to assist our friends from Utrok Atoll as they continue efforts to resettle and rehabilitate their islands as a result of the effects of the United States nuclear testing in the Marshal…

I rise to support H.R. 1189, a bill to assist our insular territories by waiving matching requirements at a certain Federal level for Federal grant programs. I would like to thank the gentleman from California (Chairman Pombo) and the…

again on a bipartisan basis, I want to commend the gentleman from Arizona for his sponsorship of this proposed bill. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2907 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to consummate a complicated land exchange in northern…

Mr. Speaker, my good friend, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder), had alluded earlier in his observations about the nature of the way we have been passing legislation. And I just want to second, and certainly support, his comments to…

I also want to note to the benefit of our colleagues that just this last weekend our President visited the State of Hawaii and he had an opportunity to meet with the leaders of these island nations at the East-West Center and the concerns…

Madam Speaker, I rise to lend my support to the provisions of H. Res. 409 to repudiate the comments made recently by Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad of the Republic of Malaysia. The prime minister's speech was given on October 16…

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 rise in support of H.R. 2691, the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004 and at this time I want to thank the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations and the Ranking Member…

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 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 rise in support of H.R. 2030, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service in Paia, Maui, Hawaii as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building. Patsy served as my mentor, my teacher, my advisor and most…

not taking anything away from the spirit of this important resolution to commend and to honor some 20,000 of our fellow citizens in civilian life, and all who represented local, State, and Federal agencies who assisted with the collection…

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…

Mr. Speaker, this bill passed in committee last year and we are just going through the process and refining it even better. As stated by my good friend from Arizona, this noncontroversial legislation would authorize the U.S. Fish and…

this piece of legislation, I can just simply say, is long overdue and I cannot thank enough my good friend from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth) and his leadership in bringing this piece of legislation, and also Senator McCain of the other body for…

I do want to offer my commendation to the gentleman from South Dakota (Mr. Janklow) and my dear and good friend and colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), for bringing this important resolution here for consideration by…

Mr. Speaker, we are demonstrating to our Nation and to the world what American democracy is all about, where the duly elected representatives of this body have been given an opportunity to share with each colleague their best judgment on…

I just returned this morning from a 16-hour flight from my district, hoping very much that I would be able to participate in some small way in this most important debate now pending before this body. In the course of the weekend, I had the…

although the scope and severity of the terrorist attacks on America make it difficult to know how best to memorialize those who were lost on September 11, 2001, I rise today to pay tribute to the passengers of United Flight 93 who…

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…