I rise in support of H.R. 700, a bill to reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act. I certainly would like to commend my good friend, the former chairman of the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, the…

I would like to commend our good chairman of the Committee on Resources, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen), for his support, and our ranking member, the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), for his endorsement of this important…

Mr. Speaker, April 17, 2000 marked the 100th anniversary of the first raising of the U.S. flag in the territory that has since become known as American Samoa. As best we can determine, it was some 3,000 years ago that my ancestors first…

I also want to thank our ranking member, the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaFalce), and our good friend, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Vento), for this legislation. Mr. Speaker, it is only appropriate that we honor one of the greatest…

a few years back I was privileged, along with my Asian Pacific colleagues on Capitol Hill, to attend a special White House ceremony where President Clinton signed an official proclamation declaring May, this month, as it is true each year…

Senate bill 613 would amend provisions of law requiring certain contracts made with Indian tribes to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The current law, commonly referred to as Section 81, was enacted in 1872 in response to…

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 rise to speak on the legislation before us, H.R. 1838, the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, which seeks to promote stability between Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, and the United States. At the outset, I would note that at the…

Mr. Speaker, the question of East Timor has been something that I have been following for many years. We have held hearings, and I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the chairman of our Subcommittee on International…

I join my esteemed colleague, Congresswoman Pelosi, on her motion to instruct conferees to maintain the House language on restrictions of IMET military assistance to Indonesia. Like many of our colleagues, I am greatly disturbed and…

I do want to commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his sponsorship of this piece of legislation. H.R. 940, as introduced by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sherwood), my colleague of the Committee on Resources, would have…

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…

H.R. 898 would designate approximately 18,000 acres of land in Colorado, San Isabel National Forest, as wilderness. These lands which contain headwaters in two spectacular 13,000 foot peaks have been studied and considered for wilderness…

Mr. Speaker, the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor is an 850-square-mile area, including more than 25 towns, along the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers in Northeastern Connecticut. The area includes lush…

last Thursday, the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Asia-Pacific Affairs, of which I am a member, held a joint hearing with the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs to review the current crisis in…

H.R. 10 is about as complex a bill as we address in this house. The bill has been in the making for years, and at times it seemed impossible to get a majority of the Banking Committee, let alone the full House, to agree on its contents…

recently in my home district, I was invited to participate in a special banquet sponsored by the high school leaders who are members of the Junior ROTC program. The program is administered by a retired military officer and the instructors…

I rise today and I will continue to do so in the coming weeks to express my utter dismay and disappointment with the United States Postal Service. On April 17, 1900, the traditional chiefs of the South Pacific Islands of Tutuila and Aunu'u…

I rise today to speak on House Concurrent Resolution 42, a measure regarding the use of United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation to implement a peace agreement in Kosovo. At the outset, Mr. Speaker, I would voice…

although I am denied the privilege of voting on the floor of this great institution, on behalf of the thousands of Samoan Americans men and women who proudly wear with pride and honor the uniforms of our armed services wherever they are in…

I join strongly with our colleagues in urging passage of this resolution of support for our men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces now confronting Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf. Mr. Speaker, the Iraqi Government has repeatedly shown…

Mr. Speaker, this resolution gives a sense of observation and recognition of this 59th anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non- Aggression. The resolution reaffirms the U.S. Policy of the nonrecognition of the occupation by the Soviet…

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, I fully support this bill, the Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1998, which I believe will mark yet another milestone in the history of Indian self-determination. This major legislation is the product of more than 2 years…