this is the first of four national forest bills on the floor today which are sponsored by our Republican members. Along with other Democratic members of the Committee on Resources, I am pleased to support this legislation introduced by the…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 79 would transfer almost 2,640 acres of land currently within the Six Rivers National Forest in California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe to be held in trust for the tribe. This language includes an operating campground that…

it is a real pleasure and a distinct personal honor for me to prepare this special order of the House to inform my colleagues of a very special occasion that will take place this week on the campus of one of Hawaii's smallest public high…

the level of drug corruption in Mexico is indeed a real and serious problem. I sympathize with many of our colleagues who are frustrated with America's own drug addiction and are in search of quick solutions. However, Mr. Speaker…

I had the honor of visiting Nicaragua on January 10 for the inauguration of President Aleman. It was clear the people of Nicaragua are dedicated to the principles of democracy. The election was a success. Domestic and international…

I certainly appreciate this opportunity of sharing my sentiments concerning Black History Month. Mr. Speaker, I too would like to echo the sentiments expressed earlier from the gentleman from Illinois, [Mr. Jackson], as he paid a special…

I too would like to join my good friend from California for his kind remarks made about our great friend and colleague, Congressman Frank Tejeda. I remember Frank once saying that he was just a grunt. As a Vietnam veteran, I would like to…

I, too, support this bill and urge its passage. We revisit this bill a second time because of two noncontroversial Senate amendments to our original bill which passed this House under suspension of rules on May 22 of this year. This bill…

I support this piece of legislation. It expands our national wildlife refuge system. It authorizes land acquisition in the State of Louisiana for the protection and conservation of wildlife. The administration also has given its support of…

I am unaware of any problems with this legislation, H.R. 3497. The bill would alter the boundaries of a national forest in the State of Washington to facilitate a land exchange that appears to be in the public interest. I understand the…

S. 1834 simply amends the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act of 1992 to change the authorization of funds available under the program from the current level of $15 million to ``such sums as may be necessary''. Funding…

H.R. 3155 amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River and its tributaries in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The administration testified in…

H.R. 3568 would designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River in Pennsylvania, as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system. I would note for the Record that we are being asked to proceed to designate the Clarion River despite…

Mr. Speaker, I am a cosponsor of H.R. 3642 along with the chairman of the Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs, Mr. Gallegly, and the senior Democrat of the Resources Committee, Mr. Miller. Enactment of this bill would…

this bill would settle claims made by the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe against two irrigation districts in Southern California. Some 11,000 acres of reservation land has been unusable by the tribe due to flooding by the…

I am pleased to support this bill, which was introduced by my good friend, Representative Tim Johnson. This bill rights an old wrong by compensating the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe for the massive and devastating impact of the Pick-Sloan plan…

American Samoa is in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, and fishing has been the life blood of Samoans for thousands of years. While today's commercial canning operations bear little resemblance to my father's subsistence fishing, we…

It might be of interest, Mr. Speaker, that it was since 1844 that when the Mormon Church was founded that missionaries were first sent to the South Pacific in the South Seas. So the Polynesian people have had a very long and standing…

I want to commend all of my colleagues, regardless of position, for their heartfelt commitment on the issue of most favored nation [MFN] trade status renewal for China-- clearly the most pressing issue now facing relations between…

this is not a happy occasion for me to be standing here before my colleagues and to pay a special tribute to the late Congressman Bill Emerson from the State of Missouri. Bill Emerson, I think, can adequately be described as stubborn as…

I come before my colleagues and our great Nation today to state my strongest opposition to a proposal that some people view as nuclear lunacy. Some of my colleagues may have heard of this reckless initiative circulating around Capitol…

H.R. 848 would increase the amount authorized for the Federal share of the costs of relocating Highway 27 around the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Park from $35 million to $51.9 million. A similar version of this bill was passed by the…

I have just returned from my district, and in doing so I always have to go through the State of Hawaii. Today, the State of Hawaii is celebrating Kamehameha Day, they call it every year, in honor of the great King of Hawaii, Kamehameha. I…

in 1978, Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act to prevent ``[t]he wholesale separation of Indian children from their families * * * perhaps the most tragic and destructive aspect of American Indian life today.'' H.R. Rept. No. 95…

it is not often that I appear in the well to make speeches, but in this instance, I am compelled to do so, particularly to note the seriousness of the issue now before us. I feel it is very, very unfortunate that we are only given 7…