thank you for the opportunity this afternoon to speak in support of this year's congressional recognition of Black History Month. I frequently hear complaints from citizens who indicate that ceremonies and other forms of cultural…

I want to comment on an issue that has bothered me for some time and that is finally getting proper attention: The sorry legacy of our Nation's nuclear testing program in the Pacific--which involved 66 nuclear explosions in the 1940's and…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of House Concurrent Resolution 180, which expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the South Pacific. I want to commend the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the…

I want to echo his sentiments concerning the gentleman from the Virgin Islands [Mr. de Lugo] who has been an outstanding leader as chairman of the Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs... His service for the past 20 years as a…