Mr. Chairman, if section 518 were passed as part of the Treasury and Postal Operations Appropriation bill, I believe the result would be an increase in gun violence and increased danger to the lives and safety of our Nation's police…

I believe that we should reject this amendment. I understand why the gentleman has proposed the amendment, because it was the only way that it could be brought to the floor, but it is too broad. It does not do what it is intended to do. It…

I think what must be emphasized here is the issue of sovereignty. These are sovereign tribes. They do have sovereign rights. They have the right to approach the Federal Government when they negotiate on an equal basis, and yet the thrust…

this is a great day for this House and for the citizens of the United States. Today we take a giant step in providing the tax relief that Americans so desperately need and deserve. Today we are about to let people keep more of their income…

To all of these pages, let me say that we thank you. We thank you for the service that you have given, we thank you for the confidence that you give us in the future of our country. I began, as I think most of the pages know, I began my…

I rise in support of H.R. 1377, the Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement, known as the SAVER Act. With this critical piece of legislation we have taken the first step in providing the American people with the information they need to…

to say that I am happy to be here speaking on a budget plan that will lead to a balanced budget is an understatement. Mr. Chairman, this is a good day for the American people. I am pleased to be a Member of the 105th Congress which is…

I would simply say, as I did before, that this has been worked out with all the parties in question on the minority and majority side of the authorizing and Committee on Appropriations, and is supported by the Department of the Interior as…

I feel a little bit like a proud parent today as I rise to congratulate Coach Lute Olsen and the University of Arizona Wildcats on winning the NCAA national basketball championship. This marvelous achievement really was unprecedented…

I rise today to talk about House Joint Resolution 58. While I will not support it on final passage, I do intend to vote for the Hastert amendment to it. Let me begin by saying that I have grave concerns about the whole decertification…

as a member of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, I wanted to speak about a provision that was included in the subcommittee's version of the fiscal year 1997 Interior Appropriations bill--H.R. 3662--but is not incorporated in…

I rise in support of H.R. 4134. Congressman Gallegly has raised a very important issue that Congress has too long ignored: who is responsible for educating children who illegally reside in our country? But, the bill still raises some…

I am pleased that the Republican majority have incorporated many of the suggestions included in the Castle-Tanner proposal. Therefore, I will join my fellow colleagues in support of H.R. 3734 as offered by the Republican majority. Madam…

If I might respond, Mr. Chairman, I am aware that the amendment that the gentlewoman from Ohio has offered is different, considerably different, I might say, than the one that was the subject of the unanimous-consent agreement yesterday…

we have already heard that this really is not about education. We are all committed to education. There are philosophical differences as to whether or not the education can best be paid for at the Federal level or at the State and local…

It is clear that our relationship with China is one that is extraordinarily important, and as everybody here acknowledges, extraordinarily complex. There is no doubt we have a lot of contentious issues that surround our relationships. We…

I think the gentleman has heard the very legitimate concerns that have been expressed about the possibility of antidumping. The gentleman has also heard the concerns on this side about the possible violations of law that may be involved…

Mr. Chairman, let me just reiterate a couple of points here. There is a process that we have adopted that must be followed when we believe dumping is taking place. The process requires the industry or the Department of Commerce to initiate…

I yield myself 1 minute. We talked about what this would do to our supercomputer industry, which is one company: Cray. Let me just tell my colleagues what they said in a memorandum to their own employees just a month ago in which they…

let me begin by laying out the background of this case. A few months ago, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, which is a part of the National Science Foundation, began to consider bids for a new supercomputer. They had…

we have had some considerable success in this regard. In fact, Cray has sold and installed in Japan 170 supercomputers. NEC has installed in Japan, their own country, 80 computers. In the United States, Cray has installed 320…

I appreciate the comments I have heard about we can surely find 2 pennies of waste, and reduce this bill by 1.9 percent across-the-board. But I would point out that when I offered those amendments, it was in years when we were increasing…

the gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Istook] has raised an important issue, and I think we have had a good discussion on the floor today. The Indian tribes, under the treaties and agreements that they have with the United States, have been…

The Forest Service should undertake fuels management actions which are done in conjunction with larger management strategies, integrated into national forest plans, and which include treatments such as timber harvest and large-scale fire…

the price fixing that is going on has been going on in this program, as we know, since the 1930s when we created this program. The reason for this amendment is because the Secretary has chosen to use the other provision of the law, the…