George E. Brown, Jr.: “May is Veterans Appreciation Month in California, so declared by Governor Gray Davis.”

this bill includes $15 million for the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] to spend on research, particularly postearthquake investigations under section 11 of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program [NEHRP]. This program…

To help promote the many valuable programs our Nation, States, localities, and the private sector have to assist veterans, many States, including my own State of California, have proclaimed 'veterans appreciation months.'

the people of our Nation have great appreciation and admiration for the many men and women who have served this country in the armed forces to protect and preserve our freedom and safety and that of others across the globe.

I rise in strong support of H.R. 1727, the Arson Prevention Act of 1994. This bill represents a serious and thoughtful attempt by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to reduce the incidence of arson in the United States. The…