Jane Harman

I want to join this very polite and bipartisan debate in favor of more technology spent on law enforcement, in this case specifically to fight terrorism. I would commend the bill's sponsor for the plus-up in NIJ technology programs. I…

I applaud what he said and point out to my colleagues that we have established over the past few years law technology centers around the country. There are five of them. One of them is in New York. Another of them is in southern California…

I realize that my views are likely to be in the minority, as well as unpopular, but this is not the first time I have come to the well to stand up for what I believe in, and it will not be the last. Mr. Chairman, our Nation faces many…

as a mother of four, including a young adult daughter and a preteen daughter, I want my children to seek my advice if not my approval on health-related matters, particularly those related to reproductive issues. But their willingness to…

I appreciate those remarks, and as the chairman knows, I am particularly concerned about the near-term components of the Earth observing system, EOS, including the P.M.-1 and CHEM-1 missions. Does the chairman agree with the National…

as you know, Mission to Planet Earth is one of NASA's most important and relevant programs. It will benefit our environment by providing scientific information on global climate change. It will benefit our economy by providing farmers with…

As we begin debate on the foreign operations bill, Israel's future is a central issue. As a strong supporter of the peace process, I watched the recent Israeli election with some trepidation. While the transition is not yet complete, I…

Mr. Chairman, I am extremely disappointed that a procedural maneuver may prevent a clean vote on the Tanner amendment, now called the Brown amendment, which I have enthusiastically cosponsored. Instead we will vote on a watered-down…

I am pleased once again to join in supporting the bipartisan coalition balanced budget proposal. In contrast to both the Gingrich and the President's budget proposals, cuts in this budget are balanced in each year and achieve a zero…

I thank the chairman. Second, we have plussed up the ballistic missile defense piece of this defense bill, and I am fully supportive of that, but our program will not meet the threats for some years. There are immediate threats in some…

As we have added funds to the Pentagon's budget, we have unfortunately neglected, until this year, changing the mindset of the military on how it makes purchasing decisions. Regardless of how much Congress provides, we must ensure that all…

I rise today as the daughter of immigrants in favor of removing the poorly designed and unfairly restrictive legal immigration provisions from the bill before us. I strongly support and have cosponsored the tough measures in this…

last night the other body voted to repeal the hateful and punitive provision in the Defense Authorization Act requiring the immediate discharge of service men and women infected with the AIDS virus. I congratulate them. Let us hope the…

the people of my district have been sending a strong message since the day I first took office: Stop illegal immigration. I have been listening carefully. I was a member of the bipartisan House task force on immigration which made many of…

as the mother of lockbox, I rise in strong support of the Crapo lockbox amendment. I hope it will be enacted into law before I become a grandmother. As we have heard from the gentleman from Idaho, the lockbox has passed three times by…

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, NASA's Galileo spacecraft beamed back incredible images of Jupiter, our solar system's most intriguing planet. Today, however, Members are ready to allow NASA to be caught in the crossfire of…

time is running out to move the statue of women suffragettes from the Capitol crypt to the Capitol rotunda. Despite the unanimous support of the Senate and wide bipartisan support from the House, no action has been taken. Is that where…

I rise today to support both H.R. 1601 and a strong, balanced space program. Exactly 2 months ago, the House decisively defeated an amendment to terminate funding for the international space station. Today, we have the opportunity to pass…

the per unit cost of the C-17 or whatever it might be is lower to the U.S. Government so, bottom line, we save jobs, we save the industrial base, we lower the cost of defense purchases for the U.S. Government. For all these reasons I think…

I see these advantages in promoting foreign military sales that are definitely circumscribed by our limitations on arms exports, and these are carefully circumscribed. We are not changing the rules with respect to what can be exported and…

I pledge to work with the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, I would just like to conclude, as I am very close to this center aisle, that when we work in bipartisan fashion on some of these very complicated but very important budget reforms, we make…

I would like to declare myself in addition to mother of lockbox, a de facto member of the Committee on Rules, since I have spent hours and hours over there. But I also want to commend the gentleman from Florida, Mr. Goss, and to commend…

I strongly support H.R. 1670 and encourage our colleagues to vote for its passage. ``Better,'' ``faster,'' ``cheaper'' are more than buzz words, Mr. Chairman. Last Congress we began efforts to make these words a reality as we began the…

I am delighted to stand here in enthusiastic support for the lockbox bill. A bit later, I will be offering an amendment to make it even better. But meanwhile, as the self-styled mother of lockbox, who has now moved into being the…

In conclusion, just let me say again that I reluctantly oppose this amendment and I believe that the administration and specifically the Defense Department are in opposition to this amendment.