Jerry Lewis

reclaiming my time, let me suggest to the gentleman, as well as the gentleman who is offering the amendment, that this discussion and this issue reminds me very much of the low-level radioactive waste issue that is facing many of our…

I agree that it is also very important that chief officers, firefighters who take immediate charge of fires and disasters, receive the training they need to protect both the firefighters under their command and the lives and property of…

even though we have accepted this amendment, let me say to the gentlewoman that my colleagues from New York especially have brought this museum to my attention. Between the gentlewoman from New York [Mrs. Lowey] and the gentleman from New…

Mr. Chairman, as you know from previous discussions, as modified by the rule of H.R. 3666, this last proviso is, technically speaking, meaningless. The intent of preappropriating the $861 million contingency on further legislation…

I must say that he and I share interest and concern about the impact and especially the potential health effects of indoor air quality problems. The data that was just outlined. The dollar amounts appear to be essentially correct. We came…

this is noncontroversial and essentially corrects the earlier action of the committee with respect to flood insurance rates. We had inadvertently included language which would freeze the flood rates in place on June 1, 1996, and did not…

Mr. chairman, far be it from me to stand and defend the Russians' role in this international partnership. We asked them to participate with us and we sought the partnership as much as anybody. We have allies in Europe who are very much…

I had not intended that we have this discussion since we were going to accept the amendment. We obviously are going forward with discussion. So I think it is important to say in response to my colleague that EPA is now moving into phase 3…

the answer is yes, it is my intent that the administration continue with this program.

Clearly, the other body is entitled to raise whatever issues it chooses in our upcoming conference, and I expect the Clean Water Act mandate funding to be addressed. When the issue be raised, I can assure my colleague I will work with the…

I must say to the gentleman that he certainly made me aware of this project and its problems and I commend him for his hard work on this issue. The committee is very much concerned and aware of the situation that the gentleman from New…

the relationship between air quality problems and its impact upon people's health is fundamental to all of these efforts. The situation you describe certainly seems to fall within EPA's particular expertise, and again, I join the gentleman…

I am tempted to say that filling out a form does not do an awful lot necessarily for the environment, but that really is not the point. Indeed, it is my judgment that in this country and often in this body, our very positive work on behalf…

to my colleague from New York I say that these types of local problems must be addressed, and EPA can offer particular expertise and guidance in providing solutions. I strongly urge, EPA to continue to work closely with him, as well as…

I agree with the NRC that the program's first group of components should not be delayed. Neither this bill nor its accompanying report instructs NASA to terminate or delay these very important missions.

I agree with the National Research Council that the program is scientifically sound. I believe that we need Mission to Planet Earth to provide us with better scientific understanding of global climate change. I believe that this remote…

it is the committee's intent to allow for section 314 projects under the Clean Water Act to be funded with the $100 million designated for the Clean Lakes Program. In fact, the State is authorized to use any portion of the $100 million…

This amendment addresses $75 million and does not eliminate all the funding for space station. But clearly the House has spoken in that connection and it almost is in a separate category. We have on a bipartisan basis struck an agreement…

we could push those people out on the street, and remember that 40 percent of those very people living in those facilities, beyond being among the poorest of the poor, are also elderly and disabled, and we cannot find ourselves in that…

Possibly. But, frankly, I have a feeling that under this scenario, if it is put back in this pool and they do meet the criteria, and we believe that they do, then they would be on a level playing field.

first let me say I very much appreciate the interest of the gentleman from California [Mr. Cunningham] in this very important subject area. I appreciate also or as well his commitment to America's children. I agree that our Federal…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to reluctantly join my colleague in resisting this carefully thought out amendment but an amendment that, unfortunately, does damage to other programs that are disconcerting to me, for I have great appreciation for his…

This bill is a bill that funds some 20 Federal programs including the EPA. The Superfund Program is a piece of the EPA. Presently, within this measure is $1.33 billion for the Superfund Program. If we see a reauthorization bill, and the…

let me say that I very much appreciate the gentlewoman's expression of concern about the items that are part of this bill, but particularly the commitment and direction she is attempting to have us all give to the John Heinz Program. The…

I want Members to know that this year we have been operating in a different environment. Lou Stokes and I have long been very, very close friends and are most pleased to say that we have produced a product that very much reflects the…