Jerry Lewis

It will be a great time to celebrate, but it is only the beginning. I really do appreciate this nonpartisan effort.

It seems to me that this forest conceivably could be part of a recovery area. It has been under serious difficulty in recent years because of the recent history of dry weather. A spark could literally ungulf the whole mountainside. To pass…

I also wanted to share with the gentlewoman and others the fact that just a short time ago I returned from a, not exactly a ribbon-cutting, but essentially that, at a Habitat for Humanity, location very close to the Capitol here, where in…

Congressman Brown and I have looked at the problems of the Salton Sea for some time... what is a very, very important national asset and important environmental asset will all but be wasted and lost unless we take some action in a very…

I could not help but react to the remarks of the gentleman from California regarding the earlier two amendments that were just referenced. Indeed, in that case there was a very strong bipartisan vote in opposition to those amendments. I…

The language requires that Superfund be reauthorized by May 15, 1998, in order to receive the additional funds. It certainly is my intent that such a reauthorization be comprehensive reform of the Superfund law.

The legislation, in fact, directs EPA to ensure that quality researchers participate in broadly based, comprehensive, competitive, and peer-reviewed research programs. Only when we bring together a diverse community of the best scientific…

I very much appreciate his involvement in this critical issue, a critical issue to us, those of us who focus on this problem in the Congress, but to the country as well. I agree that EPA has worked closely with us in developing the…

It would be the intent of the conferees and this conference report that institutes such as HEI would receive priority in the process laid out in the conference report.

Mr. Speaker, I certainly am not going to object to this suggestion by my colleague. By way of commentary, however, I must say that it was at least 15 years ago as a member of this committee I traveled to the northern part of the State of…

I, too, thought the question was over at 20, and then just before the election the President asked for the 21st. I thought he was getting a new understanding that a third squadron might be helpful, so it seems to me we ought to revisit…

First I very much appreciate the gentleman bringing this matter to our attention. We are all more than aware of the fantastic contribution his predecessor, Sonny Montgomery, made not just to the entire House but especially to the veterans…

I might suggest that what is really being discussed here in good faith on the part of all the parties is the prospect of developing language that could fit into a manager's amendment as we go to the conference on this matter. I would not…

I must say to the gentleman, the only reservation I have, for I am concerned about programs that affect the inner city and small businesses, et cetera, is that when we went to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget…

I believe the gentleman has capsulized my intent. A message is really my intent.

I frankly have the highest level of confidence in the work that is being done by NASA at this moment, and, indeed, it seems to me if we find ourselves in a situation where we need to review this further, we certainly could readdress the…

NASA does tell me that the administration does support the $100 million in their statement of administration policy on this bill. Frankly, I get different messages from different locations. But NASA is supporting that policy position.

I frankly cannot answer the question. I do not know the technical side of how they went about putting it together, this process that relates to a contract. But I do know that this is apparently a facility that would be built on land that…

Unless the community's groundwater poses a genuine health risk, yes, there is such a requirement.

Arlington National Cemetery holds a very special place in the hearts of the Nation, and I think it is important that Arlington be maintained at the highest standards. I am very aware that the cemetery's maintenance backlog has been growing.

Mr. Speaker, last Tuesday Ms. Norton and I came to this floor to speak to a very important need facing the citizens of the District of Columbia and indeed the entire Nation. The need is simple: Decent, affordable homes for the working…

Without a disaster assistance declaration from the Governor, followed by a similar declaration from the President, Michigan or any other State cannot access funds under this supplemental appropriations bill.

The fact is that FEMA moneys, advance payments of FEMA moneys are making up for funding of floods and disasters that have taken place in the past. We have got to continue that funding forward. If we do not continue that funding forward…

I agree that 4 years is too long to wait to get relief for those communities which have suffered from disasters. I would like to work with the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Hayworth] in the months ahead to make certain that day in and day…

It was our intent, I say to the gentleman, if he will continue to yield time, that those reserve funds be used currently in a way that will assure the House that we are committed to making certain that those people currently who are…