Norman Mineta: “Everyone who has spoken against the Mineta-Davis amendment voted no on Goss. On the other hand, 210 Members voted aye.…”

I rise today in strong opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, passage of this amendment would prove to be harmful to our economy and our international relationships. Under the current United…

the Mineta-Davis amendment is the bipartisan alternative to the Goss amendment which we considered and nearly approved last night. When the Goss amendment was defeated by one vote, many members approached me--very concerned that a…

I rise in very, very strong opposition to the Orton amendment. I think there are two things that bother me about the discussion that is going on. One is that there is no recognition whatsoever about the user taxes that are being generated…

this morning, as billions of people around the world know, the cities of Kobe and Osaka in southern Japan were struck with a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake. As of noon today, Washington time, nearly 1,600 people were known dead, more…