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Sam Farr is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, serving California's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. During his tenure, Farr was known for his advocacy on environmental issues, particularly in relation to coastal protection and sustainable agriculture. He played a significant role in promoting volunteerism and community service, as evidenced by his support for the National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.
In closing, to say that the law says that those who are in violation of law--I mean, how many golden eagles do you have to kill and tell the law enforcement you can't do anything about it? This isn't about accidental death. This is people…
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am referring the remarks to the Madam Chair. Look, deleting this ability for the National Ocean Policy--by the way, we haven't appropriated money. No money is being spent on it. But we are smart about getting 70…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. What selective memory you have. You say that the President is abusing his authority. Do you know who first asked for this? President Bush. He is the one that created the Commission and asked for those…
Well, with all due respect, that is not what your law says. It says: None of the funds made available by this act may be used to prosecute or hold liable any person or corporation for a violation of the provision of law found in section…
I have an amendment at the desk to strike section 540. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike section 540 (page 97, line 18 through page 98, line 10). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…
I am serving my 22nd year in the United States Congress, and I have never seen a provision in an appropriations bill like this. This amendment in there could be labeled the ``family feud.'' There is only one Member of Congress who is…
Congress needs to represent the States that they were elected in. It is time that we represent them here in the United States Congress to allow medical marijuana laws in those States that have been approved by the voters and approved by…
Almost every country in this hemisphere and almost every country in the world has normal trade relations with Cuba. We are trying to open those up so that businesses in America, particularly our agriculture and our other trading goods, can…
It is very interesting that the capitalist society out there supports my amendment: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Foreign Trade Council, Engage Cuba, the Emergency Committee for American Trade. They wrote a letter that they…
Rhetoric is really cheap here, but I would urge Members to read the bill and to read the second term. It reads: The term ``Cuban military intelligence service'' includes but is not limited to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces…
I wish the chairman was accepting this amendment because the faults that we hear are that we have limited resources. We have limited resources, but it is a priority where you give them. This ocean acidification is a serious problem. It is…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Sec. 541. None…
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