Sam Farr

I call on Castro to not fear political dissidents in Cuba, nor free press, nor trade or travel with the U.S. But I also call on our government to consider the following: the U.S. has tried 45 years of an embargo and restrictive travel; the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to put a little bit of a face on this across-the-board cut, squeeze and trim, the sort of idiotic approach to spending here in this United States government, particularly in this budget. We happen to have a global war…

I want to just reiterate on what Mr. Blumenauer indicated. This isn't a ``rob Peter to pay Paul'' case. But if you are from the Jefferson Proving Ground, you have been waiting a long time. If you are from Fort Ord, California, where I am…

I rise also in opposition, and I'll tell you why. I've been to the border and I've traveled the area that you're talking about. It's in the Barry Goldwater range. It's a very rural area. It's actually an area where you have Indian tribes…

I'm just sorry that my colleague and good friend wasn't on the border with us, because he would have heard from the mayors. And I'm also kind of shocked at the statements here that this is what the American people want. Who do you think…

Because as the gentleman knows, this is an almost $10 million per cost item. And you know what? The one we had crashed, and the other one we have is about to be delivered. And there is $50 million in the account. If they want to come back…

It is very interesting. I am from California, and I sit on the committee and I have never heard from the Governor about your amendment, nor anyone else in California. I support the chairman and the ranking member's opposition.

the language is that the very people that are operating these vehicles, the Customs and Border Patrol, certify that these are the higher priority and the more cost effective than other items included in the Air and Marine Strategic…

this is an issue that came up when our committee traveled to the border and had discussions with the Border Patrol. And what you are talking about here is striking language that gives some ability for comparing the expenditure of costs on…

none of the facts stated by the gentleman have anything to do with the amendment. The amendment cuts the ability for us to manage a program which is working very well. Every one of these travelers has to get a passport; those passports…

I rise as one of the cochairs of the Travel and Tourism Caucus, and I rise because I think you are trying to fix something here that isn't broken. We have not had problems with the Visa Waiver Program. In fact, it has worked very well. And…

this gold-plated fence costs $3 million a mile. To do that takes money away from technology and infrastructure. It takes money from effective border control. Effective control is where they detect and apprehend. That is what they want the…

I have been in elected office, local, State and Federal, for 34 years, and I cannot imagine how any of your community got built without earmarks at the local level, the State level and the Federal level. There are also earmarks in the bill…

this bill is about finding the answers to interoperability. You have seen that we have interoperability right here. This bill is about responding to first responders, to be a first responder. The other side of the aisle is neither operable…

we had to fill out forms that were never, never ever in the history of the U.S. Congress asked for more disclosure and everything. The committee rightfully has stated that this is not the bill to attack earmarks, because there haven't been…

I rise as a member of the Appropriations Committee subcommittee. I want to give you a little bit of background of how this whole thing started. Homeland Security was an agency created after 9/11, and as admitted by many Members on the…

while I applaud the fact that H. Con. Res. 152 recognizes and reinforces a two-state solution to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, I urge Congress and the Administration to move away from rhetoric and actively engage in…

I have been against this war since day one, and I am outraged by the President's attempts to escalate it. I want this war to end now, and I want to bring our troops home immediately. I mourn the loss of 3,228 Americans dead, and countless…

The supplemental bill is an emergency bill. It's emergency funding for Iraq and Afghanistan, which is the bulk of it. But it's also for emergencies that have been declared here in the United States, particularly in agriculture.

It's very easy to attack, but in reality, those spinach farmers have no recourse because there's no commodity support for them. There's no insurance for them.

I loved his youthful energy. The shock of Leo McCarthy dying is that he never looked old, never seemed old. He always had the energy of youth; looked young; and just was a remarkable person. He twice ran for the United States Senate. And…

today my community celebrates the birthday of John Steinbeck, one of our famous native sons, born in Salinas and raised in and around Monterey Bay. At home in my district this month, the National Steinbeck Center will get the whole…

I would just like to thank everybody who has worked on this bill and why, a lot of people have spoken on it, it is late at night, I know people would like to get on with the rest of the agenda for tonight. Put it in this perspective, this…

how long will the Republican Majority continue to bring to this House Floor piecemeal legislation that purports to fix the immigration crisis in our country? H.R. 4830, H.R. 6094 and H.R. 6095 are not real reform. In fact, these bills are…

Thank you for that kind yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise for a good ``half a bill.'' This deals with NOAA, also known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But this bill drops the ``O'' for oceanic and becomes a NAA bill…