Sam Farr

Madam Chairman and Members, I rise in support of this bill. I have been listening to this debate all day. I don't think most people have read it. The bill deals with the slaughter for humane consumption. Now, I represent California, the…

I rise tonight because in a moment, we are going to have a historical presentation here on the House floor. It is the 165th time that there has been a consistent voice about getting our troops out of Iraq and ending the war in Iraq. And I…

FDR once said, ``Do what you can with what you got where you are.'' We have west coast salmon fishermen that can't fish because of the government's stupidity. The administration released water in the Upper Klamath Basin to water intensive…

I am here tonight, I have been watching this on TV and listening all day long. I am really kind of saddened by the fact that it seems to be an issue between making excuses for why we are in Iraq, and the other side is cut and run. I…

at the start of the summer season we recognize the contributions of the travel and tourism industry by celebrating National Tourism Week. Over the last 22 years, our Nation has celebrated National Tourism Week, and rightfully so. This…

look, this bill makes no sense at all: drilling for dead dinosaurs and making that more valuable than liveable wildlife is just crazy. Even the Governor of California opposed offshore drilling last week. All the people of California oppose…

this amendment provides $1.82 billion for veterans, particularly in the health care field. It is in 10 separate areas: mental health and prosthesis, patient workload backlog, research for prosthesis, nursing home beds for long-term care…

on rollcall No. 171, I inadvertently voted ``aye'' when I meant to vote ``no'' and I would like the Record to so state that had I voted correctly, I would have opposed the Hefley amendment. The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read the last three…

with today's vote on the ``Tax Relief Act of 2005'' (H.R. 4297) conference report, the Congressional Republican Leadership is planning, once again, to give huge tax cuts to the wealthiest one percent of Americans, while leaving 99 percent…

I rise in opposition to S. 2271, the PATRIOT Act Amendments. James Madison, our 4th President, said, ``I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power…

I rise today for some very good news. It is news the history of this country's anniversary of the Peace Corps. When I was a college student, I was really impressed that the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, had asked the…

Hamas maintains and asserts a radical, violent ideology within its charter--the destruction of Israel. I believe that S. Con. Res. 79, which reaffirms that no U.S. funds should go to the Palestinian Authority if the majority party…

for the third time, I rise in strong opposition to the Deficit Reduction Act (S. 1932). This is a second chance to right a wrong and I urge my colleagues to vote wisely. With a deficit of more than $300 billion in 2005, there is little…

while we are locked up here today, I would like to wish my wife Sherry a very happy birthday. This week, I have been telling her, has been a real doozy for civil liberties. We learned that both the Pentagon and the National Security Agency…

would the author please tell me what is broken that needs fixing? Where is the local agency not, I mean, as you say in your bill, you shall not provide any person, agency or entity, pursuant, any grant, even any formula grants. You are…

I want to put this debate in some perspective. It was a year ago this week that the commission that the United States Congress created gave their report to us, after spending approximately $10 million of the taxpayers' money to put the…

I have not seen any of that, and I am one of the cosponsors of that bill. The Oceans Blueprint for the 21st Century is the report that we spent $10 million on. The bill to implement that is called Oceans-21. This task force, the caucus…

I applaud the passage of the Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2017) and appreciate Representative Smith's leadership on this important issue. This bill, if enacted into law and fully funded, will provide much needed…

I am very pleased that the Fiscal Year 2006 Foreign Operations Conference Report includes over $131 million for alternative development and institution building in Colombia. These funds will help foster both economic and social development…

on rollcall No. 541, I inadvertently voted ``aye.'' I wish the Record to show that had I voted correctly, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Leach The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Putnam). The pending business is the demand…

when you do take, meaning you have no value left, then you have just compensation, was the Supreme Court decision.

the Justice Department is entrusted with one of the most sacred rights of American citizenship--protecting the right to privacy. The privacy rights of my constituents at Moss Landing Harbor on the central coast of California were recently…

I appreciate the offer of assistance from the chairman and look forward to working with him to get this done.

I want to ask this body what is the rush? There is no need to adopt. There is no deadlines on this agreement. Three of the six countries have not even ratified it yet. I think when we are trying to do a trade agreement, we have got to do…

there can be no worse public act than a government that refuses to acknowledge the humanity of its citizens. Throughout history, the United States has struggled to rise above the divisions among its people and, instead, fuse its people…