Sam Farr

I appreciate particularly being able to work on section 404 of the bill, which expands the State Cemetery Grants Program. The need for additional cemeteries to serve our Nation's veterans is of critical importance to veterans of the…

I rise today reminded of the first lines in the Tale of Two Cities ``It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.'' I am pleased that one of my bills, the California Coastal Rocks and Islands Wilderness Act of 1998, is included in…

Mr. Speaker, hearing this debate leads one to believe that the only thing we have to fear is truth itself. The truth, according to the tax committee, is that we have in the next 5 years, according to this chart, we have a national fiscal…

I think we are recognizing today one of the finest people in public service in America in our time. I have known Vic for 30 years. I came to Sacramento as a young, ex-Peace Corps volunteer looking for work and one of the first staff…

I rise, Mr. Chairman, to state my concern with H.R. 4300, the so-called Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act. I just really want to talk about a problem that I am aware of. I lived in Latin America in Colombia when I was a Peace Corps…

Mr. Speaker, I think that it is important to point out that there is some major overhaul of Federal law in this bill. This commission, which the President shall appoint with recommendations from Congress, is going to do some things that I…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate very much the role and leadership that the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Saxton) has played in this. We are a Congress that oftentimes emphasizes our partisan differences, and I think on this bill we are…

I rise on behalf of the student I spoke to on Tuesday in Branceforte Middle School in Santa Cruz, Lisa Morelas. She said one thing. She said, kids are dropping out because they cannot get access to the transition of bilingual education. It…

I rise today on behalf of Lisa Gonzales. I met Lisa when I visited Branciforte Junior High School in Santa Cruz, California earlier this week. Lisa told me that kids are dropping out, that they're losing hope. The students who are most at…

It is very interesting to watch what is going on here. The gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell) talked, a Republican from California, a colleague of mine, also served in the California State legislature where I served as a member of…

that is one thing the gentleman is correct on. But the gentleman is absolutely wrong on the fact there is any public money on this and it is unconstitutional, because it is totally voluntary on the part of the candidate.

earlier this year, Congress passed the State Department authorization bill which authorized $819 million to pay the United Nations back dues over the next two years. The Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations bill includes…

I rise to point out that last night we had quite a victory in this House on campaign finance reform. We had a victory on an amendment, a small step. It is not the answer. The answer is comprehensive campaign reform. People fail to realize…

I rise in support of H.R. 3460. I would also like to say before beginning the statement here, point out how much I have enjoyed working with the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Saxton). I think that our committee is a committee that deals…

You cannot sit down in your office with a group that wants to do a campaign and figure out and coordinate how you are going to be working on legislation and then go out and run a campaign on it. That is just totally illegal. You are making…

The gentleman is going to check all of this? They are legally here. We do not go around every day trying to check whether someone is here legally. I mean, if they are here legally, they are here legally; right?

reclaiming my time, the argument is how does the gentleman intend to enforce this amendment he is making? How do we enforce it? How do we check from campaign contributions? How do we go back to check whether the people are permanent…

I find it such a privilege to rise today in this hallowed House of Representatives, the people's House. I think when we left here Friday there were some harsh words exchanged between the caucuses, and we rise today to pay tribute to two…

Mr. Chairman, it appears from this discussion that the only thing that Congress fears is fear itself. We are afraid of existing law because the existing law is feared by special interests. We fear the cleanup of licensed nuclear…

I feel that we should use every type of engagement--including normal trade relations--to bring China into the international community and to achieve U.S. objectives on human rights, trade and proliferation. The Chinese economy is one of…

I rise to acknowledge that this appropriations issue is probably led in this House by two of the finest gentlemen in here, the gentleman from Ohio and the gentleman from Illinois. It is indeed a beautiful relationship between two senior…

I understand that. The point that I would like clarified is that it goes to a foreign national. What is the gentleman's definition of a foreign national? There is a lot of confusion as to what is a foreign national.

In the history of election reform law, going back to the mid-1970s, there has been nobody convicted in violation of this law?

Could the gentleman, for clarification, explain to me what type of person and contribution would trigger violation of this law?

As I read it, under existing law the penalties, in the gentleman's opinion, are very weak; nobody yet has been convicted. The gentleman stiffens the penalties and broadens the scope. And my comment on that, and I think that is correct, my…