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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.
I rise today just to point out to the House what we have been doing this year when we have been here, both the House and the Senate when they began looking into campaign filings of the White House. This House subpoenaed 587 subpoenas. They…
I rise today to show my shock at this House's procedure in bringing up campaign finance reform. Let us recall a little bit of history. When the Democrats were in control of this House, we passed out campaign finance reform in every…
I stand in support of this, because as cochair of the Travel and Tourism Caucus, along with the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mark Foley), we stand in bipartisan fashion to support the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism's…
I stand here before you recognizing that at last night's Oscars the Titanic swept away with 11 awards. It is a fitting occurrence because this is the year of the oceans. Right now, something more exciting is happening across this country…
it has been 35 years since I joined the American Peace Corps, and I rise today to celebrate this month and this very day, the 37th anniversary of the Peace Corps. It was started on March 1, 1961, when President Kennedy signed legislation…
as many of you know, this year has been designated the International Year of the Oceans. I am pleased that so early on in our legislative agenda, we have the chance to vote for something which so positively affects our understanding, and…
I rise on this issue because I think oftentimes Members do not understand why a program like sea grant is so important to our Nation. We are a Nation surrounded by water. This whole globe is covered by water. Essentially the future of the…
This debate is really a debate about our Nation's future. This morning in this hall we opened the session with a pledge of allegiance in which we pledged to be one Nation. But what is that debate? What does it mean when we want to be one…
But I think that the history of the 70s, the history of the 80s, the history of the 90s saw incredible change in our country. And this House, during all that period, probably spent more time discussing our national security, our national…
I guess we are all in shock, considering that yesterday at this time our colleague was en route to this very room, and today he is not with us. I do not know what we all have to say, except to reflect on the fact that we serve in an…
I want to engage with the gentleman in this discussion because, obviously, the gentleman saw yesterday that the Republican leadership in the Senate broke things, and the U.S. public is asking for a campaign reform fix. We have legislation…
Well, we have colleagues here, and we hope that they will join us, listening to us, and demand that a vote be brought on campaign finance reform so that together, in a bipartisan fashion, we can fix it in a comprehensive form. Not just…
I rise in support of two important veterans bills being considered on the floor today. H.R. 1703, the Veterans' Affairs Employment Discrimination Prevention Act, would establish a new VA office to resolve employment discrimination claims…
the question here tonight is why, why are we doing this? The American public knows the results of last November's elections. Look at those elections. There were six elections that were less than 1,000 votes. But look at the names: Fox…
I rise in support of H.R. 2233. This bill will help provide much needed funding for research and conservation projects at coral reef ecosystems. The health of these ecosystems is in decline globally due to a wide range of threats…
I think the point is so well taken, the fact that there is no effort in this legislative body, the only body that can change the law. We are having hearings here where people want to hear and smear or just listen and say, we will finish…
I am surprised to see this amendment before us and strongly rise to oppose it. This is a country that prides itself on testing. Every child that is going to go to a university has to go out and take an SAT exam. If he or she is going to go…
Mr. Chairman, I think that this is a real watershed issue of where American public policy is reflected in how we are going to use Federal funds, Federal taxpayer dollars, to spend those dollars effectively in the coming years and in the…
I believe public broadcasting funding is a good investment. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is an excellent example of one of the most successful public-private partnerships in the country. Every $1 in appropriated funds leverages…
I rise this morning to ask the Republican leadership: When are we going to legislate? If something is broke, let us fix it. Mr. Speaker, every Congress before this one was able to vote here and act on campaign finance reform. The House…
what is really going on in Congress? We are hearing the Republican leadership, and the Republican committees in the House and the Senate are conducting hearings. They want to investigate and they want to smear. However, Congress was…
I concur with the gentleman that has just spoken. It makes no sense to give money or weapons to militaries without making sure that they are used for the right purposes. This provision just does that. It is a one sentence provision. It is…
Yesterday everyone in the leadership took credit for getting the budget deal. It demonstrated that leadership means that we can get things done when we pull together. But where is the leadership in campaign reform? The President stood here…
She won by 900 votes. So you have a very close election, and yet they are not going after you and doing a witch hunt in your district in Massachusetts. After all, you are close to Canada, you could have had some Canadians sneak over and…
In the election next door, the gentleman from California, Mr. George Brown, he won with 17 more votes than the gentlewoman from California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez, 17 more votes; the same type of mix of ethnic populations. Is anyone going…
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