Victor Fazio

I would simply say, before briefly yielding to my friend from New York, that the Senate voted 96 to 1 to support the troops. That is all we are talking about. We are not talking about the need for better consultation or any further action…

It seems to me totally inappropriate for us to allow events that may be taking place even as we speak to get in the way of an effort to resolve as a group, bipartisanly, that we want to support the American men and women who are engaged in…

I rise in support of H.R. 3230, the fiscal year 1997 Defense authorization conference report. While I am concerned that this bill provides more money than the Pentagon has requested, this legislation addresses many of the important needs…

It has become obvious to most Americans that there is far too much money in politics today, giving wealthy special interests far too much influence in the election campaigns and decreasing the voice of every-day working Americans in their…

it is pretty obvious by now that Democrats believe there is too much money in our political system today. But we think it is equally important that all the money in our political system be fully disclosed to the American people. Voters…

clearly we do not all agree on how best to reform our present campaign system. Democrats wish to limit spending, Republicans prefer a variety of other solutions, and there seem to be on both sides of the aisle, very honestly, a thousand…

the gentleman indicated that this Republican bill bans soft money. I think that is a gross misstatement. The bill does not change existing law as to how soft money would be transferred among committees, nor does it limit it, but it does…

let me conclude simply by saying that I think we are talking about research and development. This is not a bail-out for developers, it is research and development in other areas of solar energy.

the Fusion Energy Program is one of the most exciting and important programs at the Department of Energy. It is also very important to my State. California is host to the U.S. home team of the International Thermonuclear Experimental…

This month marks the 22 year of Turkey's illegal invasion and occupation of the island of Cyprus. In my years in Congress, I have long supported an end to Turkey's violent occupation of Cyprus. In this Congress, I cosponsored a House…

I argue that the Castle-Tanner bill really does the job of providing the States with the necessary funding to put welfare recipients to work. The Republican leadership bill, as drafted, falls $12.9 billion short of the funding necessary to…

Mr. Chairman, the committee report says that $211 million is provided in this bill for computer and telecommunications investments and that there is quote, ``an inexorable movement toward CyberCongress.'' But, quite simply, we are not yet…

I concur. I think this is a 1- year effort to surround this funding for purposes of Member investment in computerization, telecommunications, simply because I do not think the CAO has spent his money wisely. But I agree with the gentleman…

I am sure that was not really the intent of the gentlewoman. The concern, obviously, is great, but I would not want to typify it as anything more than a disagreement on policy.

I rise in support of H.R. 3675, the transportation appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997. I would like to thank the chairman, Mr. Wolf, for shepherding this bill through the Appropriations Committee with little or no controversy. I…

I want to maintain, very clearly, that the minority is very anxious to participate in the discussions, whether we take them up as a package or individually, and we look forward to providing an alternative. I want to find out from the…

As we consider this very important bill, I think it is important that we revisit the issue of the timber salvage rider that was part of the rescissions bill last year. While I felt at the time that it was important to address the problem…

I think the key is to come up with a definition of dead and dying trees that would warrant a salvage operation. The gentleman from California had proposed, for example, 70 percent. If we had that kind of clarity in the law, then we would…

I am specifically talking about small wine grape growers, most of whom market their products through several large wineries. This is an amendment to help small agriculture. Remember, the European Union spends more on the export promotion…

I look at the Republican proposal tonight and I see that the deficit goes up next year, not like the Blue Dog Democratic alternative which they refuse to consider. This reverses for the first time a 4-year downward trend of deficit…

I rise in support of H.R. 3603, the Agriculture Appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997. First, I need to thank my chairman, Joe Skeen, and the ranking Democrat, Dick Durbin, for their assistance during the last few weeks. I only recently…

I would note, as the gentleman from California [Mr. Dooley] said, a winery may be called a small business but 90 percent of the grapes grown by farmers move through the five largest wineries. So the gentleman is not helping the grower if…

I oppose this agreement because a small band of Republicans have insisted on including a provision sure to provoke a Presidential veto. The medical savings account provision favors their wealthy patrons over those citizens in dire need of…

H.R. 3322 seeks to create the impression that we are considering an omnibus civilian science proposal, but we are not. Noticeably absent are the energy research and development [R&D] programs at the Department of Energy [DOE]. How do we…

America needs a raise. And it's about time--in the 5 years since the last minimum wage increase, its purchasing power has sunk to a 40 year low. But rather than schedule a straight up or down vote on a minimum wage increase, the Republican…