Victor Fazio

Well, some day maybe we will have that great privilege, but at the moment I just want to tell the gentleman that Roger Kennedy has written to the gentleman, and he has indicated his desire to meet with the gentleman, and I really think it…

I understand, but it is a preserve, and it is under the park system, and I do not think there is any question that the Park Service needs to reach out to the gentleman and to deal with the gentleman on the issues of concern to his…

the Mining in the Parks Act, which requires plans of operation to be prepared prior to mining activity, will still be in effect for the national preserve. We simply will be doing nothing to put any of this into effect. Now, let me say I…

this does not need to be a lengthy debate, because I think it is a rather simple question that the Members need to decide here today. This amendment, which is budget neutral, would reverse what I believe is a back-door effort to gut the…

we do not need to prolong this too much. I think we all appreciate and understand the difficulty of getting a new national park off the ground, and there is no question there is some problems that would need to be addressed----

I think in all the time I have been associated with the leadership on this side of the aisle when we were in the majority, I can remember no instance in which an appointment to a committee was made that would have changed the committee…

I simply would indicate that these two gentlemen are very much eligible for the committees they have been recommended by our caucus to assume. The gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Mascara], a new Member, former county commissioner from…

I have served with them on this subcommittee for 16 years. During that time, I have been a great advocate of renewable energy, but this bill is $2 billion less than the President's budget. It is $1.5 billion less than last year spent in…

Mr. Chairman, the sponsors of this amendment to terminate the gas turbine-modular helium reactor [GT-MHR] program appear not to appreciate the environmental benefits provided by nuclear power and the particularly unique environmental…

I had not intended to speak on this, but I felt at this point that I would want to comment. The gentleman from Rhode Island raises what I think are generally concerns about the entire way the health insurance industry is regulated in this…

after waging a war against our Nation's children by slashing school lunch and child nutrition programs, the Republicans have turned their sights on America's senior citizens. Yesterday, they released the details of a Republican budget that…

as a long-time friend of the Armenian-American community, I am once again proud to join my colleagues in our annual special order commemorating the Armenian genocide of 1915--to take time to honor the victims and survivors of this atrocity…

I rise in support of the Gephardt substitute, because the Republican proposal hurts us as a country in too many ways. It creates more problems down the road by adding to the deficit, and it divides the middle class from the wealthy by…

I rise today to affirm my support for product liability reform and commonsense legal reforms, but it is with great regret that I am not able to vote for final passage of this measure. First, let me be clear that I strongly believe that we…

I must rise in support of the Schumer sunset provisions and in opposition to the enactment of this bill because I think it frankly is a travesty the way it has been put together here at the last minute on the floor, the way it combines a…

I am on record as being a strong supporter of private property rights. Private property rights are an integral part of the protections guaranteed to us all by the Constitution of the United States. Each of us in this Chamber can point to…

the county sheriffs, chiefs of police, and prosecutors who deal with crime on a day-to-day basis told us that community policing would make their jobs easier because police officers who are visibly involved in their communities are one of…

I first learned of the critical role that Byrne funding plays in rural law enforcement when sheriffs and police chiefs from my district came to Washington last year to participate in the development of the crime bill. In a meeting which I…

Mr. Chairman, most of those who enter our country, legally or illegally, are law abiding. But the small number that commit serious crimes place an overwhelming burden on the seven States that must address this problem. The plea for…

Yesterday marked the fifth year in a row that the productivity of the American worker has increased. But despite this good news, most American workers have had no real increase in earnings in over 15 years. In the last Congress, we gave a…

we need to put working people first. The minimum wage increase proposed today will allow hard-working Americans the opportunity to take control of their future and secure for themselves and their families a place in America's middle class…

I simply wanted to say it is not really a question of hard work. I think the Members want to be able to spend some of their time working hard in their districts. There are many of us who are going to have to leave and really give up our…

I have always been sensitive to the local impact of Federal laws that are underfunded--that are not supported by adequate resources. They place State and local governments in an awkward, and often impossible, position--trying to ensure…

We have a Commander in Chief. We have to have a certain decorum here and respect for the body, if not for the individual. We have a respect for the person who is our Commander in Chief. I would like to know that the gentleman from…

I have a copy of a letter which he signed along with the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey] and a number of other Members saying, ``Let's close the gift loophole for foundations, LSOs and caucuses.'' This was October of 1993. One of the…