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today I am offering this amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that will increase funding to the Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Research Program by $9.9 million with a corresponding offset for the Army of Corps of…
There is a basic problem and there is something below even all of that, which we must identify and talk about from time to time, and that is the fact that America's population is growing at a rapid rate. That population growth is a result…
The First Amendment restricts government's abridgement of free speech. But government hasn't threatened to muzzle Manson. He will not be barred from performing by any government officials. The opposition to his performance here has come…
It is undeniably true we have an energy crisis in the United States. It is undeniably true that gas prices are rising, that blackouts, rolling brownouts, all kinds of things are occurring throughout the United States, but especially in…
Mr. Chairman, I have a feeling that regardless of what happens with this amendment, even if it were to pass, that my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), will be able to enjoy a very pleasant retirement on the…
Mr. Chairman, in response to some of the issues that have been brought up here, especially by my friend, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone), who suggests that there is no environmental concerns that should come up as a result of…
A short time ago, Mr. Speaker, in Colorado, there was a rock star, ``an artist'' of some sort, and I put the term ``artist'' in quotation marks, by the name of Marilyn Manson. I admit I do not have any of this person's, I was going to say…
I imagine this happens with several other States too when we look at a reduction in budgets for any entity, especially schools. Every time somebody would talk about a potential budget cut for the schools, everybody would stand up and say…
Mr. Speaker, this evening I want to talk about a couple of things that I believe to be the most significant threats this Nation faces; one is an external threat, and that threat is the People's Republic of China. I characterize that nation…
It is undeniably true what many of my colleagues have said, that the problems there are incredibly difficult problems to deal with; very intricate, very interwoven, and many-many-facetted. It is not a simple solution by any stretch of the…
Mr. Speaker, when will we get the courage to attack the root of this problem or even discuss the root of this problem? The problem in California and many places around this Nation is a massive population increase caused by massive…
once more, I rise to the podium to discuss an issue I think is of significant importance to the United States. I believe, as a matter of fact, it is perhaps the most significant public policy issue with which this body could or should be…
Absolutely, Mr. Speaker. This was an anathema to them that they would ask an Hispanic parent or any parent, it does not have to be Hispanic, someone who could not speak English, permission to put their kid in a nonEnglish speaking…
I hope we will do this again and that I will be able to convince the gentleman that even a million a year illegally is too much.
the point the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher) brings up about bilingual education is an extremely important point. I hope people understood and heard what he said, about not only the willingness of people of the State of…
there are 375 voting districts in this country where ballots are provided in more than one language. This is a fascinating phenomenon. I ask my colleagues to think about this, and people who may be observing us here. If we have to print a…
The gentleman brings up so many good points and addresses them so articulately that I am always inspired listening to him. I enjoy it tremendously because I believe the gentleman is a patriotic American who understands the real challenges…
But there is one thing that is absolutely imperative, it seems to me, in a situation like that. That is to have a common language, so that we can in fact communicate with each other about the things that are important. When we see that…
America is in the midst of another crisis. It is not just the energy crisis that we face and that was so lengthily dealt with here for the last hour. It is almost ironic, I suppose, that I end up following a discussion of the energy crisis…
I must admit to you that I think this particular resolution and this particular individual is something other than routine, I should say, that the accomplishments go far, farther than those of many, many of the people that we have…
Mr. Speaker, we offer this concurrent resolution today to honor a brave and courageous mountain climber from Golden, Colorado. On Friday, May 25, Erik Weihenmayer reached the summit of Mount Everest, one of several Americans to top the…
If, in fact, one cannot understand English, and at the point in time that one comes to vote, one has to be given a ballot in a different language, does that not mean that one is also most likely unable to understand the debate that…
I said right on, because of course he was being very honest. That is exactly what the AFT and the NEA care about. They are unions. Now, would it not be nice to have this debate framed on the basis of our true feelings about this issue and…
I believe that UNESCO can best be described as an organization in search of a mission. Unfortunately when it does stumble upon the mission, it is almost always one that is quite perverse. As I mentioned just a minute ago, it would cost us…
I was mesmerized by that speech. It was the first time I had heard that man speak. I was amazed at his ability to capture the imagination of the audience he was speaking to directly and of the millions of people he was speaking to through…
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