Nancy L. Johnson

the current language reads that the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education must have updated policy guidance, including objective criteria clarifying how colleges and universities can demonstrate, first, a history and…

I rise in strong support of NEA funding and regret the narrow 2-year window this bill provides for the reorganization and restructuring of support for the arts in this great Nation. First, supporting the arts is as much sound economic…

I just want to thank the preceding speaker for his support of Medicare select. There were 408 Members of this House that voted for it. I hope every one of those 408 Members will vote for it again, because this is an entirely voluntary…

this would have a harsh effect on Connecticut where at least 60 percent of the wetlands would be declassified. Though I support the concept of classifying wetlands, this bill sets out criteria for classification not based on sound science…

Mr. Chairman, I do not intend to take my full 5 minutes either. But this is a very, very important issue to coastal States. I do not believe this amendment does any damage to the underlying bill. I think it is, in fact, perfectly…

faced with serious water quality problems a generation ago, the state of Connecticut passed its only Clean Water Act, and this is why I wanted the 30 additional seconds. We passed the first one. The Federal law is modeled on our act. And…

I rise today to address an extremely important issue facing the automotive and auto parts industry. The United States-Japan framework talks were initiated in July 1993, but no agreement has been reached in these critical areas which amount…

Mr. Chairman, the quote that I am given by my constituents back home is that, ``The Federal Government is too big and spends too much.'' I do not hear, when I go back home, ``I pay too little in taxes.'' Every Republican and many Democrats…

Hooray for the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Team, which won the national championship yesterday. In a come-from-behind victory, the Huskies capped a perfect season, finishing the year with 35 wins and zero losses. Just one…

The expansion of NATO will foster continued economic growth and political stability in these regions. Moreover, the declining defense budgets of European and American forces necessitate expansion of the NATO security umbrella and the…

In view of the tremendous progress toward establishing democratic political institutions and market economies made by the Baltic States and their keen interests in NATO memberships, I want to clarify my understanding that this bill in no…

Certainly it is true that we have done a lot of good work on the issue of violence against women. It is not my understanding that there is a specific listing in this bill that addresses those kinds of institutions, and I think, we think…

there is not anything in this bill that will prevent us from passing unfunded mandate legislation. Nothing in this bill prevent us from passing laws that will mandate costs on States that we do not pay for. The only difference is that 51…

Reclaiming my time, if we write legislation as sloppily as we have been writing legislation in the last few years, you bet they will be in court and they will tie it up forever. But if we write precise law, that clarifies responsibilities…

my Democrat colleagues make a strange argument against the balanced budget amendment. They say do not pass it because if we do, we will have to cut spending. The corollary of that is that they think it is wise to continue to increase the…

Mr. Speaker, the reality is that clinic violence has risen dramatically in the past year, with fully half of clinics participating in the recent survey experiencing severe antiabortion violence. Virtually all of these clinics participating…

if an employer mandate were enacted, my State would lose 14,300 jobs. As we debate yet another mandate on America's employers, let us not forget the real world implications of such mandates. I challenge each of my colleagues to find one…

the points the gentleman makes are very good. Not only will the mandate cost jobs, because it will not be worth paying benefits for either low-wage positions, and certainly many part-time positions, but others will lose wages, because more…

We often talk about the job loss associated with the employer mandate, but this is, in my estimation, the most serious and most deadly consequence of an employer mandate. By turning health benefit costs into a set percent of payroll…

The gentleman's point is very well taken. It is worth noting that Connecticut, with no employer mandate, has almost the same percentage of its population covered between employer-provided benefits and publicly provided benefits, and we are…

Let us give a more vivid picture of this. This company has built a beautiful facility. They have 24 full-time people who do nothing but manage health benefits, provide exercise classes, stress management classes, wellness activities for…

tonight I will be holding a special order on the economic implications of an employer mandate in health care reform. I believe this is one of the most critical issues involved in the health care reform debate. For that reason, I along with…

I think that will be the effect of the employer mandate coupled with the global budget and premiums in the President's bill, but at this point I think what we need to focus on is that there are solutions out there that are based on the…

And working together, it is my recollection this company is now providing the same comprehensive benefits to their employees as their competitors but at a savings of at least 20 percent in spite of the fact that they have built this…

And remember it is very significant that they have no provision for wellness programs because, if wellness programs are not in, then they are not part of the mandated plan, and they will have to be paid for by additional insurance or…