C. W. Bill Young

I would say that the language that the gentleman refers to is included to allow the House of Representatives to continue planning for future contingencies and continuity of operations. Section 809 of the bill, which the gentleman from Ohio…

I rise, number one, to congratulate Chairman Walsh for having done such a tremendous job in taking a 302(b) allocation that was not nearly as much as these agencies could have used but in providing a bill that really gets the job done. He…

Mr. Speaker, I would like our colleagues to know that the education number in this bill, which is a very substantial number, is a solid number. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula) and I had…

But they have already given me an answer to that several times. They are not going to do it, but they could.

Wait just a minute. Coming back from conference and opposing a bill is one thing, but refusing to close the conference unless you like the language, that is something else. And you, as chairman, will control that.

My friend from Alaska and the chairman of the authorizing committee made the point that this is not an appropriations issue. I disagree with that. This is an appropriations issue. In fact, the first language I saw, which was about 7:30…

Mr. Speaker, when America is attacked, when any American is attacked, when any of our places is attacked, all of our country is attacked. America was attacked on last Tuesday. Attacks took place in New York City and on our Defense…

I am curious where the figure of 4 months comes from, where they held this bill up for 4 months. We passed this bill on the June 20, which was about 2 weeks after we got the request from the White House. The House expedited consideration…

Since we have debated this issue five or six times here this afternoon and this evening, I just want to make the point again that Congress, since in the times that I have been here, has never refused to meet its responsibility when it came…

I would like to say to him and to all the Members that if we wanted to be political about this what we would have done would be to have all the checks delivered to those offices of the Members who voted for the tax cut and let them send…

I want to confirm here on the floor our conversation earlier that we have a great deal of sympathy for the enormous relief efforts taking place in Houston as a result of Tropical Storm Allison. I applaud the gentlewoman's efforts in doing…

I suggest to the gentleman that we will represent the House's position when we go to conference with the other body. During that conference, I expect that LIHEAP would be a subject of consideration.

The Committee on Appropriations does recognize the impact of last winter's ice storms to private and public landowners in Texas.

I would like to note the spending allocation provided to the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, which the gentleman chairs, for fiscal year 2002 assumes full funding of the upcoming Winter Olympics.

Approximately $10 million is included within emergency funding for the Tulsa District of the Army Corps of Engineers as aid to combat damages suffered in last winter's ice storm. I would like to add that I really appreciate the gentleman's…

So in our spirit of generosity, bipartisanship and comradeship, we are prepared to allow the debate; and then I expect that the amendments would either be withdrawn or the point of order would be pressed.

I just wanted to say this, that I am not going to report an appropriations bill that spends one penny from the Social Security or Medicare funds.

Well, I would suggest that the gentleman ask them to yield and ask them that question. I do not know what their plans are going to be. But I would say this, throughout this entire process my leadership has been available to me any day…

Reclaiming my time, let me get back to my point that we would have been much better served if we could have had a continuing resolution that would take us at least until the middle of next week so that these negotiations that the gentleman…

That is my question. How much is the gentleman prepared and authorized to come down.

Well, then, I would ask the gentleman this question, and I will yield for his answer. What number is the gentleman prepared to start at?

That may be true. But anyway, the answer to the gentleman is, I will be here. I do not have the authority to settle on a top number. I think the gentleman understands that. That number is going to be decided by a higher authority than mine…

I believe that the 106th Congress should complete the business of the 106th Congress. I think it will be a tragic mistake to try to run this continuing resolution until the end of the fiscal year. It is our responsibility to conclude the…

It is wonderful to watch a deathbed conversion, because with regard to LIHEAP, the very fact of the matter is that over and over and over again the majority party has in fact opposed LIHEAP. Not only that, they have tried to abolish the…

They are leaders. They have the right, and they have the power to make certain decisions, of course, the same as your leadership does. It is a two-sided coin.