Porter Goss

we all know what an arduous and shocking day yesterday was. Mr. Speaker, we are experiencing direct and deep feelings of grief and loss for the families of the victims, so many victims there were. CeeCee Lyles of Fort Myers, Florida, in my…

I think it was extremely heartening. I cannot speak with enough admiration for the respect I have for the Baltic nations and what they endured under the past years of tyranny before they were freed, and that has been freedom that has been…

Indeed. Mr. Speaker, in fact, one can say that the Baltic, think of that, the Lithuanian-Polish Brigade helping out, two folks that were having troubles before now working together, this shows that things are possible. But when you get…

I notice that there happen to be four of us here because of the chairman's leadership I think on this side, but this is strictly a bipartisan effort. We have colleagues on the other side of the aisle too, and they are equal players and…

I honestly believe that the world has changed in a great many ways. It is not just the technology, it is not just the evolution, it is not just the alignment of countries and the sovereignty questions and borders. It is all those things…

too often the great role the men and women of our Coast Guard play in up keeping our national security is overshadowed by the larger Department of Defense. Certainly, their funding is insufficient and they are operating under conditions…

I cannot possibly cover all of the things that are on my heart or that we should say about Joe Moakley in the time allotted. So many praises are already out there as they should be, so many stories, so many personal anecdotes, all very…

I think this has been actually a very good warm-up for the next debate that is coming on this. Sure, we have heard some of the scare stories and we have heard some of the rhetorical questions we have expected. And I think that we are going…

I believe that those are somewhat complicated pages that were very carefully negotiated in the conference report and certainly to get them exactly correct, they have not been lost, actually if the gentleman has them, he has found them.

I had the great privilege and honor to travel with colleagues during this past Presidents' break under the leadership of the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter) to visit parliamentarians who deal with NATO concerns. As most Americans…

as the gentleman knows, as I stated in conference, as I stated earlier, and as I would state again, I believe the provisions would have improved greatly the management and performance of the NRO's launch program. I, too, am extremely…

the gentleman from Delaware has my commitment that, early in the 107th Congress, the committee will study and draft such reforms based upon the good work of the gentleman from Delaware, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Bishop), and others…

I want to congratulate him; and I want to congratulate the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) for working in a bipartisan way to deal with what has actually provided some relief for some people who have need. I think this is…

I rise today not as the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence but as a representative of thousands of men and women concerned about the tragedy of breast cancer. I also rise as someone who has seen family members…

Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 648 provides for consideration of the conference report to accompany S. 835, the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000. The rule waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration…

I come to the floor with a great sense of pride and admiration to recognize the National Reconnaissance Office, the NRO, for 40 years of outstanding service to our Nation. Since its beginning as a small covert organization on 31 of August…

nobody in the Clinton-Gore administration talks much about the situation in Haiti anymore, even though the situation there is very desperate. I find this regrettable because any reasonable observer will say that the Clinton-Gore policy has…

If we had an aircraft carrier parked off any part of the United States that was bristling with antennas and flying a foreign flag, people would want to know what was going on. When there was evidence that that aircraft carrier was being…

I very much am opposed to the amendment. There is no pretense democracy anymore in Haiti. It is not a democratic country. I have recently had the opportunity to talk to Mr. Manus, who was the head of the election committee there. He was…

the election has been, by all observation, a total sham. The OAS has come back and said this is not even a pretense of democracy. There is no transparency. The final blow for me, and I have been giving them the benefit of the doubt for a…

I think the record is fairly well clear, the public record, I think it is established that the minority leader's game plan, and it has been stated as such, is to ensure that this is a "do-nothing Congress." On our side of the aisle, our…

my concern with this amendment is quite simple: while well intentioned, I think it undermines our efforts in the war on drugs. This amendment would end the ability of State law enforcement agencies to purchase equipment needed specifically…

this is an appropriate structured rule for consideration of the Comprehensive Budget Reform Act of 1999. As one of the authors of the underlying bill, I can tell my colleagues that great pains were taken to accommodate the concerns of our…

I strongly support this modified open rule, which will ensure Members an opportunity to openly and fairly debate H.R. 3907. This bill extends the current moratorium on Internet taxes for five years--as recommended by the Independent…

I rise reluctantly in strong opposition to the amendment of my friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula). Mr. Chairman, I want to speak very briefly about an amendment offered by my friend, Chairman Regula. The Regula amendment would…