Porter Goss

I rise today to commend the outstanding work of Lou Hinds, who has managed the J.N. ``Ding'' Darling National Wildlife Refuge on my home Island of Sanibel for the last 7 years. It came as no surprise when I heard that Lou was recently…

shortly I will reintroduce the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act, which gained 249 cosponsors in the last Congress. This bill responds to the tragedy of hemophilia-associated AIDS. In the 1980's nearly half of the hemophilia community…

I rise to congratulate the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Livingston]. Mr. Speaker, this bill represents a victory for America--it's a milestone along the road toward balancing the budget. It hasn't been easy, but the Republican majority of…

Mr. Speaker, if I am reading it right, it says the House of Representatives shall convene on the first Monday after the submission of the special counsel's report on Speaker Newt Gingrich to the Investigative Subcommittee to the Committee…

I want to join the accolades to Mr. Young and Mr. Studds. I have had many happy years in this Congress, but among the happiest is when I served with them both on something that used to be known as the Merchant Marine and Fisheries…

I commend my friends, Mr. Boehlert and Chairman Shuster, for their dedicated work. The citizens of Florida's southwest coast recognize the importance of maintaining proper stewardship of our water resources. I am very pleased that this…

above the door to the Supreme Court Building are the words ``Equal Justice Under the Law.'' These words apply to all citizens including Members of Congress--but, the Supreme Court decision last spring placed this institution above the law…

Mr. Speaker, many months ago the House passed 2202 to reform our Nation's broken immigration system. This landmark legislation will tighten our borders, block illegal immigrants from obtaining jobs that should go to those who are in the…

this morning in Lake Worth, FL, the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops held an important field hearing regarding Florida's winter fruit and vegetable industry. I commend our colleagues, the gentleman from Florida, Mark…

we have seen a good deal of hand-wringing and posturing these past few days on this floor and in the editorial pages of our Nation's major and minor newspapers about the ethics process. I guess that is to be expected, given that we are…

It would be very easy indeed to miss these things because no one-- neither the media nor the White House--seems interested in making a concerted effort to analyze what is going on in that small Caribbean nation. Although, behind the scenes…

In my opinion, the uniqueness of America stems from the fact that, although we are a Nation of immigrants hailing from all parts of the world, we have guiding principles enshrined in our Constitution that focus on what we have in common…

coming from the beautiful coastal area of southwest Florida, I know that the protection and proper stewardship of our coastal resources is vital. The Water Resources Development Act authorizes funding for the Army Corps of Engineers. The…

I took the well last evening because we had received a surprise from Haiti. We were getting ground reports that the 82d Airborne had arrived in that country, at least in company strength, and was very visible on Humvee vehicles with…

I too would like to associate with the extraordinary outpouring of tributes to Ham Fish by so many of our colleagues. They bring back many happy memories of a wonderful man, and I join in the sympathies sent to Mary Ann and the family. Mr…

Mr. Chairman, we are not denying those jobs. Those are jobs that are worthwhile. They will stand on their own merit and there will be plenty of money in this program under this amendment should it pass and it should. I have been told that…

when it comes to United States foreign policy, the deteriorating situation in Haiti is one of those news items that has been crowded off the front pages by bigger problems elsewhere, problems like the breakdown of the peace process in…

Forty years ago, if we were talking about red tide, it would be a foreign affairs or a national defense issue. Now it is very much a domestic issue. Members may not think they care, but sooner or later they will probably be in Florida or…

This is a corrections bill, it is necessary, and it is necessary now. Mr. Speaker, a stunning decision by the Supreme Court last spring once again leaves this institution above the law. In Hubbard versus United States, the Court held that…

Mr. Speaker, I want to first of all point out that already we seem to somehow get away from preciseness in the use of words. I heard ``cuts in the Head Start Program.'' There are no cuts in the Head Start Program. As the charts will show…

Mr. Speaker, I am in support of this rule for the fiscal year 1997 legislative branch appropriations bill. This is the first appropriations bill this year that has not been given an open rule--and in all likelihood it will be the only…

I want to talk about some good news today. Over the last 20 years, we in this country have made measurable good progress in protecting our natural resources. Our air and our water are cleaner than they were in the 1970's, and we have…

I ask that this summary of the U.S. AID's Inspector General's report be included in the Record. This summary deals exclusively with the Public Law 480 program and details some of the title III failures as well as title II successes. U.S…

this amendment goes to title III of Public Law 480. We have taken a close look at Public Law 480. There are some pluses and minuses to it. The pluses that we have talked about in the past are the business for American flag shipping, the…

Mr. Chairman, again I think we are going at cross purposes here and I realize that I have hit a chord of real compassion which has made the gentleman be, I think, very concerned but totally unnecessarily so. We have a commitment from the…