Porter Goss

I guess I would finish this by saying that humanitarian an emergency feeding programs, which are the type the gentleman are talking about, that come under title III, are going to remain not only fully funded, but probably enhanced under…

I commend my good friend, the gentleman from Glens Falls, NY [Mr. Solomon], the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Rules, for his very diligent work in seeking cooperation and receiving it from the minority in crafting this rule…

reclaiming my time, I take the gentleman at his word. We are trying to expedite a good idea, and I have seen 2 weeks stretch into many years at the White House. Let us hope that we can preclude that.

the Medicare trustees, including three Clinton Cabinet officials, have released their annual report. It is 3 months late and the diagnosis is not good. The part A trust fund is going to be bankrupt in 2001, a full year earlier than was…

Today is tax freedom day, the day that working Americans can finally stop toiling for the Government and begin to keep their earnings to provide for themselves and their families. By any measure, taxes are continuing to grow at a record…

the Medicare trustees reported last year that the part A trust fund, covering all inpatient hospital care, would be bankrupt by the year 2002, essentially confirming the findings of the Kerrey Commission. However, in light of new Treasury…

as almost every American knows gas prices have climbed 5 cents a gallon the past 2 weeks and are at the highest level since the Persian Gulf war. President Clinton has dispatched his Energy Secretary to find the root of this problem. She…

I did not want to put words in the mouth of the gentleman from Hawaii. What I heard him say, I thought, was that we need to deal with the job dislocation in this matter. I think that is a fine sentiment. We have something called private…

Mr. Chairman, in an effort to finetune the bill before us, we are offering our amendment to address three specific concerns raised about H.R. 1675. Frankly, these are concerns raised by some who may oppose the bill altogether. However, it…

Mr. Speaker, I have a great interest in this legislation--after all, Florida is the home of the first National Wildlife Refuge, created by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 and located on Pelican Island. The 14th Congressional District…

during the 104th Congress, we have made some very positive changes in how we do business around here. We have legislated more stringent lobbyist registration requirements, disclosure requirements of their activities. We have passed a new…

For the Coastal Zone Management Act, we thought seaweed might be appropriate. You can drape it around yourself in certain ways and get the same result as with a fig leaf. It is really heavy, though. The reason we thought it was…

I am not going to address the subject of the environment today, but I happen to be a Republican. I believe that the environment knows no partisanship and it should know no extremism. I think the environment is something we are all…

I am proud to have with me a group of outstanding high school students from southwest Florida. They are participating in a unique congressional classroom program designed to examine the role of Government. Today--Earth Day--we are heading…

at the end of last week we learned of a breakthrough in a long stalemate between approximately 8,000 American hemophiliacs infected with HIV and the manufacturers of blood-clotting products that led to the hemophiliacs' infection. News…

8 days ago I stood in the Oval Office as the President signed into law the historic line-item veto. But how serious is the Washington establishment when it comes to enforcing real change? Today we read the first of what is likely to be…

I think that that was the clarification that we were all seeking with regard to the line item veto, and I think that to go any further than that, to try and somehow now amend the line item veto, would of course not only be inappropriate…

I am pleased to hear the chairman's assurance on that. Our reading of the bill did not include that assurance. I am pleased to have that assurance that the line-item veto will apply, and I think it will necessarily preclude an amendment…

I rise in support of this good open rule. But I must say to my colleagues that I am perplexed that we are bringing this pleasure to the floor. I, of course, do have enormous respect for Chairman Shuster and his colleagues on the Committee…

I do not want to speak for the Line Item Veto Act. The Line Item Veto Act speaks for itself. As the gentleman knows, we did discretionary authority, new entitlements and targeted tax benefits in line-item veto. So to the extent what we are…

I rise in strong support of what the gentleman from Florida is trying to do primarily because of the casualties. We are suffering unnecessary casualties. There are things we can do to repair that damage, and the gentleman from Florida has…

A majority of the House now agrees that we should provide compassionate assistance to the 8,000 victims of hemophilia-associated AIDS. The Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act-- which establishes a compensation program for the victims of…

this is a fair rule for business at hand that allows the House to approve necessary legislation to preserve the full faith and credit of the United States--while keeping important promises to the American people. I confess, I am extremely…

first of all I would like to say that we have considered many amendments in this process and it is quite clear there are many good ideas. This does not pretend to be comprehensive health care reform. This is very special, and it is meant…

I had no intention really of using this time today. It is more by circumstance that I take it. Last night, after our long day's work here, I went home. I was having my dinner with my wife, and we turned on the TV and I was checking on…