Sam Gibbons

Mr. Speaker, Senate 1146 was sponsored by the gentleman from North Dakota, Senator Kent Conrad. It was reported by unanimous consent of the House Resources Committee on June 3, 2004. This legislation fulfills a government commitment to…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1284 introduced by the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Napolitano) increases the authorized Federal cost ceiling for the San Gabriel Demonstration Project by $12.5 million. The bill, as amended, reduces the Federal…

H.R. 2960, authored by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Ortiz), amends the Bureau of Reclamation's Title XVI Program to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Brownsville Public Utility Board, to participate in the…

This week we are going to bring up the elimination of the sunset clause for the marriage penalty tax. Mr. Speaker, 120,000 individuals in my State, 60,000 married couples, are affected by this tax. If we allow this tax to come back, to…

Our Nation continues to mourn the many, many innocent citizens that were lost in the tragic events of September 11 and terrorist events since then. However, our Nation also celebrates the courage and dedication of the firefighters, police…

This day of recognition represents why so many sons and daughters of our land and other lands have dreamed of being Americans. No other nation has sacrificed so much to secure not only its freedom but that of other nations. We honor those…

H.R. 4656 authorizes the U.S. Forest Service to convey 8.7 acres of land in Washoe County, Nevada at fair market value for the limited use as an elementary school. It also requires the proceeds from the sale to be used to purchase…

Mr. Gore's statements about Nevada's prescription drug plan were false and misleading, and Mr. Gore should apologize to the hard-working people of Nevada. At least five insurance companies have asked to serve as the vendor for the State's…

I guess they could not get more creative than to copy us word for word, could they? Let us look at number six. Number six says, a political process towards the establishment of an interim political framework agreement providing a…

That is correct. And so all we did was broaden out a little bit the applicability and who would be in there helping to decide this very important objective. So it seems so far that, of the four we have talked about, we have almost got…

Number four says, the establishment of an interim administration for Kosovo to be decided by the U.N. Security Council to ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants in Kosovo.

Identical. Number three, the deployment in Kosovo of effective international civil and (armed) security presences, endorsed and adopted by the United Nations, capable of guaranteeing the achievement of the common objectives.

I would like to be the G-8, if he wants to respond to what our agreement said. Let me take the first one. Number one, immediate and verifiable end of violence and repression in Kosovo.

I would hope that we can enter into the Record a copy of the agreement, the report of the meeting between the U.S. Congress and the Russian Duma that took place over the time frame of April 30 through the first of May that we have already…

I would hope that I can remind you that the level of distrust and mistrust of our Russian brothers and sisters toward the United States has never been at a lower point except for the time of the Korean War. We have an obligation, we have a…

I applaud my colleague who was just at the podium addressing the issue of Chinese espionage at our nuclear facilities and would, of course, like to engage the gentleman from Indiana, if I may. And certainly a question that would have to be…

Is the gentleman suggesting that through inadvertence or maybe intentionally disregarding the danger here, the FBI and the Justice Department failed to take an active role in the investigation of this espionage once it was found out in…

No war, no conflict and certainly no humanitarian crisis has ever been resolved by bombing a country into oblivion. May I say that, as a veteran of two wars myself, that diplomacy is always preferable to war. And I am sure that we all…

H.R. 154 is a bipartisan bill which repeals the existing regulatory prohibition on collecting fees for commercial film productions on lands administered by the Department of the Interior, including units of the National Park System and…

I believe that the Republicans have found a sound, logical, and fair plan to save the Social Security trust fund. The Republican budget surplus plan, the 90-10 plan, sets aside 90 percent of the general revenue surplus until we make good…

I am very and deeply disappointed by reports that the President intends to veto several spending bills over so-called environmental riders

I urge every Member of this House to support the Gibbons amendment to this bill. Nuclear waste has a half-life of 10,000 years. The opponents of this measure are thinking 5, 10 years down the road. Who is going to pay for the 9,990 years…

This is a Freeland, MI, picture of a train accident. Just say this accident occurred somewhere near one of those communities. Say it was Denver, CO; Kansas City; St. Louis, just name the place the stuff is going to go.

I rise today, on the eve of Flag Day, in strong support of House Joint Resolution 54, a constitutional amendment to prohibit the desecration of the American flag. More than 1 million men and women have sacrificed their lives defending this…