Sam Gibbons

last week before a hearing at the Senate Commerce Committee, I voiced my strong opposition to legislation currently pending before both houses of Congress which would ban college sports betting in just Nevada. While I oppose this…

earlier this week the United States Supreme Court ruled that the President had illegally exceeded the power granted to him under the Constitution. In his quest to regulate every aspect of American life and society, the President issued an…

I must say strong opposition, to this closed rule. This is, first and foremost, a matter of fairness. Nevada has not had a voice in this issue, the issue of storing nuclear waste from other facilities, which, by the way, Nevada has never…

it is common knowledge that nuclear waste is one of the most dangerous and deadly substances known to man. Yet before us today is Senate bill 1287, a bill which calls for the transportation of this deadly material across 43 States, near…

this week we will have an opportunity to once again protect our Nation, our citizens, and our environment by voting no on S. 1287, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act. If passed, Mr. Speaker, S. 1287 will launch the largest nuclear…

some startling news: Last month the Commerce Department announced that the U.S. trade deficit surged to an all-time high in 1999. The trade deficit rose over 65 percent from 1998, over 65 percent. Mr. Speaker, the U.S. economy is being…

soon this august body will be debating the trade status of the United States with the People's Republic of China. We will begin discussing whether or not the U.S. should expand its trade relationships with a nation that has, one, stolen…

there is some troubling news about our educational system which seems to be heading in the wrong direction. A recent survey of college students showed that 45 percent of those college students would be denied U.S. citizenship because they…

we have all experienced the loss of a loved one. It is a time when family and friends come together to console each other in an effort to ease the sorrow. Unfortunately, it is also a time when the callous Federal tax collector comes…

safe, clean drinking water is something that many people often take for granted. Unfortunately, Nevadans may not have the luxury of assuming that their drinking water is safe or clean anymore. Recently, groundwater tests near the Nevada…

some recent disturbing news. Earlier this week, the General Accounting Office reported that the IRS, the Internal Revenue Service, America's tax collecting agency, does not know how much money it is collecting or, worse yet, where the…

Benjamin Franklin once said that when people ``are employed, they are best contented.'' Unfortunately, our Government right now is denying contentment to millions of seniors who want to work but cannot because of the Social Security…

in my heart few things are more sacred than the solemn promises that we have made to our veterans, because all of us today would not be able to enjoy the peace and prosperity we have without the sacrifices of our veterans. Unfortunately…

yesterday a judicial oversight council ordered an investigation be conducted into the special assignment of criminal cases involving the friends of President Clinton to favorable judges appointed by President Clinton. Yes, indeed, these…

nearly a half century ago, Albert Einstein said that the hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax. Since then, our income tax system has not gotten better; it has gotten worse. Today, American taxpayers, including myself…

Next week, the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Dunn) and I will introduce legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to former President and First Lady, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, in recognition of their distinguished record of…

ensuring that our children have the best possible education should be a priority for all of us. However, we need to ensure that our education dollars fund programs that are actually and truly educating our children. Awhile back I read an…

today we face a new century in America and, as we begin the second session of the 106th Congress, much work lies ahead of us. Over the last few weeks I had the opportunity to tour my great State and meet many of the citizens of the State…

more than half of this Nation's wild horse population and burro population roams free over the rangelands of Nevada. But the State of Nevada has little or no authority over the management of these herds because wild horse and burro…

yesterday's edition of the Las Vegas Sun contained a story detailing disturbing increases in gang violence and gang membership in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Although gang violence is not unique to Las Vegas, violent crime is a…

for 30 years, the liberal Washington big spenders have mortgaged America's future. For 30 years they have raided Social Security to pay for more and bigger government programs. The Washington big spenders have put big government programs…

the American public and the American people deserve to hear the truth about who will better protect Social Security and America's future. Under the Democratic-controlled Congress, Congress raided the Social Security trust fund in every…

just two days ago this chamber approved, unfortunately, $352 million for the continued development of a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, just north of Las Vegas, Nevada. On that very same day, a public hearing on that project…

Senate bill 1287, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments of 1999, has been introduced in the United States Senate. Although this bill would not establish a temporary nuclear storage facility in Nevada, you should be aware of its misguided…

I rise in support of the Berkley amendment. As most of you know, I have spoken at length to explain the reasons why nuclear waste should not be sent to an interim or permanent storage facility in Nevada. I have been asked many times what…