Sam Gibbons

Why then does the legislation postpone for 180 days the effective date of the designation of these countries under the NATO Participation Act?

this morning I want to dispel a myth and share with my colleagues the truth about a lawsuit against the Department of Energy regarding nuclear waste. Many falsely claim that it forced DOD to accept this garbage by January 31, 1998…

I note that the legislation states that Romania, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania should be invited to become full members of NATO at the earliest possible date upon complete satisfaction of all relevant criteria. The legislation also…

in January of this year northern Nevada was ravaged by torrential rainstorms and devastating floods. In response to this and other natural disasters, the House and Senate passed legislation providing vital disaster recovery aid, including…

When voting on the defense authorization bill in the coming weeks, we must consider our Reserve component forces and the shortfalls in their funding. What will happen to our Reserve component readiness, compatibility and equipment…

think about what $2.3 billion would buy today. If the American people knew what Congress was planning to do with this large sum of money, they would be appalled. Does anyone here honestly think the American people would choose to spend…

top 10 reasons not to vote for H.R. 1270, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997: Number 10, nuclear waste will be transported next to your constituents, their homes and their schools; No. 9, transportation of radioactive waste past private…

America awoke this morning to the first balanced budget agreement in nearly two generations. Today I rise to commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, both Democrats and Republicans, for the passage of the balanced budget…

the environment and safety of America is in danger. Two bills have been introduced to Congress, S. 104 and H.R. 1270, that would establish an interim storage facility at Yucca Mountain, NV. Several problems become very evident when the…

today I want to discuss something so powerful and hurtful that it cripples the economy, puts a stranglehold on businesses and farms, destroys livelihoods and families, and yet seems unstoppable. The monster that I am discussing is the…

I come here after reading an early morning report in the Congressional Quarterly that a House bill moving nuclear waste to Nevada is rapidly moving to the House floor for consideration of passage. Before House Members consider this bill, I…

when politicians get together and tell me what a wonderful job they are doing, I start to get nervous. But every once in a while, people on both sides of the aisle do manage to arrive at a good agreement. Now, of course, the media will be…

legislation is pending that will cause great economic and environmental harm to communities all across this country. It will require that toxic nuclear waste be shipped near homes, playgrounds, churches, schools, et cetera, on its way to a…

the nuclear waste bill currently before the House is a bill that will destroy the environment and endanger the lives of our constituents. In a letter to my office, Deputy Secretary of Energy Charles B. Curtis stated the following: ``If S…

who should be responsible for paying the $2.3 billion price tag for transporting nuclear waste? Should it be the nuclear power industry, who created and profited from it, or the American taxpayer? Legislation now pending before the House…

almost 10 years ago the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress to determine the most suitable site for storing nuclear waste. This board was made up of the most prominent members of the scientific community, not one…

can this Nation afford the cost of cleaning up a nuclear waste accident? A 1975 DOE contractor report concluded that a severe accident involving rail casks could and would result in the release of radioactive materials sufficient to…

I am a strong believer in term limits for Members of Congress. I am very excited that as a freshman Member and a Representative, I have taken an active involvement in such an important debate. A majority of Nevada voters have mandated that…

I want to pay tribute to the lady who sits to my immediate right here, Mary Jane Wignot. She has been an effective, wonderful, intelligent staff member for the Subcommittee on Trade on the Committee on Ways and Means for many decades. She…

I want to say that the motion that Mr. Archer has made deserves to be supported here in the House of Representatives because the Constitution, very wisely, placed in the House of Representatives the exclusive right, let me repeat that, the…

First of all, this is a very important discussion. Let me say as one who was here, as the gentleman said, when Medicare was created, one of the unintended results that has come out of Medicare is that old age is now much kinder than it…

Mr. Speaker, let me say first of all that there are some good things in this legislation that could have and should have become law without being tied to the rest of this fundamentally flawed package. The President has made a mistake in…

I love the dolphin. I am privileged to, when I go home in Florida, wake up every morning and watch the dolphin frolic in my front yard. Fortunately, commercial fishing in my area of the world does not include the capture or the harassment…

I rise in support of H.R. 3815, as amended. H.R. 3815 consists of a large number of miscellaneous trade provisions and technical corrections to various trade laws. These changes were proposed by Members, the administration, the private…

Mr. Speaker, the issue here is shall we grant to the people of Romania ordinary business, like trade agreements that we address to almost everybody else on Earth with very few exceptions. I am not here to defend Romania. No one could…