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Madeleine Bordallo is a Democratic politician who served as the Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Guam from 2003 to 2019. During her tenure, she focused on issues such as military affairs, education, and health care, advocating for the interests of Guam and its residents. Bordallo was the first woman to represent Guam in Congress, and she played a significant role in promoting the island's economic development and environmental protection initiatives. She was known for her commitment to improving the quality of life for the people of Guam and worked to secure federal funding for various local projects.
Like the bill we just considered, this measure also deals with the wilderness designation in New Hampshire and there has been no action on it by the Resources Committee. Legislation that the Senate passed last week, S. 2463, also includes…
We support H.R. 4588 to continue support of water resources research at public universities. I might add that my district is home to one of these institutes, the Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, or WERI…
In closing, I just want to state my support for our National Guard Civil Support Teams and for H.R. 4382. We fought long and hard for our CST in Guam and just broke ground for our facility last month.
General Francis Marion, also known as The Swamp Fox, was a pivotal figure in the American Revolutionary War and is deserving of commemoration here in our Nation's capital. No Federal funds will be used for this memorial project; and the…
I have no further speakers, we support the measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I wish to thank Mr. Walden and Mr. Blumenauer from Oregon for their support of this legislation. We support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The purpose of S. 1340 is to extend for 10 years the authorization to use surplus funds in the Pittman-Robertson wildlife restoration account to support wetlands restoration projects, coordinated under the North American Wetlands…
H.R. 409 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange 160 acres of Federal land in the Sierra National Forest at Shaver Lake for an 80-acre inholding also in the Sierra National Forest. H.R. 409, Mr. Speaker, further requires that the…
The Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004 will bring more Federal attention and cooperative support for dealing with the critical ecological threat in the Pacific region, the brown tree snake, a harmful invasive species. The…
The battle at Wilson's Creek was the first major engagement of the Civil War west of the Mississippi and was important in keeping Missouri in the Union. The National Park Service supports the acquisitions authorized by the bill. The…
I would like to thank publicly the chairman, the gentleman from California (Mr. Pombo), for attending the 60th anniversary of Guam's liberation this past weekend in Tracy, California. On behalf of the Committee on Resources ranking member…
H.R. 4158 is a noncontroversial piece of legislation to convey to the Government of Mexico at no cost to the U.S. taxpayer the decommissioned hydrographic survey vessel Whiting from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. I…
The majority has already explained the purpose of H.R. 3932. While it is unusual to have a hydroelectric facility in a national park, this is a nearly 100-year-old use that has been and will continue to be held to a very high standard to…
H.R. 142 would support the construction of desalting and water recycling projects in Southern California. These projects can help stabilize water supplies and reduce the need to use water from the Colorado River. Local communities have…
H.R. 3785, as amended, represents a cooperative effort among the bill's sponsor, the Committee on Resources, the National Park Service and other Federal and State agencies to help restore natural water flows that are very important to the…
National Heritage Areas protect and interpret some of the best stories and places in American history. Heritage Areas have been enormously popular and successful partnerships between the local communities and the National Park Service…
The overall purpose of this legislation is to authorize the expansion of the existing Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge complex in Ohio and to extend the southern boundary of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Michigan. The…
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