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Dr. Norman Borlaug is an American superhero that few people have ever heard of. Dr. Borlaug's campaign to save the lives of the world's neediest people through agricultural science deserves special recognition. How many lives has he saved…
I move a call of the House. A call of the House was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, this 15-minute call of the House will be followed by a 5-minute vote on H.R. 2528. There was no objection. The call was taken by…
reclaiming my time, one very important priority is the completion of the animal health facility at Ames, Iowa, and this $58.8 million will complete that $462 million project. And it is so important for human health, animal health, food…
today I rise to support passage of S. 2965, a bill to extend for one year the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 1999. As the author of the original legislation, I am pleased to see that this important program will continue for one…
I became aware of this over the past year; and it is a very, very important issue that the gentleman from Nebraska is trying to deal with. When we have bureaucrats that are not responsive to constituents, and without any valid reason…
I have been and remain concerned about the funding level for the renewable energy program. The bill before us today funds this program at $15 million; and even though this funding level is a $4.2 million increase above the budget request…
I know that the chairman has worked very hard to fashion a balanced bill and that he has done everything possible to accommodate the concerns of all Members. I had intended to offer an amendment to increase the renewable energy funding…
I take great offense to that. It is not pork to have people who are safe in their homes. I do not care where they live in this country. I will also say that when we talk about this formula, talk about threat, the fact of the matter is…
I honestly believe there is not enough money for the formula grants. As we are pursuing this amendment, I have another amendment where we will transfer $275 million back into the formula grants, because I think it is so important that the…
former President Reagan's influence on the world was tremendous. He was bigger than life. Whether it was on the silver screen or before thousands of cheering Americans--he was, in so many ways, the American dream. His messages of hope and…
I stand in support of H.R. 1561. The legislation is the culmination of years of hard work between the appropriators and the members of the Judiciary Committee. It allows the appropriators to retain oversight of the Patent and Trademark…
I rise in support of this Fiscal Year 2004 Agriculture Funding measure because it represents a good product under difficult circumstances. As we all know, this bill is not perfect--in large part because the allocation for Fiscal Year 2004…
I include for the Record a resolution from the Iowa State University Government of the Student Body. The document referred to is as follows: Iowa State University, Government of the Student Body Senate Resolution 2001-3-060SR The Greatest…
This resolution today is extraordinarily important for real people who are facing a real problem of trying to deal with a tax that they believe to be wrong. Many believe, as I do, that it is simply immoral to tax twice assets that people…
Mr. Speaker, the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award for bravery, is a true representation of the best in the American spirit. Requiring eyewitness accounts of gallantry, at selfless mortal risk, and so far above the call of duty as…
today I rise to commend the judiciary committee on a job well done and ask for the expedient passage of H.R. 3030, a bill to extend the basic pilot employment verification program. This bill will reauthorize the recently expired program…
yesterday our Nation suffered previously unimaginable horrific acts against our Nation's citizens and our democracy, in an attempt to shake our foundation of freedom. As parents, grandparents, and peers we not only see these acts as an…
I appreciate the interest of the gentleman from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) in this issue and his willingness to consider some middle ground on this divisive matter. Our States have so much in common, yet there clearly are differences on this…
As someone who was in 4-H for 9 years and learned a great deal from my activities there... 4-H has been a very, very positive experience for young people for 100 years now. I want to congratulate them.
First of all, Mr. Speaker, I just want to publicly say how much I appreciate the great work of our chairman. This will be his last bill as chairman of the subcommittee. It has been just an absolute pleasure and an honor to work with the…
Mr. Speaker, I would just first of all like to say this is extraordinarily unfortunate for the people in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, everyone in the lower Mississippi delta that the President vetoed this bill over the use of the Missouri…
McDonald's does not get a dime of money, Tyson Food does not get a dime of money, the Sunkist Corporation does not get a dime of money. That is old news. As I mentioned earlier, this has been reformed. The only thing we are promoting here…
I would really like to associate myself with his remarks and remember that we are trying to encourage our farmers to diversify, to find new crops, new ways of generating income in rural America; and also, I will tell my colleagues as a…
I just wanted to emphasize the importance of the trade discussion that has been going on here. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Boyd) brought up in his statement the idea and the concern that we have as far as opening up trade around the…
I agree, as far as trade relations with China. The administration worked very hard, and I think that is very, very positive. And Congress is not beyond blame, also, in some of the sanctions that were put on. There is no question about…
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