if my colleagues eat, they are involved in agriculture and they have a stake in America's oldest and most basic policy. But our sugar policy is defective, counterproductive, and is suffocating our economy. The media has characterized it…

I know we do not pay much attention to Secretaries, former Secretaries, newspapers, and all of those things; but I just happened to be looking. I saw where Jack Block, 1981 to 1986, Secretary of Agriculture; Clayton Yetter, 1989 to 1991…

In the farm bill, the sugar program is outmoded, outdated. It is costing us jobs. It is monopolistic. It boils right down to being corporate greed or welfare. I know that proponents will say, But it helps farmers. Yes, I believe in helping…

while I do not have much problem with the rule, and I actually compliment the committee, I am concerned that this bill continues to provide protection for some of our antiquated, outmoded, and unneeded subsidies, especially in the sugar…

Madam Speaker, I am sure that there are those who would want to ask the question, given the circumstances of our time and our being, why are we taking time to honor athletes? Why are we taking time to tell people about individuals who have…

Madam Speaker, when I was a child, my mother used to try and convince us to work by telling us that we should never rest until your good becomes better and your better becomes best. Tony Gwynn is one of the best hitters in baseball…

I rise in support of the Displaced Workers Relief Act of 2001 as proposed by my colleagues, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) and the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Hart). I want to commend both these Members, because, once…

like my colleague from Michigan, I also rise to talk about the farm bill that we will be debating on tomorrow. Of course, in that bill is the sugar subsidy program. There is going to be an amendment, the Miller-Miller amendment, and I rise…

I rise in support of H.R. 1161, to authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic to establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia. Tomas Masaryk, the first President of Czechoslovakia, stands in history…

tomorrow we will be debating the farm bill; and in that bill is the sugar program, which hurts workers in my district. Since the sugar program has been in effect, employment in the confectionery industry has fallen 11 percent since 1991…

Since 1970, the President of the United States has proclaimed January as National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, highlighting the importance of giving the gift of life through the donation of blood. House Resolution 202 will continue to help…

I will close by simply stating that when we give blood, we give the gift of life. I am going to take up her challenge and I am going to go back to my district and organize a blood donor drive before the end of this year.

Mr. Speaker, as we speak, an intensive 2 week effort is under way in Geneva to finalize plans for the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The World Conference, to be held in Durban…

I support patients' rights, but I do not want to support putting a cap on unnecessary pain and suffering. I support patients' rights, but I do not support greed and unaccountability. I support the rights of patients to interact with their…

genocide is often described as the planned and systemic annihilation of a racial, political or cultural group. As we look at different situations around the world, we often see instances in which genocidal activities are being carried out…

I rise in support of the Obey- Evans amendment. I do so because some of us said several months ago when we were debating the budget that we knew we were going to get to the point when we started talking about appropriations, there would be…

the concentration of poverty, any way one looks at it, simply stated is not productive. It is inhumane, unethical. It is not diverse and does not work. According to the 1999 census data, 32.3 million people in the United States live in…

last month, I spoke of three firefighters who lost their lives on Father's Day, fighting a five-alarm blaze that ripped through a hardware store in Queens, New York. At that time, I said that their names would be added to the Fallen Fire…

on Sunday evenings I usually do a radio show called ``Talking to the People'' with a co-host, Garfield Major; and on last evening, we were supposed to have a guest, a young lady who was going to be with us. But then, of course, during the…

I rise in support of the Community Solutions Act, Democratic Substitute, as there are thousands of communities and millions of people in our country who have serious problems and are in need of real solutions. I rise in support of this…

I feel like I am caught between a rock and a hard place. I say that because I support the concepts of faith-based initiatives. I support the elements of this legislation. I think it is going to go a long way towards finding solutions and…

I rise in support of the Velazquez-Kelly amendment. Mr. Chairman, I join with those individuals who recognize that small businesses are in fact the economic engine that drives the economy of this country. It is amazing to me that we can…

some of our colleagues defend the sugar subsidy as a no-net-cost program. If that was ever true, it is not true today. The sugar program costs plenty. It costs tax dollars. Last year the Department of Agriculture spent $465 million on…

earlier today Mr. Robert Rider, chairman of the Postal Board of Governors, released a statement indicating that 6-day mail delivery would continue without any further study. The Postal Board of Governors had commissioned a study on April 3…

On Father's Day, three brave firefighters died when a massive explosion suddenly ripped through a Queens hardware store, burying them under an avalanche of rubble. John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford lost their lives when what…