I wanted to talk a minute about the census. There were some accusations, and I probably agree with my good friend from Massachusetts. We need to go forward. We need to have transparency in the system, and if there is an issue of whether…

when we put together these census blocks for most simple geographical areas, the test that was done on this statistical sampling, or statistical guessing, in 1995 had a plus or minus 35 percent accuracy, plus or minus 35 percent accuracy…

My colleagues, a Republican Jihad? What kind of language is that? What kind of insinuation is that? But I tell my colleagues something. If we want to take a diversion from what this country has done for over 200 years, and that is to count…

I will not yield. What I would like to do is also say, on my time, that one of the things that the gentleman said over on the other side of the aisle is that, my gosh, the Congress wants to look at these private numbers. These are not…

we are looking at an issue that certainly covers a lot of folks' interests, and certainly the people who oppose this piece of legislation certainly have a backyard interest of their own. Mr. Chairman, 15 years ago, that is how long ago…

If one wanted to stop nuclear waste and high-level military waste from moving across this country, as it has for scores of millions of miles, for decades across this country, safely, then one would say we would give the ability for an…

I remember when I was a kid the old western movies were out there. My mother never told me much about nuclear waste, but we used to watch the western movies. And if they had to stop the train that had the stuff in it from getting to the…

the issue here is what is expedient, how do we get the job done, and how do we make sure it is done safely? Before we ever start to cross the threshold on this whole issue, there has to be an environmental impact study. That is in place…

I yield myself 10 seconds to address the gentleman from Maryland. Madam Speaker, there is $2.9 billion dedicated to treatment and an extra $1 billion more than there were 3 years ago. The Baltimore-Washington HIDTA will continue. It is…

I yield myself 30 seconds. To my good friend from Chicago, I just want to say that we devote $2 billion on treatment to HHS and initially $90, $100 million to Justice. We also add and allow $3 million for treatment out of the $140 million…

I thank the gentleman from Chicago. One of the things, just in a practical application of what the gentleman said, for instance, if I wanted to take a trip to Chicago's sister city, which happens to be Osaka, Japan, a small city in Japan…

If I wanted to fly from Chicago or Atlanta or New Orleans or St. Louis and the few flights there are, the one flight a day or two flights a day that fly out of Chicago, if I cannot get on one of those flights, that means that I have to fly…

In 1952, the United States and Japan entered into a highly restrictive aviation agreement that to this day severely restricts the number of flights between O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and Japan. Despite being the busiest…

Another interesting thing the gentleman brings up, he talks about a $10 billion increase in economic activities. That just does not accrue to any one area in this country. It certainly accrues across the board. If cities, and especially…

I include for the Record two editorials from Midwest papers: [From the Chicago Tribune, July 3, 1997] Phasing in Open Skies With Japan O'Hare International Airport is the world's busiest in terms of passenger volume, yet it ranks only 30th…

I was in Switzerland. The heroin movement in Switzerland, the heroin giveaway programs in Switzerland did not start out with giveaway heroin programs. They started out with free needle exchanges, started out with free needle exchanges in…

Mr. Chairman, we have had certainly a spirited debate and, I think, certainly a debate that tries to bring in logic and experience. Quite frankly, the experience shows that free needle exchanges does not stop drug use, it does not stop the…

One of the things we found, especially in the largest needle exchange program in New York, is that there is no referral to drug treatment programs. Matter of fact, they offer the addict anonymity so that they can hide their problem from…

I have a news article here from the American Medical News talking about the needle exchanges in Connecticut. Children are finding needles in the streets and garbage. The States Attorney in Connecticut said he has written the Governor…

What a wonderful victory for the American people, the working American family, people who have children, people who have to try to move around this country and find the best job and the best way they can provide for their families. They…

The facts are, if KidCare services are dropped, at least 2.6 million low-income uninsured kids will lose. The analysis by CBO and CRS estimated that KidCare services will insure an additional 2.595 million children. Preserving the services…

bigger government, more bureaucrats, more restrictions on the States. As a matter of fact, we create more loopholes for the States to jump through and what we do is deny the States providing kid care for kids. So those 2.6 million children…

the problem of drug use in our Nation is growing. We have heard all the statistics today. We can talk about statistics and illustrate the problems. We know that illicit drug use among our most vulnerable population, our kids, is growing…

I agree with the gentleman. What has happened, Uncle Sam has been penalizing folks who want to put the free enterprise system to the test and save for the future. Americans should be able to keep more of their hard-earned money, and that…

I talked to one Swiss school teacher who taught in a grade school, public grade school. She lost her job for warning her students against heroin use after one of her students died from an overdose. My colleagues can imagine the pressure…