I rise in support of H.R. 1801 which makes technical corrections in various antitrust laws and to the references of such laws. I thank Chairman Hyde and the Ranking Democrat, Mr. Conyers, for the work they did on this legislation to ensure…

H.R. 2632 would designate approximately 9,200 acres of land in Alabama's Talladega National Forest. Dugger Mountain, with an elevation of 2,140 feet, is the second highest peak in Alabama and includes the popular Pinhoti National…

the committee has for more than a decade been considering various proposals to transfer ownership of the Sly Park Unit of the Central Valley Project. Many of the proposals we have seen have been so controversial that it has been impossible…

The city of Vallejo has requested congressional approval of its proposal to use excess capacity in a Bureau of Reclamation project canal to move part of its raw municipal water supply to a new water treatment plant. Legislation must be…

this legislation directs the transfer of the Bureau of Reclamation water distribution system to the Clear Creek Community Services District in California. The transfer will be carried out pursuant to a cooperative agreement that has…

the legislation, H.R. 348, introduced by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Bartlett) authorizes a private, not- for-profit entity, the United States National Civil Defense Monument Commission, to construct a monument honoring those who have…

H.R. 2737 directs the Secretary of the Interior to give a specific parcel of land to the State of Illinois to be used as a historic and interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark trail, the 39-acre parcel of land located at the confluence…

I would like to thank the Resources Subcommittee Chairman Jim Saxton and the Ranking Democrat Mr. Faleomavaega for their work on this resolution. Indeed, H. Con. Res. 189 is important because it has helped elevate the awareness of shark…

I rise to bring up an issue which I brought up earlier last week and which I continue to fight, and that is that the U.S. Navy has done it again. The day before yesterday I was informed that yet another U.S. naval vessel, the USNS Kiluea…

As a U.S. territory, American Samoa and its people deserve the same constitutional rights and privileges afforded to U.S. citizens, and although it may seem like this is an inherent right of U.S. nationals which remains unchallenged…

basically there have been unfair characterizations about undue foreign influence. This is not about undue foreign influence. This is about the violation of constitutional rights for permanent residents in order for them to participate more…

this act would authorize a one-time 3 percent distribution from the resettlement fund for the people of Bikini established by Congress in 1982 for relocation and resettlement assistance primarily for the remaining senior citizens of Bikini…

I rise in support of the Cunningham- Spence amendment which will strike the language included in this bill to terminate the Selective Service System. Despite popular convention that the Selective Service System is an anachronistic vestige…

A tragedy has occurred and is occurring at the hands of Indonesia. The people of East Timor are people that have been subjected to the colonial yoke for over 325 years finally lifted their destiny up from the ashes of oppression and voted…

there is no doubt that the underlying bill is worthy of support. However, the language contained within, which prohibits funds from being utilized for Kosovo operations next year, will destroy the faith in the peace accords that were just…

Mr. Chairman, I stand in opposition to the Ryun amendment, although I understand the sincerity with which he offers it. This amendment is entirely unnecessary, as has been already pointed out. The concerns that are pertaining to the…

first I want to commend both the chairman, the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Dicks) on this report, and for working diligently on the issues of security presented by the…

this bill before us today--The Kosovo and Southwest Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999--is bringing to the fore front of debate several pressing issues that will have a long- standing effect upon the National Security…

this is the third time in 3 weeks that I have taken the opportunity to give a special order on an ongoing crisis in my home island of Guam, and this pertains to the continuing arrival of illegal immigrants from the People's Republic of…

I emphatically oppose H.R. 1569. This bill is a slap in the face of the commander's ability to use a combined armed force in battle. Conflicts are not won by air, land or sea forces alone. It is a joint nature of a combined arms campaign…

last Tuesday, I came to the floor to speak about the escalating rush of illegal immigrants coming from the People's Republic of China directly into Guam. Just within the past week, another 257 more illegal immigrants coming from the…

H.R. 472 has a goal. But that goal is not to achieve a fair and accurate census count, and it is not to use the best scientific methods available. It is to derail the Census Bureau's plans of using statistical sampling, the only method…

for many people nationwide, Guam is synonymous with a number of things. One of them is certainly natural disasters. Guam's location in the Pacific Ocean's typhoon alley makes it regularly susceptible to annual storms that bring destruction…

I am by profession an educator and a historian, and from March 5th to March 7th, not only did I become a student of our nation's civil rights history, I saw history come alive during the pilgrimage to Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma. To…

I emphatically support H.R. 4 as offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon) and the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt). The bill is simple in its articulation that Congress take the lead on this important issue and…