Jasper Packard

all jurisdiction for fossil fuel lies within the Subcommittee on Interior, not this subcommittee, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, we have other energy issues, but not fossil fuel. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is in the…

I want to correct, what I hope is a misunderstanding. We have never had in this bill funding for the Northeast energy oil problem. That funding is in the Subcommittee on Interior, not in this bill. So we not only did not knock it out, it…

this bill is $60 million on alternative fuels more than last year's, so we have not neglected that area. We have raised it even from where it was as it passed out of the House.

Reclaiming my time, the $2 billion figure has been thrown around several times today. It is an inaccurate figure. We have increased the funding for this bill to the tune of $1.6 billion, not $2 billion. But the fact is we have readdressed…

I want to pay tribute to him as a gentleman, a man of conviction, as a great American, and one that I love dearly.

we certainly do wish and we hope that we could take care of the gentleman's problem in conference, and I assure him that we will make every effort to do so. The $100,000 is not a great deal of money; and if we get additional funds, we may…

Funding should not be withheld, and this project should not be delayed. Issues raised by the opponents to the project have been adequately addressed during the planning stages and appropriate analyses and project modifications have been…

The Ryan amendment would take $74 million from the National Ignition Facility and terminate the project; that is premature. We are aware that the project has not run smoothly, and that it has had its problems both management and fiscally…

Should the committee receive a revised 302(b) allocation which increases our funding level, then our effort will be to consider increasing funding for the ARC to at least the fiscal year 2000 funding level.

I appreciate the request of the gentleman. I will certainly work in conference to adequately fund the Spallation Neutron Source and, of course, additional funds if that will help.

I simply have to oppose this amendment because it totally eliminates the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative, which I think would be a terrible mistake. This has been an initiative very modestly funded while essential to keep nuclear energy…

I understand the idea of an interbasin transfer has been discussed in Northwest Georgia, and I assure the gentleman from Georgia the subcommittee understands the serious nature of any interbasin transfer of this magnitude and would be very…

I advise the gentleman from New York that I would be pleased to offer any assistance that I may be able to in monitoring this situation at Indian Point 2 and work with the gentleman to resolve the situation.

the gentleman is correct. If any committee of Congress wishes to take action regarding the off-site disposal issue the Commission is now considering, it ought to be the relevant authorization committee of the House that does it. I would…

the Gilchrest amendment seeks to zero out funding for the Baltimore Channel and Channels navigation channel maintenance and straightening project. This is an ongoing project which was funded in the current fiscal year, and the proposed…

the gentleman and I have discussed this previously, and we certainly would like to work with the gentleman in trying to find additional funds for this project in conference with the Senate. If the Senate has a higher figure, there is a…

I am in support of H.R. 4425 the FY2001 Military Construction Appropriations Act. This bill provides funds to support our military men and women. Mr. Chairman, the quality of life of our military service men and women is paramount to…

critics of the Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act are calling it irresponsible. I rise today to offer what I believe is truly irresponsible. Mr. Speaker, the past thirty years of taxing hard-working married couples is irresponsible…

Today we will vote for 1-percent across-the-board savings in the budget by targeting waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal bureaucracy--not from critical services like Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. I strongly urge my colleagues…

I would like to express my extreme concern over the President's threat to veto H.R. 2488, the Financial Freedom Act of 1999. This legislation offers nearly $800 billion in tax relief for America's families, including eliminating the death…

I would like to issue my support for H.R. 10, the Financial Services Act of 1999. This legislation will allow citizens more control of their own money, not Washington bureaucrats. H.R. 10 enhances competition in the banking and financial…

I would like to extend my strong support for H.R. 1218, The Child Custody Protection Act. As a father of seven and a grandfather to 34, the thought of a stranger taking one of my grandchildren to another state to receive an abortion…

I firmly support H.R. 1664, The Emergency Defense Supplemental Appropriations Bill for FY 1999. Mr. Chairman, our armed forces are stretched farther around the world today than at any time in our history. Deployments in both the Middle…

I rise in support in H.R. 833, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999. It is time we revitalize our weak bankruptcy system, which is supposed to benefit those who need it most. As the sponsor of bankruptcy reform legislation during the 105th…