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I rise in support of H.R. 1554, the Satellite Home Viewer Act. Satellite television subscribers should have the same rights as cable subscribers when it comes to receiving network broadcast signals. The Satellite Home Viewer Act will give…
I would like to stand in support of H.J. Res. 37, which will make it more difficult to raise taxes. It is time Congress puts a stop to the raid on the pocket books of American citizens. H.J. Res. 37 will require a two-thirds supermajority…
today we are discussing a matter of national security and national protection. H.R. 4, calls for the prompt deployment of a national missile defense system. This legislation is long overdue. According to a congressional advisory panel…
I strongly support H.J. Res. 32, which expresses Congress' desire to strengthen and protect Social Security. Saving Social Security must be our top priority as we prepare America for the next century. Without fundamental changes in the…
I have a long and rather eloquent statement to make and I am just going to submit that for the Record and speak from the heart. Bob is the kind of person in my life that one does speak heart to heart quite occasionally, and I have had that…
not thinking that there would be sufficient time, I have already submitted my statement for the Record, but I would like to simply say that it is refreshing to have a bipartisan across-the-board support of this resolution that calls for us…
I would like to rise today in support of our troops in the Persian Gulf. In my mind, there is no more honorable duty than that of our members of the armed services. Since the close of the Persian Gulf War, Iraq has repeatedly refused to…
I wish to come and pay tribute also to my dear friend and colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Vic Fazio). Vic was chairman of the subcommittee that I have in the past chaired and is now chaired by the gentleman from New York. The…
I reluctantly resist and oppose the amendment of my dear friend and colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich). But I am convinced that, if we allow the section 907 to continue, that it will prevent us from working toward a…
I rise today with my fellow colleagues to honor both Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut, who selflessly gave their lives in the protection of this Capitol and all those who work and visit here. Mr. Speaker, it's easy to…
I rise today in support of efforts to overturn the President's veto of H.R. 1122, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, which the President vetoed last October. Madam Speaker, I have always believed that any abortion is a tragedy. The fact that…
I rise today to commend a fellow San Diegan, Congressman Brian Bilbray (R-CA), on his leadership in helping to reduce air pollution in southern California. Mr. Bilbray's legislation, The Border Smog Reduction Act of 98, H.R. 8, is a…
I will do all I can to get the Navy to do a better job of communicating and working with us, but the fact is napalm under the plan is safer to ship than gasoline, and we ship gasoline on the streets of our communities all across America…
I rise in support of H.R. 4101, The Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1999. I want to specifically acknowledge the provision which allots $1 million for pesticide and crop disease research. This will directly benefit Southern California…
I wish to conclude this debate by just simply saying how much I appreciate the work that the staff has done on my side of the aisle. Liz Dawson, Hank Moore and Mary Arnold have done yeoman's work for years on this subcommittee and…
Mr. Chairman, it is a privilege for me to recommend this military construction bill to the Congress for adoption. It is a very stringent bill. It does not meet the needs, nor the requirements of military construction, but it is basically…
the funding is included in this bill, H.R. 4059, for planning and design of the API lab for fiscal year 1999. The Navy is expected to move ahead with the planning and design of this project beginning on October 1 of this year, so that the…
I rise today to convey my deepest gratitude to two of my colleagues. Both the Chairman and Ranking Minority of the Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, Joe McDade and Vic Fazio, will soon leave this body and both will be deeply…
I rise in support of H.R. 3494, the ``Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act of 1998.'' Our nation's children are our most precious resource. H.R. 3494 will ensure that children are protected from pedophiles and sexual…
Absolutely, the gentlewoman is certainly right. I have no intentions in this bill or in any other way for the government to regulate churches.
I am appalled by the increase in drug-use in this nation. Day after day, we are confronted with statistics demonstrating that our children are at risk. We've all heard the facts: marijuana use among 4th to 6th graders has risen 71 percent…
Today we will consider the Judicial Reform Act, a piece of legislation that will curb judicial activism by restraining judges who use their authority to advance political agenda rather than uphold the laws set forth in the Constitution. As…
H.R. 2400, the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997 (BESTEA), provides much-needed funding for the improvement and renewal of highways across the country. I support this legislation because, as I see it, it is…
If the matter is settled between the Guam Government and the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Navy will accept the responsibility for the repair of certain typhoon damaged BRAC properties on Guam, our committee will consider such a request for funds…
I rise to urge all Members to vote to override the President's veto of H.R. 2631, a bill disapproving the President's line item vetoes of the Military Construction Appropriations bill. Mr. Speaker, I do this for three simple reasons…
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