John Myers: “We put it in the report accompanying H.R. 1905 and it directs the Corps of Engineers to do a reconnaissance study as to…”

Mr. Chairman, I think all of us understand the issue here. The taxpayers of our country have invested about $300 million in the technology of the light water advanced reactor. It is true that we are not building reactors for our own…

Mr. Chairman, this subcommittee has long been a supporter of the renewables, including solar, wind, geothermal, everything. We have long been a supporter. But no item, no appropriation in this budget has increased as much as solar has…

I join many friends of the Mikva family in welcoming Rabbi Rachel. The Mikva family and my family became friends many years ago when they first came to Washington. We lived in the same neighborhood. Little Rachel and our youngest daughter…

Mr. Speaker, all members of the Committee on Appropriations realize the difficulty this year we have all had in putting a bill together and still honoring our commitment to balance the budget, at least by the year 2002. If I had had my…