Peter Visclosky

I rise in strong and adamant opposition to the gentleman's amendment. This project is in the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, at St. Joseph's College. It is for the restoration of a historic theater that continues to be used by the faculty and…

we have had a lot of debate and discussion about this legislation over the last 2 days. I certainly have tried to emphasize that it represents an investment in this country. Some of that investment is represented by cuts we made, over 50…

this amendment would reduce DOE's Office of Administration by over $27 million. The bill provides $304 million, a decreased amount under the President's request. The Departmental Administration account funds the guts of the Department; the…

Again, I stand in opposition to the gentleman's amendment... This bill makes an investment in solving that crisis we face. It will not solve all the problems tomorrow morning, but it will put us on firm footing to do so in the future.

as I stated earlier, there is a role and a need for the ARC to assist distressed counties in Appalachia with local economic development and to provide infrastructure requirements. Of the original 223 distressed counties, 74 remain in that…

I appreciate, I truly do, the gentleman's concerns regarding the breaching of hydropower dams. Certainly, this country and the government should proceed very carefully before any such decision is made. I would point out, however, Mr…

And Mr. Chairman, I want people to truly appreciate Mr. Hobson's dedication as a member of not only this subcommittee, and as chairman for 4 years, but as a member of the Defense Subcommittee when there was a similar proposal several years…

as a Notre Dame grad, I would like to interject myself into this colloquy. I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his interest in this area. The gentleman is correct. The subcommittee's objection was to praise the nuclear physics…

First of all I would point out that the funds that are provided are at this year's fiscal level. It is not a cut. It is a cut from the President's request. The other observation I would make is I believe that the Department should be in…

I would point out that there was a $70 million increase, and I would not want to engage in quibbling as to whether it is a second, third or fourth generation, but do believe there is a strong public purpose for demonstrating the commercial…

It is the committee's intention not to change or alter the focus of the project as described by the gentleman. The committee is concerned with the ability of the Department of Energy to complete construction projects of all kinds on time…

For both yourself and Mr. Costello, as I tell people, I grew up in Gary, Indiana, with about four integrated steel facilities. I'm a carbon guy. We have a significant issue as far as the use of carbon in this country, and one of the ways…

I would suggest that the mistakes I make are my own and not a failure of Mr. Hobson or the ably trained staff on the committee. We are agreed as far as the failure of the Department of Energy and their management practices. We are agreed…

I can assure the gentlemen from Illinois that it is the intention of the committee not to delay FutureGen. And I would add parenthetically that the changes made by the committee are to ensure that this project does proceed.

I would like to actually talk about the bill, and I would like to talk about the underlying merits of what Mr. Hobson and I and the members of the subcommittee and the full Appropriations Committee have tried to do. In this particular…

I think Jim would want to be remembered as someone who was dogged on behalf of working people and the environment. I appreciate the dean of our delegation asking for this moment of silence, and, again, deeply regret the loss of Jim Jontz.

I appreciate the Chair rising, and I appreciate his concern which he has continually expressed to me on this issue, and also I would want to be heard because I absolutely agree with the position the gentlewoman has taken. Asian carp have…

Are you concerned about earmarks that take place in other mandatory legislation and the fact whether or not there is specific oversight on an annual basis or, say, tax provisions in this country?

I would be happy to respond with a question of my own, because the gentleman is very fixated on the lack of oversight on the subcommittee, which I take umbrage at. But I would also suggest that in an earlier remark you made on the floor…

I respect the remarks and the impetus behind the gentleman's amendment, but would add my voice to the chairman's in opposition to the amendment.

I would assure the gentleman from Illinois that we all do share his concern. It is my view we have a policy of the United States Government, but that we need a repository. As the chairman pointed out, we had an extended conference last…

for the past 50 years, the Agriculture Research Service, or ARS as they are better known, has performed indispensable agriculture research across the country, including in the Congressional District I represent. I would like to take this…

I will vote for the final supplemental package. However, I do rise to express a number of concerns that I have. This is the largest foreign aid package that any current Member of this Congress has voted for, and I do not believe that it…

Mr. Speaker, it is with genuine sadness and a very heavy heart that I rise today in support of the resolution in honor of Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon. Governor O'Bannon, as was mentioned, tragically passed away this past Saturday. I…

H.R. 1528, from my perspective, and in its current form, does not adequately address the needs of tens of thousands of workers who have lost their health benefits. I believe that section 309 would, in fact, hurt retirees by rolling back…