Peter Visclosky

I am proud to represent such dedicated men and women in Congress.

it is my distinct pleasure to congratulate Porter-Starke Services, located in Porter County, Indiana, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary

there is language contained in this bill that is identical to language included in the Agriculture Appropriations bill as amendment #58 by Mr. Knollenberg relating to the Kyoto Protocol. I would like to follow up my remarks on the floor…

I would adamantly disagree with one of the gentleman's characterizations of the provision, both in his statement relative to the Agriculture bill as well as to his statement just made now relative to his use of the word 'specifically.'…

I rise in support of the Knollenberg amendment. His characterization of the language is absolutely correct. It is the same as energy and water, it is the same as full committee has reported for foreign operations and essentially the same…

Mr. Chairman, my first concern is that we have just had a vote on this floor to, essentially, increase funding for renewables by $40 million. And secondly, I do think under the NERI program we are doing very important research. We are…

Mr. Chairman, I rise not to object to the Boehlert amendment. I will not do so, but I do think it is imperative that the House understand the situation relative to funding for the Army Corps of Engineers. A year ago on this floor, in…

I am not going to rise in opposition to it but would again point out an additional burden has now been placed on the Department of Energy with no additional funding for it.

I do think the NIF is an important program. Clearly there have been some very serious problems that have angered everyone in this body, and clearly have angered the Secretary of Energy; that is why a penalty was imposed, that is why $55…

I rise in opposition to the Ryun amendment, which would restrict the ability of the Department of Energy to maintain the country's nuclear stockpile. The amendment would prohibit the Department from dual-hatting certain senior physicists…

Mr. Chairman, as I indicated on the remarks on the rule earlier, we find ourselves with an amendment that I do support that the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sherwood) has offered. But I would want to remind Members of the history of…

I strongly rise in support of the Hinchey amendment. Mr. Chairman, the concern I have is that we are seeking knowledge and seeking better ways to do clean-ups with the National Academy studies. On the other hand, we have existing…

I, for one, with the greatest reluctance will oppose it. Because as advertised, WTO was to solve many of our problems. It was to be good for America. It was to be good for U.S. workers. We have heard remarks on the floor today about how…

I do think this debate is what is best about the House of Representatives. I think everyone who has spoken today is agreed on fundamental policy, and that is Kyoto has not been ratified, it is not the law of the land and it should not…

Mr. Speaker, the average American in 1998 made a nickel less in real terms for 1 hour's worth of labor than they made 18 years before that in 1980. What we are engaged in today is a race to the bottom, a race to pay the lowest wage, a race…

Mr. Chairman, I first of all want to congratulate and thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo), ranking member, for their very good work on this bill which I fully support, and I would be…

I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Reverend Jovan Todorovich on this glorious occasion.

I ask you and my other distinguished colleagues to join me in congratulating the parish family of St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Church, under the guidance of Reverend Jovan Todorovich, as they prepare to celebrate their 85th anniversary.

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Church in Merrillville, Indiana, as it celebrates its 85th Anniversary as a parish this Sunday.

The history of the parish, from both a joyous and sorrowful perspective, will be remembered Sunday when the church celebrates its 85th Anniversary.

I think it is a mark of the gentleman that, this evening, he is here protecting the interest of, not only the people of his congressional district, his State, but all of those in the United States of America who want a good paying decent…

today, led by a remarkable woman, Congresswoman Julia Carson, we honor the actions of another remarkable woman, Mrs. Rosa Parks. Congresswoman Carson has worked tirelessly to insure that Mrs. Parks receives a Congressional Gold Medal, a…

The issue are the people we are sworn to represent. We cannot move them somewhere else on the globe. They are in places like Ohio and Pennsylvania and Arkansas. That is the President's responsibility, that is our responsibility. He has not…

we have a crisis in steel that my colleague from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) just alluded to. I want to thank the leadership of this House for promising the gentleman from Ohio that we would have a vote on his resolution today, a real steel…

reclaiming my time, most of the bipartisan language. So, this was not a partisan issue. The administration has not acted and that is why we are here tonight. The Commerce Department has not initiated its own investigation. The Trade Rep's…