Gerry Studds

I yield myself a minute just to acknowledge with deep appreciation and, believe it or not, humility, for the very kind remarks of the dean of the House. In fairness, many of the statutes for which he gave me credit bear his name. May I…

Mr. Speaker, I rise with mixed emotions to support the passage of this bill. The Magnuson Act was the first substantive piece of legislation I coauthored when I came to Congress in 1973, the same year the gentleman from Alaska came. So it…

4 years ago, on August 21, 1992, Deputy United States Marshal William F. Degan lost his life in the performance of his duty during the violent confrontation at Ruby Ridge, ID, between Federal marshals and white separatist Randy Weaver…

I do not think in all those 22 years of the time that I served on that committee I ever heard a partisan observation except as sort of a lighthearted aside from one side or the other. I think we all understood no matter where we came from…

let me begin by stating most emphatically that I would very much prefer not to be standing here debating this issue or offering this amendment. I have very little doubt that by now every Member in this Chamber, and there must be at least…

in closing I note that the gentleman from New Jersey is apparently in possession of the pen that the President will use to sign the extension of the Magnuson Act when the time comes.

earlier this morning, I think somewhere around a quarter of two, I observed with some sadness that there was an imbalance between the two aisles in this debate. Words have been thrown around. Although they have not been taken down or…

somebody may wonder why I or my colleague from Massachusetts [Mr. Frank] have not taken greater personal umbrage at some of the remarks here. I was thinking a moment ago that there might even be grounds to request that someone's words be…

first if I may make a legal observation then a much more personal one. This bill has two brief sections. One purports to give States the right to decline to recognize marriages in another State, and the other denies Federal benefits to any…

I appreciate that. My second point is MarAd has a number of title XI applications in the pipeline, ones submitted many months ago and are substantially completed. Is it the gentleman's understanding that MarAd will be allowed to offer the…

I want to engage the manager of the bill, the distinguished gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Crane], for one moment. When the agreement was negotiated, it was agreed that U.S. shipbuilders would have a full 3 years to deliver vessels financed…

in the spirit of corrections, let me say to the gentleman from New Hampshire, the Atchafalaya Refuge is in Louisiana, which is a very long way from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. May I also say that things must be blissful indeed in the…

I was a young person also, like my colleague from California, working in Washington at the time. I was among many hundreds from Washington who chartered a train to go from Union Station to Montgomery. Some of my colleagues may remember…

this is a good bill and, I hesitate to add, costs a little bit more than the Boston Harbor Island so I can assume we are going to get enormous support when the time comes. It is an excellent bill, and I urge Members to support it.

Am I further correct that the word ``solely'' in this provision means that there can be no discrimination at all in the setting of premium contribution amounts for a participant on the basis of health status?

although I am somewhat underwhelmed by both of the propositions before us, I think this is a significant step in the right direction.

I rise in support of H.R. 614, a bill to transfer title of the New London National Fish Hatchery to the State of Minnesota. The New London hatchery has been operated by the State of Minnesota under a memorandum of understanding with the…

I rise in support of H.R. 535, a bill to transfer title of the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas. The Corning hatchery, which has been operated by the State of Arkansas under a memorandum of understanding with the…

I share his concern of what may be coming. There may be attempts for the Federal Government to divest itself of some of our great national parks and forests and resources, and God knows to whom and when. However, I will be at this side if…

Let me just say that I concur with this legislation which is substantially the same as the legislation we passed in the previous Congress, and it is without controversy. It is even a good thing. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the…

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is absolutely correct. This bill is absolutely without controversy and supported by the administration, and as far as I know, by everyone in Alaska. We did it before, and we should do it again. Mr. Speaker, I…

Let me say again as forcefully and calmly as I can, I do not think it is stretching the point at all to suggest that the logic underlying this bill applies as well and as thoroughly to local zoning as it does to any statute which in any…

S. 1636 reauthorizes the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 [MMPA]. Following more than a year of negotiations with the fishing industry, the public display community, the oil industry, environmental and animal welfare groups, and Alaska…

I frankly wish that we did not have to bring this bill before the Members today. For the past five years, the fishermen of this country have been operating under an exemption of the ``taking'' provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act…