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I urged, and persuaded actually, I think, the chairman to raise that to the President's request, to $64.5 million, because I felt this was a very important agency. It is a front-line agency of the Department of the Treasury for fighting…
Mr. Chairman, I rise today simply to applaud the gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha) for including the appropriation that was added in the supplemental portion of this bill to deal with…
The problem is that we do not know exactly how much will be distributed, and we cannot know because all of these categories are not purely by a distribution, and there is still an inequity because no State should be getting that much more…
it is 33 months past now since 9/11 and it is time for this Congress to coldly examine our progress in reducing the threat of terrorist attack. Even though we are spending a lot more money 33 months after 9/11, only a minimal percentage of…
western Massachusetts has long been known to all in the sport of field hockey as a place to look for the rising stars of the game. Wake Forest University was lucky to get two of our best, Kelly Doton of Greenfield and Kelly Dostal of…
on Sunday, February 1st, the New England Patriots won their second Super Bowl in 3 years. The Patriots' season was a testament to teamwork, dedication, and determination in the face of adversity. Bouncing back from an opening day loss, the…
Mr. Speaker, the House and Senate versions of the Transportation- Treasury bill have substantial differences on a wide range of issues that we will have to reconcile in our conference negotiations, and some of those reconciliations will…
I cannot support a bailout for poor preparation and bad foreign policy. The President squandered the $79 billion that Congress appropriated in April. He is now requesting an $87 billion blank check, and I will not vote to sign it. This…
I want to point out and remind Members that this amendment has been cosponsored by a bipartisan group from both sides of the aisle, including myself on the Committee on Appropriations, several members from the Committee on Transportation…
I would like to express a serious opposition to the point of order that was offered by the gentleman from Virginia earlier tonight which removed the corporate expatriates contracting ban from this bill. I would like to point out the…
my amendment is one of those that proposes to add $500 million or nearly that sum of money, in my case exactly $500 million, to this legislation for Amtrak and would bring their total funding to $1.4 billion. The amendment does this by…
Mr. Chairman, H.R. 1298 is the best bill the full House has ever considered on the international HIV/AIDS crisis. This bill provides $1.7 billion in fiscal 2004 to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Our support for…
we should raise CAFE standards because that would reduce this Nation's dependence on foreign oil and reduce America's contribution to global warming. Cars and light trucks consume 40 percent of the oil we use and emit 20 percent of the…
It has become obvious to all that chemical and biological warfare is a clear and present danger to our country. The two gentlemen who lead the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations... have recognized this fact for many…
each year, on April 24th, we solemnly observe the Armenian Genocide in order to recognize its occurrence, honor the memory of those who perished, and educate the public. We remember so that those who still choose to deny the genocide will…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the life and work of Congressman Edward Boland, who represented the Second Congressional District of Massachusetts for nearly 4 decades. Let me start by giving my deepest sympathy to Mary Boland and…
I think it is an entirely appropriate thing that we should be doing here; that is, asking for the highest possible level of transportation security funding. It goes far beyond just security for airports, although that is the area that…
in its current form, the farm bill before us shortchanges conservation programs that serve farms and ranches of all sizes all over the country while increasing subsidies for large, often corporate operations that are producing commodity…
Mr. Speaker, this bill today aids the airline companies that were devastated by the terrorism of September 11: United, American, Delta, Northwest, and U.S. Air, and the others who on average have announced a 20 to 25 percent reduction in…
every member of this house understands that the airline industry has been devastated by the terrorism of September 11th. We must provide help to the airline industry. I am sure we will do that today. This bill today aids the airline…
Mr. Chairman, to address the serious shortage of suitable housing for frail, low-income seniors, the fiscal year 2000 VA-HUD bill included authorizing language to provide a pilot program for up to three grants for the conversion of unused…
Mr. Chairman, on January 13 of this year, a 7.6 Richter magnitude earthquake hit El Salvador. It was followed 1 month later on February 13 by a quake that measured 6.6 on the Richter scale. The combined devastation included 1,200 people…
Mr. Chairman, much is in dispute about this whole issue of what to do in Colombia, but I do not think anyone can dispute that there is no visible evidence that the human rights situation in Colombia has improved since Congress approved…
I rise to strike section 623, an anti-environmental rider, which is meant to prevent any and all action to address the climate change caused by global warming. Last week, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Gilchrest) and I offered this same…
The expenditure in nuclear programs is far beyond what we need to be expending in nuclear programs. That is as simple as one can say it. The increase in nuclear programs in this budget is by a very significant amount over the previous year…
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