my congratulations to us and to the American people for having had the professional service of these two gentlemen who are leading this bill, the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Myers] and the gentleman from Alabama [Mr. Bevill], who both have…

H.R. 2779 provides for the appropriate implementation of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction projects. The Metric Conversion Act, as amended, requires that all Federal agencies use the metric system in procurements…

I rise in support of the Norton amendment. This amendment would simply allow the District to decide whether to use its own locally raised revenues to pay for Medicaid abortions-- while still retaining the ban on the use of Federal funds…

I applaud the Appropriations Committee for including buyout authority in this bill, but I worry that one quarter is not enough. The last round lasted a full year.

I just want to add my very strong support. I want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee for accepting this amendment that is so critically important, because to do otherwise, 200 people would be RIFed from the Agency for International…

I also am a cosponsor of this legislation. It is very important. Let us remember what Santayana said: "Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it." Having had these major shutdowns of Government, let us not repeat it. Let…

the provisions in the Treasury-Postal fiscal year 1997 appropriations bill directly impact my constituents. I represent tens of thousands of Federal employees, many of whom work at the Treasury Department, IRS, U.S. Customs Service, Bureau…

I have the pleasure of welcoming Rabbi Warren Stone to the House this morning. Rabbi Stone has been the spiritual leader at Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Kensington, MD for the past 10 years. His tenure at Temple Emanuel has been…

I rise in support of H.R. 3663, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Act of 1996. I especially want to thank and praise the chairman of the D.C. Subcommittee, Tom Davis, for his hard work in crafting a bill which has the…

I feel that it is appropriate for me to rise at this time to express my concern about funding for Amtrak. It is my understanding that this bill includes $542 million for fiscal year 1997. This is well below the $922 million assumed for…

It has been over 6 months that my colleague, the gentlewoman from Oregon [Ms. Furse], launched a campaign and I joined with her, as did many others on both sides of the aisle, to cancel the emergency salvage timber sale rider, aptly named…

today I introduced the Retraining and Outplacement Opportunity Act, legislation to help retrain Federal employees who are about to be separated by detailing them to the private sector or other agencies. In light of the streamlining goals…

I rise in praise of Congressmen Bill Goodling, Randy Cunningham, and Dale Kildee, and all of the members of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities for moving IDEA to the House floor. This is a very important piece of…

I am proud to be a very strong original cosponsor of H.R. 3060, the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act. It is now 4 rac{1}{2} years since the United States signed the Antarctic Treaty and the Antarctic Treaty consultative parties…

I want to remind this body that the travel and tourism industry is the Nation's second largest employer, providing more than 14,000,000 jobs; the third largest retail sales industry, and in 1994, travel and tourism generated more than $58…

In response, Mr. Chairman, to the ranking member of the Science Committee who is such a dedicated, distinguished gentleman who knows that I do care about the ATP Program, the amendment I am about to offer has to do with the Manufacturing…

The ATP bill, which was authorized by our Technology Subcommittee, was approved, did not come to the full committee. And I am not offering it today, but I am offering an amendment that was offered at full committee and then was withdrawn…

Mr. Chairman, H.R. 3322 takes an aggressive stance in title VI of the bill to ensure that the core science programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] are funded at levels which will permit the NIST Laboratories…

the substitute that I propose will also add a new title X to the bill. It is for the purpose of authorizing the Commerce Department manufacturing extension partnership program, managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology…

Mr. Chairman, I join my colleagues of the Committee on Science in commending our Chairman, Mr. Walker, for the very fine work that has gone into the preparation of this legislation for floor action. Chairman Walker has consistently…

the figures that I mentioned from the GAO report which indicate a $400 difference are if we factor in the number of years these people serve. I would also like to point out an experience I recently had at USUHS. I was there because a medal…

It brings me no pleasure to stand before you in remembrance of the tragedy that mars this day in history. But the silent denial of wrongdoing that continues to accompany this date 81 years after the fact underscores the importance of this…

Thank you. I do want to thank Congresswoman Clayton for doing this. I think it is very important that we pay tribute to a man who has died too young, who served his country so well, and I know others will join by memorializing Secretary…

the conference report of the farm bill, which is before us today, will benefit farmers, rural communities, and taxpayers. I congratulate the members of the conference committee for their diligence in crafting an innovative bill that will…

there is no doubt we do. We know as we approach the new millennium two-thirds of the new work force will be women and minorities. These are resources we must utilize, and in fact this technology transfer bill will help to move us in that…