Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2196 will implement long-needed improvements to the body of laws which encourage and stimulate the transfer of technology developed, with Federal research and development dollars, to the private sector. It does this in…

in an effort to support the continued growth of women's sports in general, and of women's soccer in particular, I, along with 37 House colleagues, have introduced a resolution recognizing and supporting the efforts of the U.S. Soccer…

I am pleased to add my voice to the chorus of colleagues who are singing the praises of Kweisi Mfume. We both were elected to serve the people of Maryland during the 100th Congress. I have enjoyed his friendship, and I have appreciated his…

A decade after the Challenger exploded, Christa McAuliffe is still fulfilling her mission, inspiring young people to look skyward with curiosity about science and outer space. On January 26, 1996, the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in…

This is the time, Mr. Speaker, that we talk about what action is going to take place on the floor of this Chamber later today, because quite frankly, it is critical that we pass this continuing resolution today, whatever we call it, to…

Every day I have said during this shutdown, let our people go back to work. This resolution that we have before us is going to do that. It is not the answer to the entire situation of the shutdown, but it is a major and very important…

this is day 20 of the partial shutdown of Federal Government; 760,000 Federal employees did not receive their paychecks, and 280,000 of them cannot even report to work, although I hear many of them are trying very hard to do so; they do…

Mr. Speaker and Members of this body, it was yesterday that I took part in a bipartisan press conference that dealt with a group called the Federal Employee Emergency Assistance. It was there that we discussed the fact that the people who…

on Saturday, one of my constituents, 23- year old Specialist Martin John Begosh of Rockville, a graduate of Wheaton High School, became the first American casualty of the President's deployment of United States troops to Bosnia. Specialist…

I say, as has been stated before, enough is enough. We have got to get this Government up and running again. Federal employees, Federal contractors, and American citizens are needlessly suffering. It is a time to put an end to this…

Mr. Chairman, with the beginning of this Congress, the Science Committee, under the leadership of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, has engaged in a new process which strives to put us, as an authorizing committee, at the table with the…

75 years ago, Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party commissioned sculptor Adelaide Johnson to create a statue to celebrate the passage of the 19th amendment and to forever commemorate the courage and determination of these women who…

last week I, and three of my colleagues, attended the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women. As Conference Secretary-General Gertrude Mongella of Tanzania said, ``The problems (of women) are not different from country to country. They only…

this bill is loaded with legislative riders that have no place in an appropriations bill, and I hope further changes will be made today. But first, I want to acknowledge Chairman Porter for his efforts. He was given an allocation that was…

Mr. Chairman, it is our understanding that the Army is interested in only focusing research on finding a vaccine for HIV-AIDS. However, with the 10- to 20-year validation period for a suitable vaccine, the importance of maintaining a…

I rise in opposition in strong opposition to this amendment that would eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities. As has been mentioned, we have teachers throughout the country that have been undergoing courses to help to teach…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to state my opposition to the rule for H.R. 1327. This rule does not permit a number of very important amendments which are critical to improving this bill. It does not permit the Roberts-Ganske amendment to direct the…

I have concerns about H.R. 1327 because I believe that genuine deficit reduction rather than tax cuts should be our No. 1 priority. But I really want to point out to this body that while purporting to decrease taxes, this bill actually…

today, March 8, we commemorate International Women's Day, and is it not appropriate to have Rabbi Rachel Mikva offer us the morning inspiration. This is a time to recall the difficulties which women in the United States and around the…

I admire the fact that you have tried to take a bill that is unnecessary and help it, but I think it is still unnecessary. We still have an amendment in the Constitution which is working, and we have the courts to help to enforce it.

this past week, parts of our country could gaze proudly upon the stars and see the outlines of space shuttle Discovery's historic 37-feet fly-by rendezvous with Russia's MIR space station. This shuttle mission, which was completed on…

Today we mark the 75th anniversary of the League of Women Voters. Each of us has undoubtedly had some personal connection with the league, whether it is taking part in a candidates forum, or interacting with local League members who have…

Mr. Chairman, as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, I have been working with my colleagues--particularly Representatives Johnson, Roukema, Kennelly, Norton, and others--to fashion comprehensive legislation to…

Mr. Speaker, I join many of my colleagues today in expressing the need to address the issue of unfunded Federal mandates for State and local government. Every Member of this House, I believe, shares the view that State and local…

I would like to point out the importance of a resolution of this nature, because we know that unfortunately throughout the world girls appear to be the most neglected, deprived human resources worldwide. We know that they have been…