I cannot give up my vote and I cannot give up the voice of the people I represent on an annual basis, to hand that over to the World Trade Organization in the hope that the farmers and the fishermen and the people who are working in…

I will join many of my colleagues in opposing this irresponsible plan. I have many concerns about the resolution. It fails to take the necessary steps to keep our economy going strong so that all parts of our country can benefit. It does…

I oppose this rule. It is not an open rule. It allows for points of order to be made against amendments that we offer. We in the Northeast have been suffering with a heating oil shortage. We have been suffering as far as higher prices and…

I rise in defense of the people of the 2nd District of Maine, and especially the loggers, the farmers, and the fishermen of Washington County. Unemployment there recently nudged above 10 percent. The traditional uses of land, the jobs they…

today in the Northeast, we are confronted with a heating oil crisis of epic proportions. We have seen the price of petroleum skyrocket 166 percent over the course of a year. The diesel fuel that is required in order to move goods from one…

if I can, just to reinforce the impacts of what we are talking about, children are most at risk. Children breathe even more air per pound of body weight than adults because children's respiratory systems are still developing; they are more…

Mr. Chairman, this is going to provide the new national safety net. We have seen that, with the disasters in both drought and other circumstances, that our farmers need additional assistance in order to provide for a safety net. I have…

I commend the Chairman, Mr. Bilirakis, and the Ranking Member, Mr. Brown, for introducing this valuable legislation. I particularly want to thank the Members for the special attention given to rural health care in the bill. Access and…

A little over a year ago, Maine had suffered one of the worst storms of the century. It was the ice storm of the century. Maine residents were without power for over 2 weeks, in most cases. We are talking about nearly 70 percent of all the…

my colleagues, the majority has sought to claim for themselves the mantle of the rule of law. In fact, however, I believe they have strayed far from the mandates of the United States Constitution, the supreme law of the land. They have…

I know, in our State, we did an analysis, and almost $200 million is going to be needed to increase the safety because of lead in the drinking water in school, because of the asbestos around the pipes, to increase the safety in environment…

I rise today to address this situation that the House of Representatives and, indeed, the country face today. I rise in support of the motion by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Boucher) to substitute the motion by the gentleman from…

The Texas Compact Act was passed by a floor vote of 309-107 in the House. The Texas compact has bipartisan support in its member States, in Congress and in the Nation. Congress has approved nine similar compacts for 41 States without…

This legislation has been before this body numerous times in the past. This legislation represents years of negotiation between the States of Maine, Vermont, and Texas. It is in each of those States' interest. The people in those States…

My heart and prayers and sympathies go out to the families of John Gibson and Officer J.J. Chestnut, for they made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms and liberty and put their lives on the line, and their families will never be…

to ensure that this year's appropriation bill provides adequate resources to every VISN to provide every veteran with the quality health care to which he or she is entitled, I would ask the chairman and ranking member to assure the body…

this is not a new concern. Last year the House VA-HUD conference report requested a GAO study of how the VERA system affects the VISNs. We had expected this report to be concluded by this point so we could have the information before…

the gentleman's amendment is going to make some technical changes that are going to make an objectionable bill a little bit better. It is going to delete provisions saying that governments cannot deny equal access to benefits on the basis…

Maine unfortunately leads the Nation in the category of teenage smoking and the increases in teenage smoking. Over 3,000 children every day are getting hooked on cigarettes and a thousand of them are dying because of it. ... But since it…

Maine is currently at a critical crossroads. Projected public investment for Maine's highways and bridges fall far short of the level of funding needed to maintain the system in its current condition and address the significant backlog of…

I rise to issue my strong support for it. The ice storm of 1998 devastated 4 States in the Northeast. The damage was unlike anything ever experienced, and it was severe. This amendment will provide funding through community development…

while we have had many accomplishments on health care, on education, on small business and individual tax credits, we still have one of our accomplishments yet to come and that is with campaign finance reform. In the last Congress we had…

this bill is a technical bill that only delays the implementation on both borders. It does not show a preference on one border or the other. It delays the implementation of the rule on both borders, so it is not showing preference. This is…

In 1993 a major piece of legislation was passed, and at that time it was being criticized roundly in both Chambers of this Congress. Since 1993, Mr. Speaker, we have had 5 years in a row of deficit reductions. With reinventing and…

This balanced budget agreement is an historic opportunity and the first time since 1969 that we will have an opportunity to do this. I would like to commend the administration, President Clinton and Vice President Gore, and those in…