James Barcia

I rise in support of H.R. 2733, the Enterprise Integration Act of 2002; and I thank the chairman of the Committee on Science, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert), and ranking member, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall), for…

I rise in support of H.R. 64, the Strengthening Science at the Environmental Protection Agency Act, legislation that will ensure that science plays a proper role at the Environmental Protection Agency. We must be sure that science will…

I rise in support of H.R. 476, the Child Custody Protection Act... It will make it a Federal crime if an individual knowingly evades the laws of their State to seek an abortion for any mother 17 years of age or younger.

I rise on this day of grief and mourning to offer my condolences and prayers to all those who lost loved ones during yesterday's heinous and cowardly attack. Our nation stands with you, committed and resolute. Our prayers and hearts are…

I rise today as the Democratic Chair of the Pro-Life Caucus, to express my strong support for the Unborn Victims of Violence Act and to dispel some of the myths we've heard about it from those who are opposed to this commonsense, anticrime…

I am extremely pleased that H.R. 828, the Wet Weather Water Quality Act of 2000, has been included in this measure. I would like to thank Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member Oberstar and my Subcommittee Chairman Mr. Boehlert, and Ranking…

Sugar Producers have been helping pay down our deficit for many years now. In fact the Congressional Budget Office estimates that sugar producers will have actually paid $288 million into the federal treasury by the end of 2002. So the…

I rise in support of Title IX of the Conference Report and will limit my remarks to Title IX of the Agreement, which provides a three-year authorization for the research and development activities of the Federal Aviation Administration. I…

I rise today to honor Cliff Houser, an accomplished businessman and an outstanding community leader who has worked tirelessly, not only to create jobs in our State but who has also given to our community and served our country with…

I rise in support of H.R. 1218, the Child Custody Protection Act. In light of all that has happened over the past few months, our Nation has had a growing concern about the moral fabric of our society. We have felt an increasing need to do…

in the aftermath of the tragedy in Littleton, the nation has been splintered by blame and torn apart by finger-pointing. As we all try to decide who or what is to be blamed for the terror wreaked by two young men, the fabric of our…

Mr. Speaker, I would first begin by thanking the gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman Sensenbrenner) and, of course, the ranking member the gentleman from California (Mr. Brown) for bringing H.R. 2544, the Technology Transfer…

H.R. 3150, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998, is not a perfect bill and I have reservations about the specific language. However, I am voting for the legislation because I strongly believe that people must take responsibility for their…

I must express grave concerns about this measure in light of reports in yesterday's press. Assurances were made to our chairman, Mr. Shuster, and our ranking member, Mr. Oberstar, regarding the passage of this 6-month extension of ISTEA…

Quite simply, our amendment will ensure that U.S. tax dollars are not allocated to foreign nongovernmental organizations for international family planning programs unless they agree to, No. 1, not violate the laws of other countries with…

I think in some cases, I would say to the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers], it was a condition where severe financial pressures at the State level allowed for overcrowding of the prison system without adequate facilities to house all…

Of course, I do not want to second-guess our leadership, neither the gentleman's nor the distinguished chair's and subcommittee chair's, on that very distinguished committee in this House. But it would be my impression as a layperson, not…

I would again emphasize to the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary that, in fact, we are not mandating in this resolution nor in the Federal law that was passed in 1994 that States must do this, but for them to…

I would say that, as a State legislator, I have supported determinant sentencing with a number of years prescribed for a type of crime that is committed. However, I am very respectful of the ability for a member of the judiciary to mete…

I do not believe it totally eliminates parole. It says if you receive a determined number of years as your sentence, you shall serve 85 percent of that. In other words, if you receive a 10-year sentence, you should serve 8 rac{1}{2} years…

I have to correct myself. I was mistaken. I know the gentleman is a strong supporter of gun control, and I assumed that with the strong gun control provisions in the 1994 bill----

we did have several instances in Michigan, I would say to the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Conyers], one that I can think of when I was a State legislator back in Lansing, in which a person had committed two second degree murders, served 4…

Yes. I do not have any knowledge on how the three-strikes-and-you-are-out language is impacting across the country, but I have generally supported that, especially for violent crimes. I know we saw some instances, I think, of a minor theft…

I also register my strong opposition to the Miller-Schumer amendment. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the Miller-Schumer amendment. It is an amendment that should not even be considered on an appropriations bill because it is…