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James Barcia

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Apr 17, 2002

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.

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Sep 4, 1997

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…

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Jul 28, 1997

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----

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Jul 28, 1997

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…

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Jul 28, 1997

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…

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Jul 28, 1997

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…

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Jul 23, 1997

Mr. Chairman, our State of Michigan and other donor States have been quite upset at our mistreatment under the funding allocation formulas as established by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, or ISTEA. As a member of…

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Jul 16, 1997

I thank the gentleman. The subcommittee also provided $727,000 for global climate change research. My understanding is that this funding will allow the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network to continue the…

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Jun 5, 1997

I would ask my pro-life colleagues in the House to oppose the Campbell substitute, which is not a compromise but in fact would continue the current policy of abortion on demand around the world. Organizations can use simple bookkeeping to…

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Jun 5, 1997

Mr. Chairman, I would just also like to comment on the Campbell-Greenwood amendment and say that it simply does nothing to end United States support for the UNFPA's continued activities in China that have already been referenced, and I…

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