Joseph Knollenberg

simply making an airport baggage and passenger screener a Federal employee will not make airports safer. Tougher standards and strict Federal oversight will make airports safer; and that is exactly what this act does, the one we have up…

we have to pass trade promotion authority now. If we do not, we will let down America's world-class workers, farmers and businesses. The global marketplace is increasingly competitive. Without TPA, America will lag behind. Our foreign…

I rise today to offer on behalf of the people of the 11th Congressional District of Michigan our thoughts and prayers for each and every one affected by the tragedy. Words alone cannot express the sorrow that America feels. Nor can words…

Congress must pass trade promotion authority. International trade is an essential part of the U.S. economy. But when it comes to trade agreements, the U.S. is lagging behind significantly. Of the 130 preferential trade agreements that…

Americans are looking for quick answers on the present energy prices and burden that is put on families and farmers. Nuclear power can help lead us in the right direction to address this problem. Nuclear power plants provide about…

I rise to offer support for H.R. 2052, the Sudan Peace Act, which will help facilitate solutions to the problems of famine and war in Sudan. First, let me say a special thanks to all the sponsors, especially Tom Tancredo, and the Committee…

I come to the floor on this very special and important day to join my colleagues and individuals throughout the world in commemorating the 86th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. We must never forget the tragedy of the Armenian…

taxes today are at an all-time high as a percentage of our economy. The fact is the Federal Government is currently sucking up more of the American economy than it took to win World War II. That is simply wrong. But that is not all. At the…

Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise this morning to join the bipartisan voices of support to the nation of India during this extremely difficult time. As was noted last Friday, western India, Gujarat, was struck by a devastating earthquake resulting…

despite years of record economic expansion, there are storm clouds gathering on the horizon. One of those dark clouds is American energy policy, which for the last 8 years has been, in effect, an anti-energy policy, thwarting domestic…

the key to the American dream is a quality education. As Benjamin Franklin told us, ``Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.'' The hands-on education Franklin was talking about can only be found in our…

I accept that. Mr. Speaker, as I said a few short weeks ago, this is a good bill, and a good conference report. It is balanced and responsible. At a time when energy costs are hitting record levels and when water projects vital to the…

when it comes to energy prices and energy policy, the Clinton-Gore administration has failed the American people. National gas and crude oil prices are at record highs. It is the American people who bear the brunt of the administration's…

As we grapple with increasing oil and natural gas prices, we must realize that the administration's flawed 1997 Kyoto Protocol, if implemented, would effectively double our energy costs and sacrifice millions of American jobs. As the…

if there is one thing that makes the United States a unique country, it is our idea that anyone with a strong work ethic can succeed in America. For over 100 years, men and women have emigrated to this country to take advantage of the…

I rise to pay much deserved tribute to Congressman William S. Broomfield who is so endearing and personable that he was known to his constituents simply as Bill. And Bill Broomfield is here with us today. I stand before the House as the…

the price of gasoline in my home State of Michigan is currently the highest in the country: still nearly $1.90 for a gallon of regular. Yet if $2.00 a gallon is troubling, just consider the impact of implementing the administration's…

I want to state at the outset that this amendment makes the language for this Agriculture Appropriations bill, H.R. 4461, exactly the same, word-for-word, as the language in the energy and water appropriations bill, the same…

I report to the gentleman that today it was emphasized to me that the Department of Energy is readying a ``Power Scorecard'' that disparages energy produced by nuclear means, coal and natural gas. I ask that as we move forward to and…

today the House Appropriations Committee accepted my amendment to the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. The amendment that the gentleman from Indiana now offers is exactly the same wording as what I offered and what was accepted this…

Mr. Chairman, unlike what the gentleman just said, this amendment is not the same as last week. This is totally different. This is a gutting amendment. Last week's amendment had to do with EPA. Now what the attempt on the part of the…

My immediate view was, why was the language changed? No one presented that change to me. So let me proceed with my comments. I appreciate the gentleman's explanation of why the change, but it certainly was not one that came from our side…

the gentleman suggested that we were concerned about the wording in the previous amendment? Who was concerned? Because we showed no such concern.

I want to report to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh) that the NRC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has just contacted me to state their claim that any failure to achieve an MOU, a memorandum of understanding, with the EPA is not…

Throughout the VA/HUD appropriations hearings this year, I have had occasion to engage both EPA Administrator Carol Browner and Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Bob Perciasepe in a dialogue about their legal troubles and their…