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Madam Speaker, today we are considering H. Con. Res. 488, which commends the employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for their dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan. As chairman of…
Often the public asks us what we do with all their tax money and why do we waste it so much. There are a good many things that the Federal Government does that are very, very good for people. This is one example of that. Funding NOAA is a…
it is a pleasure to join in this celebration today. I well remember 1994 because I was sworn in during January, 1994, and took my oath of office. Shortly thereafter I wrote an article which was distributed to my party colleagues entitled…
Senate Joint Resolution 41 commemorates the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian. Today brings to a conclusion a concept that started over 20 years ago, to create a national museum in our Nation's capital which is…
Mr. Chairman, I am afraid I have not provided a built-in cheering and applause section, but I believe my ideas are probably worth more applause. What the gentleman proposes is not a bad idea. I had proposed this myself some time ago, and…
I have been in Congress almost 10\1/2\ years, and I have enjoyed the friendship of the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter) almost that entire time. I have always been extremely impressed with him. He is a very fine person. Approximately…
Mr. Speaker, it is timely that we are considering this bill about harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. Just last week, beaches in the Chesapeake Bay were closed due to a harmful algal bloom. I introduced H.R. 1856 more than a year ago after…
Mr. Speaker, this may seem like a routine resolution because we must pass these resolutions to allow the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for certain events, but frankly, this is a very auspicious moment. By statute, we have defined how…
for many years I have heard comments about the power of ideas. I learned as a youngster that the pen is mightier than the sword and that there is nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come. President Ronald Reagan demonstrated that…
back in 1974 I ran for public office on an environmental platform. I have been an environmentalist for many years, and I have always tried to keep the environment in the forefront in discussions in this Congress. I am also, however, what…
Mr. Chairman, I commend the chairman of the committee for his hard work on this bill. It is very difficult to allocate these funds. He has tried to allocate them as fairly as possible. The difficulty is the donor States such as my State…
Our transportation system continues to face tremendous challenges. Tens of thousands of lives are lost each year on our highways. More drivers are driving more miles, causing severe congestion. An aging infrastructure is putting a strain…
I also thank him for his sponsorship on the previous resolution on National Chemistry Week. He and I, as most people know, are the only two physicists in the Congress and I am told are the only two that have ever served in this Congress…
I find it strange that today many people regard chemistry as a danger because they worry about things such as pesticides. In fact, I recall speaking to a person once who said that she really did not dare to eat anything now unless it was…
I want to register my support for the bill that is currently before us, H.R. 3077. It is something that is badly needed. I am very pleased to see it come out of committee, and I hope it will soon pass the House of Representatives.
I rise in support of H.R. 3087 and to offer my continued commitment to passing a long-term surface transportation bill that will adequately fund the transportation needs of our Nation. Investment in our Nation's transportation…
Mr. Chairman, constituents in my district have brought to my attention a problem regarding the inability of certain people to obtain a credit rating from a credit bureau, even when they are very creditworthy. This is an extremely…
I am very familiar with their problems because in my youth I lived in a farming community. I worked on a produce farm. I worked side by side with migrant workers, both in the fields and in the packing sheds and even in transporting produce…
it is a pleasure to rise and speak about a bill we will be discussing today, H.R. 438, the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003. This bill recognizes a major problem we are having in our K-12 educational system, that is, the…
I want to also finally compliment the sponsor of the bill, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson), who has done yeoman work in preparing a good bill, one that will really meet the needs of the children and provide jobs for them in…
I would like to rise to register my very, very strong support for this bill, and my opposition to the Cannon amendment; not that I oppose the intent of the Cannon amendment, but simply because that is likely to be a poison pill for this…
I wish to speak on the general merits of the bill. Nanotechnology is an extremely important scientific development, one in which we are just beginning to scratch the surface. Few people in this country realize the tremendous potential that…
I want to rise and express my appreciation for this country and for this institution. We all have experienced elections. What is interesting is that throughout the Nation, the elections have been remarkably close in many cases. I am proud…
I do not claim to know the late Senator Wellstone very well. We had very little interaction, but I had a deep interest in him because my home State was Minnesota. That was the State of my birth, and I have watched Minnesota politics with…
One important additional point to note is that the country with the most sophisticated computer systems is also the most vulnerable to information attacks and cyber attacks. Therefore, we have the most to gain by engaging in studies of…
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