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If we impose a cap on the price of energy, we are simply encouraging people to buy more energy and waste it because the price is so low they can afford to waste it. That furthermore discourages the production of more energy because if the…
This resolution commends Charles Schulz, better known as ``Sparky,'' creator of the Peanuts comic strip which ran for nearly 50 years, which continues to be appear in reruns, and is extremely popular with all ages in this country. The…
I believe that energy is one of the most misunderstood topics in this Nation, and I believe that is largely because energy is so hard to describe and define. Most of us do not know what it is. We cannot see it, we cannot feel it, we cannot…
I am also thankful that we have a good President who supports improving education, and supports it not just because it is a major campaign issue, but supports it from his heart. He also understands the appropriate Federal role, and his…
I have to say that when I first appeared before the Committee on Rules a few years ago as a trembling freshman and presented my case on an amendment, it was interesting to watch the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moakley). He initially…
I have been in this House approximately 7 years now, and as we approach the end of this session, it is time for a retrospective. When I arrived in this House, we had a deficit of $300 billion. And, in addition to that, we spent every cent…
there is a host of questions that have been raised here at the last minute, and a considerable surprise to me, because on this bill we have held hearings for over a year, and the bill has been out for almost 2 years.
let me clarify this issue. First of all, this is typical language that we have incorporated in this bill. We are not breaking new ground. The National Science Foundation at present does give grants to private schools. Let me also clarify…
Mr. Speaker, we have a major national problem. We have a booming economy which arose out of developments in science and technology, and we are all enjoying the fruits of that economic boom. At the same time, we do not have the workforce to…
I just rise to very briefly thank him and the members of the committee for their work on this bill. It is a very important piece of work which will benefit many, many people in our Nation. I particularly wanted to thank him and the Members…
it is a great pleasure to rise today to speak on behalf of this bill. We have struggled mightily with it in the Committee on Education and the Workforce. We have had substantial disagreements, but I am very pleased we have been able to…
This provision is, first of all, a grant to the school, not to the teacher, so it is not even as far along as the list that the chairman gave a moment ago. It is a grant to the school and not to the teacher. Secondly, you have to recognize…
Monday evening I spoke to a college government class in my community, and a young woman commented during the question period. She asked, I just turned 18, I will be voting for the first time, can you tell me why I should vote? What…
I am in agreement with much of what I have heard today, but we have to recognize... this is a long-term problem. It is also something that I have been involved in since 1967 when I was a physics professor and became very concerned with…
When I hear the name Goodling, I immediately think of four different words. The first pair is 'quality and accountability.' We kept hearing that over and over in the committee. And those are very, very important words for us to hear. Will…
I was home schooled at a time when most people did not know what home schooling was. It was not by choice, but rather because of childhood asthma which prevented me from going to school. And so as an alternative, I simply did all of my…
So we have some initiatives before the Congress on this issue. I have sponsored three bills. There are similar bills in the Senate, and they are being worked on. There may or may not be enough time this year to get them through, but I hope…
last evening we had a chance, once again, to demonstrate that one of the top issues, if not the top issue, of the Republicans is education. We were in this Chamber debating an excellent bill proposed by the gentleman from Pennsylvania…
it is an honor to speak about Herb Bateman, although, there is little I can add to all that has been said already. I am a junior Member of this body and have not worked with him for long. But I have been with him on the Committee on…
Mr. Speaker, in the Congress all of us depend on each other in dealing with a multitude of issues that are before us. But without doubt, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Goodling) has been Mr. Education to this Congress for many…
when I was a young lad, I grew up successively in two different farming villages. One had 800 occupants. Another had 200. And I became acquainted with the work of the farmers. They work very, very hard. They struggle to build their farms…
America is a wonderful country. I am very proud of the U.S.A. We are the best country in so many different ways. And I believe we should be the best in everything. We have the resources, the knowledge, and the energy to achieve it. Today I…
last year we passed the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, which included a provision directing the Corps of Engineers to inventory and report to Congress on the existing information base for the Great Lakes biohydrological system…
I encourage this body to vote for this amendment to indicate that our priority is to make certain that these patents are processed in due time, and that they are handled rapidly enough to help the economy continue to grow. I do this with…
However, based on the information I am being given by the inventors and the researchers in the field, the additional funding for the Patent and Trademark Office is needed in order to process the new patents rapidly enough.
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