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I rise to commend the subcommittee for generously increasing funding in the Immigration and Naturalization Service budget so this new agency can hire new inspectors to serve at our Nation's airports. While I am supportive of this increase…
In closing, Mr. Speaker, I have outlined some of the reasons that our nation should consider as we try to strengthen marriages in our country. The benefits of health, the benefits of stability, the benefits for our Nation and particularly…
a few days ago I saw a Democratic member of this Congress on television stating that the Republicans were going to spend Social Security money to finally get the appropriations bills passed. I was astounded, absolutely astounded. First of…
The key point is this: when we analyze what is causing our economic boom of the past few years, the first major cause is monetary policy, which has largely been headed by Alan Greenspan; next is tax and regulatory policy, where the…
Everyone knows what a tremendous asset the National Institutes of Health has been to our Nation. It is truly one of the jewels of the research effort within this nation. As we have heard, biological knowledge is in the midst of an…
I suspect I am one of the few individuals in this House who has worked at a nuclear weapons laboratory. I did this for one summer while I was a graduate student at Berkeley at the University of California. And I found it to be a very good…
The Mackinaw indeed is a worthy ship, but it is also an old ship and will not be able to operate much longer. And the Great Lakes depend mightily upon the efforts of that ship, particularly in the colder months. I would also point out in…
I have never been delirious, but I have to say I am extremely happy and share his joy at hearing this debate. I am very pleased at all this interest. Another comment regarding his statement. He is absolutely right, we need much more than…
H.R. 705 improves the efficiency of mail reporting for Members by removing the requirement that the percentage of the mail allowance expended each month be reported. As our Committee on House Administration has increased the flexibility of…
this bill is absolutely essential. The first portion, to extend the AIP program, is extremely important to local airports which are in the midst of planning and construction cycles. Since the current authorization expires in less than 60…
it is a time of year when we do our retrospectives on what this Congress has accomplished, and we have heard some comments about that already. We have cut taxes for the first time in 16 years; we have balanced the budget for the first time…
I am very pleased to address the portion of this bill which honors the thirty-eighth president of the United States, Gerald R. Ford and his wife Betty. We previously passed that portion of this bill, but it was under unanimous consent, and…
I consider the release of this report to be a commencement; it is a beginning and not an end. It is intended to serve as the foundation for continued discussion within the Committee on Science, within the Congress and within the Nation…
a very fundamental question in the American democracy is how do we ensure that voters are legal voters? What is the purpose of voter registration? It is, pure and simple, to prevent fraud. We have to recognize that the laws of this land…
I wish to speak about honesty and integrity, and this bill is a bill of integrity. I have been concerned, unhappy, and upset for almost 30 years now, since transportation funding was placed on budget, surpluses were allowed to accumulate…
I also rise with a heavy heart to pay tribute to a close friend, a good colleague, and a wonderful Congressman. During my maiden voyage in Congress after election in a special election, and you may recall that in a special election we jump…
earlier a colleague from Maine registered concern about the results of the third International Mathematics and Science Study, which indicated that in the area of mathematics we were at the bottom of the list of Nations who took the test…
I do not plan to discuss confidential information which would be from the INS, such as names and issues such as that, but I do want to share with the body some numbers, numbers which the gentleman from Maryland is familiar with from the…
very often from this podium we hear criticism of our Government and of our Nation, and rightfully so, because we exercise an oversight role. But I believe we have an obligation also to point out when the Government does something good and…
I share the regret expressed by the chairman of the Committee on House Oversight that the minority leader is not here, because not only would I like to have him hear my remarks but, frankly, I wanted to compliment him on the manner in…
just to clarify a few points and respond to a few items mentioned by the last two speakers, the two gentlemen from California on the minority side. First of all, the statement was made that they have not seen one shred of evidence…
we have heard a lot of misinformation this evening. My purpose here is to simply try to lay out some facts and some information about the process that is used. First of all, recognize that nothing is more sacred to the democratic process…
I was disappointed in the tone of the conversation and disappointed to hear the results, particularly disappointed that all the speakers whom I invited to stay to hear the explanation have decided to leave the Chamber rather than to hear…
Mr. Chairman, I am the chairman of the task force investigating this election. I have to say that the comments I have heard from the other side of the aisle bear no resemblance whatsoever to the activity of the task force. The point has…
I am aware of those figures. First of all, I think two comments must be made. They are per-State figures. They also include roughly $2 million which is designated for arts education. We are designating far more than that for arts…
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