Bruce F. Vento: “I did submit this amendment for the Record yesterday. What it seeks to do is to reduce funding for the manned space…”

I, of course, as I said, rise in support of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I would point out that Pope John Paul II chose his name from his two predecessors that reigned very briefly, Pope John Paul XXIII and Pope Paul VI. He has, of…

I rise in bittersweet support of this colossal final budget package. This omnibus appropriations measure funds a total of $486.7 billion for fiscal year 1999. This represents the largest single legislative measure in recent history…

I just want to comment. I think it is regrettable. At the end of the session we do not need this type of polarization. I appreciate the gentleman from Utah attempting to mollify some of the provisions in the bill that are troublesome, but…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in certainly strong support of it. I would just point out to my colleagues that Alaska under the land use laws that were passed in ANILCA and in other land use laws is already treated special by permitting airplanes to…