Bruce F. Vento

our children's future is at risk as the Republican Congress is defunding education. I very much agree with my colleague from New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, and his comments about education, especially higher education. The initial 7-year budget…

I am very proud of my new grandson, but I am very concerned about the direction that we are going with regards to this rule that is being offered. I have to agree with my colleagues that we need to get back home and be with the people. We…

the shutdown of the Government has affected Americans all across the country. The Federal government should be predictable and certain, but due to the inaction of this House under GOP leadership, the extreme accusations by some Republicans…

I rise in opposition to the override of the President's veto message on this important Interior appropriations bill. Unfortunately, this bill, under the mantra of repeating over and over again a balanced budget amendment, something we…

Also, the 10 percent that we are talking about here may make up 50, 60 percent of the whole timber base in that forest.

I commend the gentleman for this, his observation. There are many things, all these riders do not belong in a spending bill. This is not just about spending. It is about bad policy and it is about bad priorities in this bill. In fact, the…

the tragic situation in Bosnia demands action by the United States. While I support diplomatic efforts to end the war in former Yugoslavia permanently, it has become increasingly apparent that diplomacy will prove insufficient in resolving…

Mr. Chairman, it is late in the night. The gentleman is bringing a very important amendment to the House. I think most Members are not probably aware of what the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation does, but, as the gentleman has…

I would ask, is it not essentially one of the ways of protecting these resources that we have charged them to in fact go into the courts, to implement the laws, to educate about the laws that are passed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or…

I commend the gentleman and agree with his statement. I, furthermore, think that the litigation that has brought is often sometimes necessary. It is the cutting edge of trying to define what the property rights are, what the covenants are…

Well, there are some that are eliminated. I think that is a mistake. In cutting this, you are really forcing change at a rapid pace. We ought to give them an opportunity to survive so that we can fulfill the essential mission that we…

Well, Mr. Chairman, the fact is that we already take in the money from the offshore oil and gas. Opening up more would not get us the money because it is being diverted to some other place. I know we talk about what was in the budget…

our colleague just aptly mentioned, we had the circus on the grounds here, and I thought probably a lot of the Republicans are going to run away with the circus because of everything they want: Clowns, elephants, and they could play they…

who gets the benefits in the tax bill? Well, in 10 years 53 percent of the benefit goes to big business and corporate America. The Republicans under the guise of rhetoric say its for the American family, the working family, in 10 years…

I think it is also very evident that truth in lending is an enormously important legislation to inform the consumer and to provide for reputable lenders the opportunity to share information so there is a good understanding in terms of…

I rise certainly in opposition to the warped rescission bill that we have before us. I appreciate my colleague from Illinois [Mr. Porter] and our colleague from Delaware [Mr. Castle] attempting to try and mollify and to key dollars to some…

Mr. Hayes' bill on wetlands alone, and a bill that I might say had a very restrictive definition of wetlands, an estimate was made. An estimate was made on that particular bill with regard to what would the cost of the implementation of…

I think it is a pretty well understood fact that some western States have in some cases overappropriated the water, for instance, as in the Colorado Basin. If I can continue for a minute, I realize we are in a Colorado debate here, but the…

I wanted to just direct my attention to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay], and I want to say we accept him as an able spokesman for his point of view, but certainly not as an editor to Thomas Jefferson's prose on the Constitution. But I…

Is the gentlewoman suggesting that Colorado has overappropriated and California has overappropriated, in other words, they have actually given away or granted water rights that do not exist?

the Congress has the responsibility to help working families earn a living in the world of work. Today the minimum wage has slipped to the lowest value in decades. Men and women who are struggling to support themselves and their kids and…

I want to credit the gentleman from California [Mr. Gallegly] and others that have advanced this important recognition of a former colleague... I want to thank Bob Lagomarsino. I want to obviously rise in support of this and ask my…

I have supported any number of exemptions to this bill, but I want to make it clear I have no objection to the information that is being asked for in this mandated bill. I do object to the unusual procedure that would be implemented on…

Mr. Chairman, the implication is that the Congress somehow does not know what they are doing in terms of when we pass there and advancing certain benefits to the people we represent. The reason the National Government or the Federal…

Mr. Chairman, this is a relatively straightforward amendment. It applies to life-threatening public health and safety matters. I am certain that the Members of the House can enumerate many examples of life-threatening health and safety…