I was very disappointed, though, that the Committee on Rules did not make in order my proposed amendment to equalize the paid leave provisions of the family medical leave act for birth families and adoptive families. What I am really…

I would say that the assurances given by the scholarly gentleman from Maryland are satisfactory to our side and to those who have raised concerns in the course of the debate this afternoon, and I would most certainly hope that we will not…

We have attempted to restrict the opportunity for commercialization with the language included in this resolution that the gentleman from Maryland has included, and with his splendid cooperation, to prevent use of photographs for…

I am sure the chairman would not want to mislead people either into thinking that labor was at the table, as he said, because in the list of witnesses on the one hearing we had, there was no representation from labor. There was no…

I just wanted to say that repeatedly my chairman has said that seagoing maritime labor supports this legislation, and I have called to find out just what is their position on this matter, and both the American maritime officers and the…

I voted for airline deregulation, and trucking and bus deregulation, and rail deregulation. But I wanted to say, since my former colleague is no longer here to explain himself, that quote was taken at a time when we had a concept of a bill…

Mr. Chairman, many writers and historians have described the United States as an 'Island Nation'. The oceans that have protected us from foreign invasion are also the highways over which most of this country's imports and exports must…

I support the concept underlying this resolution, the principle that any group, including religious organizations, should have the same rights to use the Capitol grounds to express their views as other organizations. I do not have a…

The dollars that leave here that go to the State government, and they are sprinkled with holy water and they are absolved of all sin. That is sheer nonsense. If Members believe that, I have some swampland out in Minnesota I would like to…

I want to pay tribute, well deserved tribute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania for the leadership he has exhibited on this issue. He has worked tirelessly, brought together a coalition of people of different fiscal views on this issue…

Again I point out to all the supporters of the Appalachian Regional Commission program and Economic Development Administration program, $1 of those moneys going to a highway project kills off-budget status for the highway trust fund.

the gentleman has been a strong supporter of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge rehabilitation. The gentleman understands that under the language of the amendment of the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Minge] that any project or activity that is…

the gentleman was not here in the previous Congress or the Congress previous to that, when we went through a very elaborate process in our committee on both sides of the aisle to determine the merits of projects.

Mr. Chairman, we have heard, I believe, some really interesting and creative accounting here with the chart from the chairman of the Committee on the Budget and the ranking member. They would have us believe that, over time and currently…

we have heard now in the course of this rather lengthy debate from all the bogeymen with their scare arguments about unrestrained spending on transportation projects. The face is that there is restraint. It is written into the highway…

Mr. Chairman, the initial purpose of the highway trust fund when it was crafted in 1956 was to finance the national system of interstate and defense highways, the world's largest infrastructure project and one of the marvels of engineering…

we had during the time of general debate extensive discussion about the role of interest paid on revenues from the highway trust fund that are collected at the pump and then used by the Treasury Department to purchase Treasury notes, as…

I join Mr. Traficant and Mr. Gilchrest in supporting use of the Capitol Grounds for the 15th anniversary of the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service. May 15 is the day designated by President Kennedy as the day to honor all men and…

Mr. Speaker, today marks a watershed day that I have long looked forward to since, in fact, 1987 when I introduced the first independent FAA bill, then with bipartisan support as we have today. But this is the first time in all the years…

I wish to pay compliment to the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. Lightfoot] for the long years of work that he has devoted in the field of aviation and to this issue of an independent FAA. The gentleman has been a strong voice and a consistent…

over the last 20 minutes, Minnesota's dairy farms have seen half of their numbers cease operations. In my district half of the dairy farms closed their doors. That is 1,500 dairy farms. They were dairy farms. They used to be families. If…

I compliment our ranking member, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Borski], for the splendid job he continues to do as our voice on the Subcommittee on Water Resources. I want to express my appreciation to the chairman, the gentleman…

Reclaiming my time, the issue again, I state very clearly, is not differentiation. The issue I am raising here is what are the laws under which differentiation is to take place. There is no listing. There is a broad, sweeping grant of…

I just say that when language in a bill says any Federal law, it is incumbent upon the author of such language to be specific, to say what those laws are. I do not think that we should ask the public to accept something so broad and…

I think it should be clear on the record what it is, which laws are being affected by this process we are engaged in here.