Jim Baird

I am tremendously honored that they have chosen to include my computer security bill, which establishes a research and development program on computer and network security grants to the National Institute of Standards and Technology in…

I am proud to rise today and pay tribute to one of Washington State's leading citizens, Dr. Lee Hartwell. I join my colleagues in honoring Dr. Hartwell for winning the Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine. This award, as we all know, is…

I thank the gentleman and I rise in strong support of his amendment. In the aftermath of September 11, our whole Nation has learned to be more watchful. The Federal Government has increased its efforts as well, and the gentleman from…

last weekend, I had the great privilege of visiting the Pendleton Woolen Mills in Washougal, Washington. I met with many of the hundreds of employees who work there, many of whom have been there for 20 or 30 years. Their whole life has…

It is time we got serious about missile defense in this country. I want to point out, although it has been buried in the news, about a week ago there was an accidental launch of a missile. It came somewhere from the Ukrainian military…

colleagues, on September 11 our Nation was forced to begin to think of the unthinkable. As we watched the World Trade Center collapse and the attack on the Pentagon, our world was changed. It is not a pleasant thing to begin to ponder such…

Mr. Speaker, in the immediate aftermath of the collision of those jets with the World Trade Center, the President of the United States addressed the people of this great country and he said, America is being tested, and he assured us that…

My friends, yesterday the story was about terrorism, horrible acts, despicable acts conducted by a few crazed individuals who gave their lives to take the lives of others. But let the story tonight and tomorrow and the days to come be not…

I believe those fears are valid and important for us to consider. I do not believe we can discuss trade with Vietnam without addressing the human rights violations of the Vietnam Government. Therefore, I was very pleased that the…

these costs were unanticipated. The Federal Government has a responsibility to help these schools that had no way of paying for these in advance. The reductions elsewhere in the bill we believe are reasonable and sound, and we believe this…

Mr. Chairman, there are existing programs within the Department of Energy assistance to schools. While we believe this is somewhat different from the exact nature of those programs existing now, we believe it is within the same spirit. The…

I rise today to express a number of serious reservations about the testing provisions of HR 1. I commend the committee chair, the ranking member, and all those who have worked in a truly bipartisan basis to bring this legislation to the…

Last week, the House was kept in session until 3:00 a.m. waiting to vote on a budget that our side had not even seen and had no part in creating. That is bipartisanship, according to the Republican model. Then we could not consider the…

I rise to oppose this legislation. It is bad for workers. It is bad for America. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Disapproval Resolution for OSHA Ergonomics Rule, which threatens the health and safety of our nation's…

I came to Congress as a member of the health care profession because we have a health care crisis. For 23 years before serving in this body, I worked with patients. I was a clinical psychologist. I worked with cancer patients, with head…

It is right that this body address the problem of prescription medications. It is far past time. I have worked on this issue since I came to this Congress. But as we do so, we must not make the mistake of perpetuating and exacerbating a…

I appreciate the sincere effort to reduce the damage to the existing areas, but there are, however, very precious and unique lands that are currently left out of this legislation and that the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

I came before this body about a month ago to address the problem of prescription medications, which my colleagues were addressing. I pledged at that time to go back to my district and carry the voices of the people of my district back to…

we are a Nation of laws. Without a codified, uniform, and fairly administered systems of laws, American society would be harmed, lives would be ruined and businesses would falter and fail. I also know that our system is not perfect…

I rise today as president of the freshman class and as a strong supporter of the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill. We need to get back to some common sense and to what folks are thinking back in their homes. When they watch their…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today with very serious concerns about this legislation. Despite all of the rhetoric about being tough on crime, this bill cuts the program to put 100,000 police officers on the street by $1 billion. Despite all of the…

as a clinical psychologist myself and in the gentleman's role as a physician I know that we are both concerned about protecting the confidentiality of individual medical information. I also know of the gentleman's hard work to craft…

It provides low-interest loans up front so small business owners can prepare for disasters before they happen. They can prepare for earthquakes or floods or fires or hurricanes. By spending money up front, through low-interest loans, they…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my distinguished colleague from South Dakota and also express my gratitude to the chairman of our committee, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Talent) and to the ranking member from New York (Ms. Velazquez). Together…

I sometimes think we need to pose to the American people a basic choice, and the choice would be this. Do they want people who are going to represent them to spend their time on the telephone raising huge amounts of money so they can run…