Norvell Emerson: “So this is another example of where we are willing to exempt ourselves, as it were, from some laws and regulations, yet…”

I commend the gentleman and appreciate very much his explanation of the whole issue of safety, because we have got to get a handle on this issue once and for all, and I cannot bear to tell my constituents one more time that if they go to…

you will hear today and you have heard today that modernizing our locks and dams on the Mississippi River is a financial boondoggle. Nothing could be farther from the truth. And economically, waterway transportation is the most efficient…

first I really want to commend the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Knollenberg) for the tremendous job he has done in taking the lead on this issue and also say that, as one who has been working fervently to make certain that the Kyoto…

the American economy is in dire straits and our constituents are looking to us to act. This is a moment when we should be coming together, putting party differences aside, and crafting responsible legislation that will both solve the…