Norvell Emerson

I guess I just look at it from the point of view of my constituents. The counties, the several counties that would be tied up in my district are those of the poorest part of my district where there is a great deal of unemployment and a…

were the gentleman's local citizens included in the process? Which of his local constituents were?

However, Mr. Chairman, first of all, the buffer zone, which was much larger than the core area which would be designated by the Park Service and other land management people, is private land for the most part. I can assure the gentleman…

I know that it cannot technically be done, but let me tell the gentleman, I will share with the gentleman all of the proposals as they existed before they were pulled back by the Park Service and others, because there was such an outcry. I…

it pains me to have to rise and speak against the amendment of my dear friend, the gentleman from New York [Mr. Boehlert]. Mr. Chairman, it will not help my district in Missouri, and I realize that that sounds a little bit selfish, but the…

the eastern border of my district has 200 miles of Mississippi River frontage. I can tell my colleagues that when the Mississippi River floods, the wildlife head to our levees. If we are going to talk about truly protecting wildlife, then…

I rise to lend my full support to H.R. 1003, the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act. I thank Mr. Hall for his sponsorship of this legislation, and I urge this body to reaffirm our Nation's commitment to the life of each and every…

I want to express my absolute support for the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. I thank the gentleman from Florida for all of his hard work on this bill, and I join all of those who believe in the basic value of human life in working for…

I rise today to state my absolute opposition to the President's proposal to send taxpayer dollars overseas to promote abortions. We simply cannot allow the administration to continue its policy of ignoring the fundamental rights of the…

As the current chairman of the House Page Board, I wish to pay particular tribute to this very wonderful group of young people who have rendered distinguished service to the 104th Congress. Mr. Speaker, I hope that this experience has been…

while I am in support of the budget resolution before the House today I do want to alert Members to a serious issue. I believe that this is no time to back away from aggressive trade policies. We need all the tools available in a post…

I rise today to voice my full and absolute support for the repeal of President Clinton's gun ban instituted in 1994. I have anxiously awaited this opportunity to restore the second amendment rights of all Americans, which were…

The Community Caring Council, which I mentioned as an entity in Cape Girardeau, has been in existence for some time, and other communities throughout southeast Missouri are emulating that entity, and I dare say that as other communities in…

I rise in particular support of the provisions that address the Public Law 480 Food for Peace Program. As many are aware, Public Law 480 is a unique program that has enjoyed broad, bipartisan support for over 40 years. These food…

I wish to rise in strong opposition to the Miller-Schumer amendment. If adopted, this amendment would damage the sugar industry more than if the sugar program were eliminated altogether. It would eliminate all sugar price supports, mandate…

I want to say this about the gentleman from Missouri. I have served here throughout his entire tenure in the House of Representatives, and if there is one thing for which the gentleman from southwest Missouri is noted, it is his integrity…

I would like to give him absolute assurance that it has absolutely nothing to do with the subject raised by the gentleman from Virginia.

This bill would transfer land currently under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to the Forest Service. The land is currently being managed by the Forest Service. Another reason for the transfer is that the Penhody National…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to strongly urge my colleagues to vote against the Volkmer amendment. This amendment is counterproductive. In my judgment, it does not honor what has been a long-standing and supportive relationship between the…

We have worked with the Western Governors. No, they have not signed off on it. We have given them every opportunity to be involved, and that is one of the reasons, quite frankly, for which there needs to be a dispute resolution. ... it has…

But to have a dispute resolution wherein FERC has the final say, if this were a neutral dispute resolution process with an arbitrator or a mediator or something, someone not part of FERC, I would be more interested and enthusiastic, but to…

The object here is to establish a dispute resolution process. That is the intent of the amendment, to avoid duplicative efforts.

I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to offer this resolution expressing the sense of the Congress to address the serious issue of reforming our Federal disaster policy, and I outline a number of measures that should be taken to reform our Federal…

I have been somewhat amused sitting here listening to our colleagues on the minority side talking about open rules. I hope members of the American public know that we are in the process of reforming the Rules of the House of…

I rise in a generic sense and not with specific reference to this bill. The gentleman from Minnesota said that there is nothing unusual about this process, and that is true. There is nothing unusual about this process except that the whole…