Lee Metcalf

In 1997, Congress passed long overdue legislation to place in circulation a new $1 coin. Congress required that the new coin have a different edge, design, and color than the unsuccessful Susan B. Anthony $1 coin. The Secretary of the…

we have no business in Kosovo. We have no overriding national interest there. We have heard much vaunted allegations of human rights violations leveled against the Serbian government. Unfortunately, once again, we come to find out that an…

I do not have to remind this House about the fine work of our Border Patrol agents. They put their lives at risk every day to slow the flow of illegal drugs into this country and to keep our borders safe from dangerous aliens. Their work…

America has been built by the bravery and sacrifice of patriots. Exactly 135 years ago this week, Abraham Lincoln stood on the east steps of this grand Capitol building and delivered his second inaugural address. Thousands stood in silent…

during my time in Congress I have tried to identify and stop wasteful spending. That is why I am pleased to rise today as a cosponsor of H.R. 1827, and support a bill that will stop overpayments to vendors by the Federal Government. The…

Oil and gas pipeline accidents happen more often than we might think. Just within the past few weeks, two major pipeline spills have occurred. On February 5, an oil pipeline spilled approximately 70,000 gallons of crude oil into a lake in…

the United States Mint has done a tremendous job of accelerating the production and shipment of the new Sacajawea Golden Dollars. The new coin is golden in color, with a smooth edge; and on the face of the coin is a picture of Sacajawea…

executive lawmaking is a violation of the Constitution. Article I states that all legislative powers be vested in the Congress. Yet presidents have made frequent and significant use of executive orders and other directives to infringe on…

my top priority when I was elected to Congress was to balance the budget and rein in the skyrocketing national debt. These two goals are vital to the economic well-being of the United States. Today's budget outlook is considerably more…

Last year I filed an appeal, along with several co-plaintiffs, to overturn the decision made by U.S. District Court Judge Franklin Burgess to allow whaling by the Makah Indian tribe. Today a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit United…

joined by several colleagues, today I wrote Secretary of Defense William Cohen asking for an objective analysis of the ``Antibodies to Squalene in Gulf War Syndrome,'' an article that has just been published in the February 2000 issue of…

On June 10, 1999, a liquid gasoline pipeline owned by the Olympic Pipeline Company ruptured and spilled over 200,000 gallons of gasoline at Whatcom Falls Park, a 241-acre park in my district in the city of Bellingham. Gasoline was carried…

today the Department of Education cannot produce the required paperwork to allow their financial books to be audited by the General Accounting Office, the GAO. It is the only department that has not been audited for fiscal year 1998. The…

a steady increase in controversy over executive orders and presidential proclamations has arisen since Franklin Roosevelt's administration. Nevertheless, I am truly concerned about the comments of the President's Chief of Staff, John…

citizens chronically complain about the state of America's public capital, about dilapidated school buildings, condemned highway bridges, contaminated water supplies, and other shortcomings of the public infrastructure. In addition to…

my topic today is money. About the only thing most of us know about money is that we need more of it. But there is really a lot more that we need to know about our money system. For example, most people do not know that we pay rent on our…

I rise in strong support and pride in our service personnel in this most difficult Kosovo situation. But I cannot vote for this motion. I can neither support nor condone this military bombing of Kosovo. Bombing is by definition an act of…

I rise today to honor our Nation's teachers. I would like to thank them for their dedication and inspiration. I was a public school teacher for 30 years, so I understand the importance of a good education and the foundation it builds for…

I am astounded that the administration choose not to support the attempts of the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon) at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in Kosovo. The decision by the administration leads me to reluctantly…

the GAO recently presented me with results of a year-long investigation regarding reports that the presence of antibodies for squalene had been discovered in the blood samples of 6 Gulf War veterans. I am deeply troubled over the…

I have opposed U.S. military action in the Balkans without a declaration of war. There are no vital U.S. interests now being threatened anywhere in Europe, certainly not in the Balkans, worthy of a declaration of war. We really have no…

in December a U.S. District Court decision in Florida caused thousands of satellite television subscribers throughout my district up in Washington State to lose network service. The Federal Communications Commission claims that those…

our Pacific Northwest salmon populations have been in decline for decades. Recently, nine new populations were listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The Federal Government and the States are poised to provide…

I am here today to address an issue of critical importance to many of our constituents. Over a year ago, my office was contacted by several veterans and others who were concerned about reports that the presence of antibodies for squalene…

we must send 95 percent at least of the Federal funds for education to the classroom. This will result in an additional $800 million to be taken from the grasp of the bureaucrats and into the hands of teachers and parents. Congress needs…