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this issue is very critical to my district. I have the second largest traffic in the whole country, I believe, from the Blaine border crossing. It is very critical, very important. I believe this is a technical correction, and it is just…
recently I have introduced H.R. 2663, the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act amendments, to strengthen the Native American housing bill passed in the 104th Congress. Since the passing of this legislation, we have become…
in Monaco today the International Whaling Commission, the IWC adopted a proposal to reduce the quota of gray whales given to Russia from 140 to 124. The quota was originally established for aboriginal groups who had demonstrated a…
for the last 3 days I have been in Monaco at my own expense to try to prevent the renewal of whaling in the continental United States. From the beginning of this debate over whether the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington State should be…
it is with deep sadness and sorrow that I rise today to note the death last week of former Congressman Joel Pritchard, a man deeply respected and admired and liked by everyone. Joel was a rare politician who worked across partisan lines to…
let me rise in support of this amendment and describe why I believe the philosophy behind the Davis-Bacon Act is so important. It is my belief that the Federal Government should not use its vast procurement power to depress the wages and…
the Boeing Co. was mentioned by a previous speaker. By the way, right now Boeing Co., in my district and in my State, is hiring workers as fast they can right at this moment. To get to the Export-Import Bank, it is one of the most…
in 1976, the U.S. Mint introduced the Bicentennial quarter. The success of this coin in the coin collecting groups was astounding. Today we have a new opportunity to change a coin for the better. The new quarter, uniquely representing all…
I want to take us on a short excursion through the Second Congressional District of Washington State, one of the most beautiful inland waterways in the world. With over 200 islands, give or take a few, depending on the tide, it is no…
I rise in opposition to yet another proposal to renew commercial whaling on our Nation's West Coast. Next month the International Whaling Commission will meet. On its agenda is a resolution to authorize the Makah Tribe that is on the west…
The very best and most simple thing we could do to improve education is to eliminate Federal rules, regulations, and endless bureaucratic redtape and return control of local school districts and school power to school boards.
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the European Commission is scheduled to vote on the merger of the Boeing Co. and McDonnell Douglas. It is anticipated that they will vote to disapprove the merger. Mr. Speaker, any disapproval by the European…
I am urging every Member of Congress to send that letter and show solid support for keeping their nose out of our business.
the objection of the European Union to the merger of the McDonnell Douglas and the Boeing Co. is unreasonable and will not be tolerated. These two wholly owned American companies intend to merge early next month. The review reputedly…
I would like to ask, would it not make a lot of sense to have a full congressional study or a hearing to determine the impact that NAFTA has had before we grant this fast track? Do Members suppose a little bit of information or a little…
I opposed sending the troops to Bosnia. There was no critical U.S. interest involved, or, if there was, it escaped the notice of the President. He was never able to state it clearly. I said over a year ago, it is easy to send troops in but…
today I will cast one of the most difficult votes during my tenure in Congress when I vote to grant most-favored-nation status to China. "Most-favored-nation status" is a misnomer, the vote is actually whether or not to continue a normal…
last December I came to this floor to oppose the deployment of troops to Bosnia because I felt that the mission had no chance of solving their problems. Stability in that troubled area will not be achieved easily, and only achieved with…
I am proud to announce that today I, along with the gentleman from Arizona, Bob Stump, have introduced H.R. 1754, the Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act. The plight of our Nation's homeless has caught the attention of…
a multimillion dollar industry is in Washington State, California, Oregon, and British Columbia. It is the whale watching industry. Whales are used to boats out there and they do not mind getting close to the boats. In fact, sometimes they…
in the last few years a multi-million dollar tourist industry has been carefully built up in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. It is whale-watching. It has become a multimillion dollar industry in the last few years…
a lot of controversy was generated recently when Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers stated that anyone who wants relief from the inheritance tax, the death tax, is selfish. He later retracted that remark, but revealed a basic…
I rise in support of H.R. 2. H.R. 2 will fundamentally change public housing throughout this Nation. For too long Washington, DC, has regulated public housing authorities, tying the hands of local housing authorities with Federal…
I was not in favor of sending troops to Bosnia and I will admit that. I was fearful of getting bogged down. It is an awful lot easier to get into a situation like that than it is to extricate oneself after getting there. I think it is time…
Mr. Speaker, it is absolutely critical to protect and preserve Medicare. We cannot allow it to continue toward bankruptcy. It will be very difficult, but I will tell you, we will succeed in keeping Medicare so people can stay in their own…
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