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I rise today to oppose yet another proposal to hunt and kill gray whales along the coast of Washington State and Canada. It has recently come to my attention that the Nuu-Chah-Nulth tribe of British Columbia is planning to hunt whales for…
we are all very much aware that today is April 15: Tax day. Millions of Americans are feverishly working to complete and mail their tax returns by midnight tonight. With that in mind, it is very appropriate that today we will vote on the…
I rise today to issue my personal plea for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to accept the fact that we have gulf war veterans and family members who are very sick and they need the best medical assistance…
I launched the struggle for term limits in the Washington State Senate more than a quarter century ago. It was clear then and it is even more clear today that long-term service concentrates power into the hands of a few power brokers and…
Housing Hope is an organization founded in 1987 by a consortium of churches concerned about homelessness. From its humble beginnings 10 years ago, it has now become a leader in providing affordable housing to homeless families in Everett…
I wanted to comment on this specifically because I am one of the seniors we are talking about. I know, I know a lot about how they feel about this issue. The seniors that understand it are irate that their money is not being there…
that is the point. This is something that we have an opportunity here, we have an opportunity that is given us. And in the past, when we have had these little extra amounts of money, they just got spent. That is absolutely immoral when we…
with the help of Representatives Johnson, Lazio, English, and Weller, I have formed the Republican Housing Opportunity Caucus to highlight the importance of affordable housing to all Americans. The mission of this caucus is to give Members…
our Nation's holidays were established by the people of the United States to honor, to celebrate, to remember, and reflect on major events in American history and culture. The celebration of Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, and…
Mr. Chairman, I want to conclude by attempting to put this amendment in perspective. At 3:30 this afternoon the national debt of the United States was $5,155,309,827,707.59. The debt owed per person is $19,400. I have to point out that…
Mr. Chairman, I am joined by the gentleman from Kansas [Mr. Tiahrt] and the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Luther] in a bipartisan proposal to freeze the pay of the Members of Congress. As my colleagues are aware, the cost-of-living…
this week the International Whaling Commission is meeting in Scotland. One of the major issues it is considering is whether to allow the Makah Tribe of Washington State to hunt and kill gray whales, which were on the endangered species…
there is a rising tide of despair and growing resentment all across this Nation. The American dream is being snuffed out for more and more American families. This is directly related to the decline of the middle class. The rich are getting…
six months ago, 20,000 top United States combat troops were sent to do guard duty in Bosnia. We also support our troops in every possible way and want them back safely before Christmas as promised. I have consistently opposed sending our…
the Medicare Program is going bankrupt and the problem is worse than we were originally told. This is not a partisan issue. For me this is a personal issue. My wife and I are both senior citizens and will depend on Medicare. We must find a…
H.R. 2679, introduced by the gentleman from Nebraska [Mr. Barrett] will remove about 2,470 acres of land from the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge. This legislation is a direct result of a report issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
Snohomish County in my district is a recipient of TRAP funding. This vital program provides essential training for refugees. However, currently Snohomish County receives less than 7 percent of the funding per refugee that some other…
the interest on the debt this year is $235 billion; that is more than the deficit. In other words, Government spending is really less than Government income, if we do not count the deficit. We are paying interest on a debt that Congress…
I just have to say it, how about those Seattle Mariners? The whole Nation saw the playoff as they swept the Yankees in Seattle to win the divisional series. To recap, in the bottom of the 11th inning, Joey Cora bunted to get to first base…
Mr. Speaker, I respectfully submit that no Member should be paid for a month in which he completely failed to report for work and was sentenced to jail. Under the law, the Speaker has the authority to deduct from Members' salaries for each…
we have a critical issue in the West, the salmon rehabilitation in the Columbia River. A model has been developed, a computer model called the FLUSH Model. It has been developed and accepted for this rehabilitation plan. Because public…
I rise with great concern over the administration's action in Haiti. On March 31, 1995, President Clinton turned over control of the Multi National Force [MNF] in Haiti, to the United Nations, under the auspice of the U.N. Mission in Haiti…
today's growing support of term limits is a recognition of Lord Acton's dictum, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Over 25-years ago I introduced a bill launching the fight for term limits. As a Washington State…
this 500-year old Douglas fir is a blow down in Washington State. Mr. Carlson tried to buy it for his lumber mill for $10,000 to $20,000. He was refused. Later on, as it deteriorated, it was sold for firewood and the taxpayers got just…
at the end of every month Americans sit down with a checkbook in one hand and a stack of bills in the other. They realize that you cannot continue to spend what you do not have. But Congress has never fully accepted that concept. Mr…
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