Jim Saxton: “first let me thank and commend the Committee on Rules, led by the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] and the…”

“first let me thank and commend the Committee on Rules, led by the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] and the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Goss], for bringing this rule to the floor. Let me also commend my friend from Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, who was the author of this bill, who I think did a very fine job. Mr. Speaker, when I was sitting in my office of the first day of this session, press reporters called and said, ``How do you think it is going to be serving with a Democrat President, because in your term of being here you have always been able to communicate with and serve with Republican Presidents?'' I said, ``It will be my goal to find places and issues upon which the President the Democrat President, and I can agree.'' This is one of those issues. This is President Clinton's initiative. And as chairman, of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, I am pleased to have been able to support a Clinton administration initiative. I would also just like to point out to the gentleman from California [Mr. Miller], who used some fairly harsh phrases, phrases like capitulation, and phrases like weakening the law, environmental blackmail, dolphin unsafe tuna, deception, secret negotiations, lobbyists hired by Mexico, I would just say to my friend from California those characterizations of this bill are misleading, untrue, and patently false.”