Eva M. Clayton

Yes, I wish to make a departing comment. I want to visit an analogy for the American people to understand and for those of us who are in this debate; a contrast giving a corporate investment stimulus and tax break as investing in the…

I would like first to thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) for asking us to really speak out on this worldwide issue. In fact, we have an opportunity to speak out on this issue 2 days before what we call World AIDS Day. As this…

over the last 9 years I have come to this floor to talk about the plight of rural America. I have talked about farmers, including small farmers, disadvantaged farmers and minority farmers. Today, I rise again to talk about the plight of…

the events of September 11 have been devastating to the country. The horrific attacks upon the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the subsequent anthrax attacks have shaken all of us deeply. It is both appropriate and imperative that we…

first I think it is almost shameful that we ask the local policemen and the firemen to sacrifice their lives, and yet we give GM and these big corporations big tax breaks, but we do not give the families of these people those kinds of…

I am very appreciative of what the gentleman has done. I am only saying as a rural-urban allocation, those of us who live in rural communities do not benefit from the program in the same way. I urge the gentleman to work with us during the…

I come before this body again to seek additional resources for our struggling and rural communities, along with a safety net for our farmers. Both I think can happen. Clearly, agriculture has long played and continues to play an important…

the other part of the Conyers amendment spoke to the civil rights issues both in the equity and distribution of Farm Services that are administered through Farm Services, whether they are loans, technical assistance or environmental…

the infrastructure provisions in this amendment provide $45 million annually for 10 years and would allow communities that the gentlewoman and I know are 5,000, 3,000, small communities, and even nonprofit organizations in the…

I represent a large farm area. I represent the largest number of farmers in North Carolina. The area desperately needs the commodities, they depend on those. But I know my farmers understand what shared sacrifice means, and they would…

I have come to say that the point of order should not stand in the way of us responding to the urgency of our dairy farmers. They have the same urgency. There needs to be some vote up or down. We should have a right to at least debate it…

I am reminded that a Nation that cannot feed itself, indeed, cannot secure its food, cannot secure its population. In his book The Third Freedom, former Senator and the 1972 nominee for President candidate was George McGovern. He reflects…

Mr. Speaker, I stand before this body once again to focus attention on the matter of our struggling rural communities and on the need to increase our investment in rural development. Today, we heard on this floor time after time from…

Mr. Speaker, Congress passed within 10 days of the terrorist attack a bailout package for our airline industry, which they indeed needed. Now, about 10 days later, we have an opportunity to pass a bill, H.R. 2946, to provide relief for…

Mr. Speaker, we have a crisis in public confidence in our airline industry. Before September 11, fuel prices were rising, business travel was declining, and some of our airlines in my State had serious financial problems. After September…

I oppose this rule both on process and content. The process indeed should have allowed us to at least know what the amendments were. But even on content, all of us say that we want to have a Patients' Bill of Rights. When there is an…

Mr. Chairman, I have agreed to present my amendment with the understanding that the chairman is going to work with us during conference, and then I will withdraw it. But he has graciously allowed us to get the argument into the Record…

Oftentimes we act on perceptions rather than reality, and when we discuss HIV and AIDS, indeed that has been one based on perception. Oftentimes we have felt, those of us who live in the rural South, have felt that AIDS was an issue of the…

today's youth are the future of this country. However, the children of this country today are faced with many more difficult and dangerous situations than any previous generation. They are in need of strong guidance and leadership from…

I rise in recognition of Juneteenth Independence Day that represents the end of slavery in the South. On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves. However, it was not until two and a half years later…

in 1908, President Roosevelt charged the Country Life Commission with the task of solving the rural problem. He identified this problem as the fact that the social and economic institutions of this country are not keeping pace with the…

Mr. Speaker, this week is the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the virus. After 20 years, a vaccine is still not on hand, and 20 years later, the African American population is disproportionately affected by this virus. Mr. Speaker, my…

I am also delighted to join the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) as we serve on the House Caucus for the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy. I am delighted for many year reasons; one, because this is an opportunity, and the month…

Madam Speaker, I want to thank the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Millender-McDonald) for yielding to me. Madam Speaker, I would like to applaud the fact that the gentlewoman had the initiative, the gentlewoman took the initiative to…

I appreciate her leadership in coming to the floor and speaking about the seriousness of this budget and how it affects children, how it affects the environment. The budget document is very important. It says, where are we going to put our…