Eva M. Clayton

we all recognize that we are enjoying great prosperity, prosperity that we have not experienced ever before, and this is indeed a time to do those things that we could not afford to do before. I want to bring to my colleagues' attention…

as somebody who is on the left, on the other side of the aisle, I want to speak about an issue I think both sides can agree on. Madam Speaker, in August, many of us in Congress were delighted by the catered cuisine served at various events…

We are talking about the health care of seniors. We are talking about equity. We are talking about providing opportunities for people to have access to affordable prescription drug. I come from rural North Carolina basically where the…

Once again Mr. Burton seeks to treat our friends in India in an unfair and unjust manner. The House should reject this ageless exercise by our colleague. This, like all the others over the years, is an ill-advised amendment. This Burton…

I think there is a standard. So I did not mean to suggest that. I think they are either engineers and meet a certain requirement and may have worked a year. I am not sure, but I think there is even a dollar amount for which they cannot go…

I think where the challenge is, and I am not sure it is a challenge we cannot overcome, I think where there may be some resistance to committing themselves to is a numerical number. On the other hand, that is what H-1 visas are all about…

the Lee amendment deserves our enthusiastic support. This amendment provides $42 million for our effort against AIDS abroad. We can be thankful, Mr. Chairman, that many people in America today are living longer and more comfortable lives…

Hunger is an issue many in America would prefer to ignore. This amendment is about hunger. This amendment is about making sure all of our children have a hearty meal and a healthy start as they begin the school day. There is evidence of…

Mr. Chairman, I also want to acknowledge that this is a real issue in my part of the country because indeed those people who are affected feel that the system has not worked simply because the bureaucracy has not understood nor taken the…

I want to join in support of this and say this is an opportunity to see how we can use tobacco for something other than for recreational use. It also is an excellent opportunity for medicinal and production goods, for enhancing the protein…

I appreciate the support and the strong leadership that the chairmen, both of the committee and of the subcommittee, have given to maintain the crisis in which we found ourselves in Eastern North Carolina, and we find that the drainage in…

recently this House passed significant legislation to open up trade with China, a Communist nation, in direct contradiction to the policy we established with that bill and to the policy established in H.R. 4461, the agricultural…

it has been more than 8 months since my State, North Carolina, was struck by Hurricane Floyd, one of three hurricanes to hit our State in succession. And it has been more than 3 months since the House passed H.R. 3908, the emergency…

we will be considering a prescription medication plan very shortly, and there is a great need for assistance with our seniors for prescription drugs. I hope that as we do that we will consider a meaningful prescription drug plan that looks…

we had one in our district, and I will tell the gentlewoman they are suffering. We had water and sewage provided, but we have not had the second provision for the enterprise community. We did not get an Empowerment Zone. But even the…

I support the concept and support the gentlewoman's amendment, but I want to make sure that I heard that rural America had the same opportunities.

I rise in support of the Forbes amendment. Unlike the bill before us and many of the amendments we have considered, this amendment takes us in the right direction. I know that the chairman and the ranking member indeed were working with…

I oppose this bill as written, though I think it is indeed well intended. For more than half a century biennial budgeting has been considered and rejected by many States. In 1940, some 44 States used biennial budgeting. Today, less than…

I rise to urge the support of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado Mr. Udall) and myself and others, and also rise in support of the base bill. This amendment, I think, enhances the base bill. The Urban and Community Forest…

In this era of global economies, nations are becoming more interconnected and interdependent on one another. It is critical, therefore, that the economies of the developing nations are not left behind. It is critical that these nations…

I live in rural America, and I represent a predominantly rural district. I also cochair the Congressional Rural Caucus. This is an issue that is critical to rural America, and, indeed, critical to all Americans. It is essential that rural…

This conference report is good if one is among the few who are well off and healthy, but it is bad if one is like so many of our citizens, they are struggling and facing poor health. This conference report gives a $150 billion tax cut to…

The whole gamut. In other words, Mr. Chairman, we will get the drainage that is needed for Princeville.

I do want to conclude my remarks by thanking both sides of the aisle for working with us for eastern North Carolina and other States that are flooded. I also want to recognize that there are parts of this bill that I may have problems…

This amendment does not cost any money. It merely provides authority to NRCS where such authority does not now exist. The amendment is on behalf of a one-time only project for Princeville, North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, as my colleagues…