Jon L. Christensen

H.R. 31 will help the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District build a recycled water treatment and distribution system. This fast-growing area in southern California is heavily dependent on water from rivers and storage reservoirs that…

H. Res. 16 would grant the recognition of the House to Virginia's James River as ``America's Founding River.'' The resolution was introduced by our colleague, Representative Jo Ann Davis of Virginia. The James River rises in the Allegheny…

in 1790, the Non-Intercourse Act was enacted reserving the right to acquire land, or an interest in land, owned by an Indian tribe in the United States. It was intended to prevent third parties from taking advantage of Indians by…

this measure addresses an inequity caused by the failure of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to act in a timely manner on a request first made in 1983. Introduced by our colleague, Representative Bart Stupak, this measure would declare land…

Mr. Speaker just a little over a week ago I traveled to Fort Bragg in North Carolina to see yet another 100 men and women of the Virgin Islands National Guard off to Iraq. Among those who left on Sunday and are now deployed, there are…

I rise in support of H.R. 2643, the proposed Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations for the Department of Interior, Environment, and other related agencies. I commend Chairman Norman Dicks, and his Appropriations Subcommittee for the work he has…

today we members of the Congressional Black Caucus, under the leadership of our chairwoman, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, are taking time to commemorate Juneteenth and reflect on this historical event in 1865 when the news of their…

I am so proud of what we are doing on behalf of our veterans today and so I rise in strong support of the Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill. In addition to the increase in funding--the largest increase in the…

as a daughter of the Caribbean and the only member of the House from the English-speaking Caribbean, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 418, which recognizes and welcomes the delegation of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign…

House Resolution 390 was introduced by my colleague, the gentleman from Arkansas, Representative Mike Ross. The bill would express recognition by the House of Representatives of the importance of the Ouachita National Forest on its…

House Resolution 401 was introduced by the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson). It expresses the support of the House of Representatives of the goals and ideals of National Trails Day. I want to commend Representative Thompson for his…

The purpose of H.R. 1736, as introduced by our distinguished colleague from Utah (Mr. Cannon), is to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater in…

last week Democrats and Republicans came together in a strong bipartisan fashion to approve a defense authorization that prioritizes the immediate needs of our military personnel. While the President believed that a 3 percent pay raise was…

today's headline in Guam reads, ``Island in state of mourning.'' This is because Guam has lost its 10th son to the war in Iraq. The headline could read the same after yesterday's call for a recorded vote by the Republican leadership on…

I rise in support of H.R. 1592, the Local law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act and to oppose attempts to weaken the bill by removing certain groups from its protection. Mr. Speaker, no one knows better than a member of the…

I don't have a vote in the full House, but if I did, I would have voted for the supplemental and for the override of the President's veto. So I am proud that a bipartisan majority voted on my behalf and on behalf of the American public…

I rise in support of H.R. 1429, the Improving Head Start Act of 2007. Mr. Chairman, for the last two Congresses we have successfully fought back the attempts by the then Republican leadership to cut funding, and to drastically change Head…

I too rise in shock and dismay over the events that unfolded on the campus of Virginia Technical Institute on Monday this week. My community is fortunate that none of our students there were injured or killed, but our grief remains at the…

unlike the Ryan budget, which cuts just about every important health program and would hurt working families, we have a good budget in the Democratic base budget. But because it does not restore funding drained from this country's needs to…

today I rise as the Health Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus to express my strong support for the Congressional Black Caucus' alternative fiscal year `08 budget and to urge its passage. I want to begin by applauding our leadership…

we owe our Nation's freedom and quality of life to America's veterans. These brave men and women left their families behind and risk their lives for us and their country. Our government promised to take care of them when they returned…

next month the Virgin Islands National Guard is scheduled to deploy another 100 soldiers to Iraq. Already over 400 have served several tours of duty; of that 100 to be deployed, 36 are women. We in the Virgin Islands have lost a total of…

I rise in support of H.R. 884 to establish a Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office. In an ongoing effort to promote effective methods of addressing antiterrorism, this legislation would…

Yesterday, while we were here at work, his family, my prior coworkers at the Department of Health, my friends and community said farewell to a beloved son, Albert Bryan, Sr. His sudden passing caught us all off guard, but that was often…

I go back to the day that we were sworn in and our Speaker saying that this was going to be a Congress that was dedicated to our children, and certainly, as everybody has pointed out, this budget that the President has sent out is just…