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The legislation would benefit the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District, which has had a difficult time in purchasing excess Forest Service property in Bend, Oregon. The legislation includes provisions to ensure that the property to be…
H.R. 2201 is a bipartisan measure introduced by my colleague, the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Udall), that will help further the commemoration of the service rendered in military conflicts throughout American history. There are thousands…
H.R. 3768, as amended, is a small, noncontroversial measure. The legislation involves the inclusion of 8.5 acres of land within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in northern Florida. This parcel of land, known as American…
Mr. Speaker, this is Insure the Uninsured Week, and for me as a physician and Chair of the Health Brain Trust of the Congressional Black Caucus, ensuring health coverage to everyone is a priority every day. And so I want to be very clear…
in this Cover the Uninsured week, I rise to say that our health care system in this country is falling short on promise and contributing to disabling illness and premature death of the people it is supposed to serve. The picture is worse…
I rise today as my beloved U.S. Virgin Islands celebrates the 87th anniversary of the transfer of sovereignty from Denmark to the United States of America. On March 31, 1917, our American journey began in earnest as we became an official…
I join them and my colleagues in strong opposition to the Republican budget. On November 6 of last year, we introduced the Health Care Equality and Accountability Act of 2003 with the Democratic leadership in this House and the Senate…
H.R. 2584 is noncontroversial legislation that would convey a decommissioned research vessel formerly operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the local government of Utrok Atoll located in the Republic of the…
One of the most important tenets of the oath we take as physicians is that we must do no harm. This is to guide us in our practice and our interactions with both our patients and society. The Medicare bill that will be before us today will…
As stated, we did have some concerns about the expense of the bill and the funding for it, given the limitations of the land and water conservation fund, but we are supportive of the bill.
Mr. Speaker, we fully support the goals of H.R. 1964. The purpose of this legislation is to facilitate conservation and preservation, ideals we fight for in this Congress on a regular basis. However, we must point out that the scope of…
I would have come here to primarily discuss H.R. 3459, the Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act of 2003, which is a very important piece of legislation that the four caucuses that we have heard have introduced with our Democratic…
H.R. 3249 extends the term of the Forest Counties Payments Committee until September 30, 2007. This date coincides with the expiration date of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. The committee, whose term…
S. 470 is the Senate companion measure to a House bill, H.R. 1209, that was passed by this body on September 23, 2003. It is a simple piece of legislation that extends for 3 years the authority for construction of a memorial to Dr. Martin…
H.R. 1616, introduced by my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis), authorizes the exchange of land between the National Park Service and the City of Atlanta at the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site. The…
I rise to oppose President Bush's request of $87 billion for the rebuilding of Iraq. Mr. Chairman, these are the most troubling days this country has gone through in my lifetime, not just because we are at war, or even because of the…
what an awesome privilege for me to have found myself in the presence of Dr. Dorothy Height--a brilliant woman, a woman of profound courage and insight--some of my living history as a woman, as person of African descent and as an American…
It is a special honor and privilege today to rise in support of H.R. 1900, legislation sponsored by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal) to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the late, great Jackie Robinson in recognition of his…
it would be difficult to overstate the historical significance of the Louisiana Purchase. Looking back, it is difficult to imagine a single land purchase which doubled the size of this Nation, and it is equally hard to imagine what America…
Mr. Speaker, S. 111 authorizes a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle as well as the feasibility of including the site in the Biscayne National Park. Miami Circle is an archeological site…
Mr. Speaker, there is little doubt that hunting and fishing remain popular recreational pastimes for millions of Americans. These activities remain as much a fabric of American culture as the village green in New England or the county fair…
Mr. Speaker, S. 233 is a Senate companion legislation to a bill, H.R. 437, introduced by the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson), which would authorize a study of the Coltsville historic district in Connecticut. This district is…
Mr. Speaker, native people, both Native Americans as well as people of different ethnicities, have been displaced during the settlement of most of the U.S. This is a sad, but true, chapter in our history. I would say, though, that if we…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1113, which authorizes a land exchange at Fort Frederica National Monument in Georgia, raises a number of issues that were discussed at the hearing on this measure in April before the Committee on Resources. Evidently…
H.R. 1209, introduced by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Watson), is a simple piece of legislation that extends for 3 years the authority for the construction of a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., here in the District of…
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