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H.R. 1456 would include approximately 15 acres of adjacent agricultural land to the monument. The bill authorizes the Secretary to acquire the property from willing sellers, using donated or appropriated funds. It is our understanding that…
Mr. Speaker, Tomas G. Masaryk was a professor of philosophy who became the first President of Czechoslovakia and served in that capacity until ill health forced his retirement in 1935. Based on his public service and writings, which…
certainly, nothing will memorialize the courageous and outstanding firefighters of this nation, more than the vivid pictures of them responding so selflessly, endangering and too often sacrificing their own lives to save those placed in…
I rise in support of the Air Transportation System Stabilization Act. While it doesn't include everything I would have liked to have included in the bill, I nonetheless support its passage because I strongly agree that without immediate…
every day for the past 8 days, we have watched with deep respect and gratitude as our firefighters, emergency medical personnel, police, soldiers, counselors, and volunteers rescued and then continued the search and the clearing of the…
H.R. 434 would allow for the nonmotorized maintenance and repair of 12 concrete dams in the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest in California. The bill would allow the Forest Service to enter into cooperative agreements…
I rise in strong support as well of H.R. 1937, the Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act. I congratulate my colleague, the gentleman from Washington State (Mr. Larsen), for his hard work in bringing this bill to the House floor today…
Mr. Speaker, a study authorized by the 103rd Congress found that the El Camino Real de los Tejas was eligible for designation as a National Historic Trail under criteria established by the National Trails System Act, H.R. 1628, which will…
this doctor stands with America's doctors and our patients in support of H.R. 2563. The base bill is not about suing, it is about making sure that insurance companies and HMOs are held accountable when they prevent a patient from getting…
let us keep the Ganske-Norwood-Dingell-Berry bill intact. The HMOs deserve no special privilege or protection. Let us protect the patients of America. Let us keep a strong, good Patients' Bill of Rights.
the world conference against racism is an important meeting to people of African descent, and indigenous people all over the world. It is critical that this country fully participate and demonstrate its commitment to ending racism, racial…
I must join my colleagues who have spoken in opposition to H.R. 7. Never can I or will I ever support a piece of legislation which would allow and therefore support discrimination in any way shape or form. I am proud to be a member of the…
now that we are back from the Independence Day recess and the celebrations, the passage of the Patients' Bill of Rights, the one introduced by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Ganske) and the…
Let me just say that the nurses from the Virgin Islands are up this week as well and this is something they are very concerned about. I wholeheartedly agree with everything the gentlewoman said about needing to keep that in the patients'…
As I said earlier, too, this is something that the people of America have clearly said they want. All of the provisions that are included in the Ganske-Dingell-Norwood bill are direct responses to what the people of this country have said…
When one talks about containing costs as the driving force or making profits on the other end, the driving factor for pursuing managed care, a lot of people are left out for whom it is very expensive to provide health care. They are…
it gives me great pride and honor to rise today in support of H. Res. 97, a resolution to recognize the invaluable contributions and the monumental achievements of Ms. Shirley Anita Chisholm. I would like to commend my colleague…
H.R. 37 would amend the National Trails System Act to update previously-completed studies of the Oregon, California, Pony Express and Mormon National Historic Trails. There have been public and private efforts to commemorate and interpret…
Mr. Speaker, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area includes more than 150,000 acres between Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast. It is the largest urban unit of the National Park System, including five area codes and 26 zip…
William Howard Taft served as the President of the United States from 1909 until 1913 and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1921 until his death in 1930. Taft is the only person to have served in both capacities. The…
as a social worker, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Rodriguez) has had a lot of experience with it as well. That is why we are glad to be able to collaborate with him on these and other health care issues.
It is the tip of the iceberg for the real concern and commitment that many of our colleagues, particularly those in both the Hispanic and Black Caucus, have to addressing this disease in our communities and really around the world. In…
I rise in support of H.R. 1--the Leave No Child Behind Act of 2001, in large measure because the members of the Education and Workforce Committee were able to come together on a bipartisan basis to forge an agreement on a major education…
But I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the 324 graduates from both the St. Thomas and St. Croix campuses. Many in this first class of the millennium, overcame great hardships of health, finance, and family life to reach this…
The legislation authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland fire management in the fiscal year 2001 Interior Appropriations Act to reimburse the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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