Thomas Mott Osborne

I think that our recent military successes in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated very clearly that we are the preeminent military force in the world. Our economy, although it has been somewhat slowed recently, is certainly the…

As has been mentioned, currently only 20 States have comprehensive laws regulating sports agents; 17 States have no laws at all. My State, Nebraska, is one of those. Thirteen States have a patchwork of laws governing sports agents. Here is…

I rise to support the Homeless and Runaway Youth Act, H.R. 1925. The number of young people in our country who are currently homeless is truly alarming. Most of these young people are without any parental support. Many are simply fleeing…

I must at this time speak in opposition to the Miller-DeFazio amendment. As a member of both the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Resources, I saw the evolution of the McInnis-Walden bill, H.R. 1904, heard it debated at length…

I rise to congratulate Chairman Larry Combest on a long and successful congressional career. I was privileged to serve on the Committee on Agriculture under Larry. We were certainly at opposite ends of the spectrum. My first 2 years on the…

In the world of athletics, each year our young people get bigger, they get stronger, and they get faster. Unfortunately, many of our young people just get bigger. They consume diets that are very high in fat. Sometimes a serving of fruit…

I come from a family that has been in a small business operation for the last 100 years, and the biggest concern that I hear in small businesses is government regulation; and I agree with many of the gentleman's proposals here. Some are…

along with nearly all Americans, I felt a great sense of pride at the competence and skill displayed by our military in Afghanistan and Iraq. It was extremely gratifying to see nearly all Americans united behind our troops. Even though all…

last weekend, the National Football League draft was conducted. Over 200 players were selected in the draft. Each player eventually will be represented by an agent. The difficult thing is that many of these people who call themselves…

as I have traveled my district, I hear a lot of concerns from teachers, administrators and parents, and the most common concerns that I have heard reflect on excessive paperwork and litigation. This bill obviously addresses those. We…

during last night's debate, there was a great deal said about renewable fuels and particularly about ethanol. Much of this was uninformed and inaccurate. I think some of it was due to the fact that it was based on old research. One of the…

banks that primarily serve agricultural customer remain concerned with the possibility of having to rely more and more on nontraditional funding sources to support their asset growth and continued ability to provide the necessary financing…

I would like to join those congratulating the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline) for his introduction of H.R. 1412. Madam Speaker, a high percentage of our military personnel are Reservists and National Guardsmen. These are ordinary…

this is the final week of the NCAA basketball tournament. This is an exciting time, and it is also a time when large amounts of money are gambled. In 1998, $2.5 billion was gambled on the NCAA tournament. Today, that would probably be…

A year ago, my staff brought to my attention the fact that my name uses a search word that brought up a porn site so that meant that anyone in my District who was doing research on their Congressman was subject to a porn site and anyone…

In 1972 Title IX became law. Title IX prohibits discrimination in education programs or educational activities based on gender. This has resulted in significant gains in women athletic participation. It has been a great thing for a great…

many of us have noticed that fuel prices are approaching $2 per gallon. We have doubled petroleum imports from Iraq in the last couple of months. This has been due largely to the Venezuelan crisis. We are currently averaging 6 billion…

Mr. Speaker, not long ago I read the results of a study that was done on the Fullerton County Public Schools in 1940, and in this study the teachers in the Fullerton schools were asked what their main concerns were. The list read like…

I think most of us realize the excellence of private schools, particularly the Catholic schools around the country that are internationally acclaimed for their academic excellence and provide students more than a superior scholastic…

I believe very much in fairness and balance. When I heard the President's economic stimulus package characterized over and over again as another round of tax breaks for the rich, what I was surprised that somebody did not answer was that…

In 1941 President Roosevelt asked Winston Churchill what the new war should be called. Churchill replied that it should be called the "Unnecessary War," because throughout the 1930s Hitler had done this: he had declared his intent; he had…

I rise in support of H.R. 556. Like others, I would like to thank the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Leach) for his work; the ranking member, the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaFalce); the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte); and others for…

While this conference report authorizes appropriations for the Justice Department, it also establishes federal judgeships. Despite the efforts of Chairman Sensenbrenner, this legislation fails to make permanent Nebraska's temporary…

during the past 30 days of working recess, the number one topic in my part of the country has been the drought, and I would like to display a map of the drought as was portrayed at the end of August. Note here that roughly 45 percent of…

It seems to me that 42 years of trade embargoes with Cuba have not changed Cuban Government policies, have not changed North Korea, Sudan, Libya, or Syria. Forty years ago U.S. controlled most of the ag commodities in the world. The…