William R. Richardson

Mr. speaker, the Gilchrest approach offers the dolphin a better chance than the alternatives. Let me say that the Studds approach is also in my judgment a good alternative, but this one is much better because we would not be going it…

I wish to extend my strong support for H.R. 740 which deals with the Pueblo of Isleta Indian land claims. H.R. 740 comes before Congress for a vote which will correct a 45-year-old injustice. In 1951, the Pueblo of Isleta was given…

we do a lot of bills around here that never are signed into law, but let me say that here is one that will be because it is a compromise. Mr. Speaker, let me just say that, as a member of the Commerce Committee, this is the second major…

I am committed to reforming our failing welfare system. Our Nation needs a welfare reform that gives people back the dignity and control that comes from work and independence. Our current system pays cash assistance when people lack…

I oppose this closed rule which prohibits this House from taking a vote on issues critical to Native American tribes. Yesterday, I testified before the committee on two amendments important for the safety and futures of American Indian…

I would hope that we stop personalizing and politicizing this bill. All I seem to hear is Democrats, Republicans, do this. I want to talk to Members about people. I want to talk to Members about legal immigrants, men and women who are here…

with its candidate for President on the ropes, the Republican majority is trying to find another divisive wedge issue. Last week it was same-sex marriage. This week it is welfare. Next week it will probably be abortion. There are rumors…

today we have a change in a bipartisan fashion to do something together on foreign policy. We should grant MFN to Romania. What we are doing is just extending parity. This is no special treatment. We did it under Ceausescu, the dictator…

let me just say that this is a good bipartisan bill, and there are five fundamental reasons why this is a good bill. First, it clarifies a collection time frame by establishing a 7-year statute of limitations allowing for certain…

I will include for the Record two letters from two distinguished United States ambassadors to Romania who served under Republican administrations strongly supporting this MFN issue. Mr. Speaker, I would hope that at the end of the debate…

I rise in support of the renewal of China's most-favored-nation [MFN] status. I am deeply concerned about China's human rights record, but I feel the only way to work toward improving human rights in China is to have an open dialogue…

I did not know Bill Emerson as well as some of my colleagues, but what I did not know of him, when I think of him and remember him, I will think of the words decency, commitment, honesty, collegiality, civility, which is sometimes in this…

I also rise to speak out against this ill-advised amendment. One of the things that we have to keep in mind is that not only is this bad law, from a legal perspective, but it is bad law from a commonsense perspective as well. First, for…

Not at all. I have substantial timber harvesting in my State. No, I do not support that.

my amendment simply increases funding for the operations and maintenance of the National Wildlife Refuge System by $5 million. Let me say that my amendment is supported by the National Wildlife Federation, Trout Unlimited, the Wilderness…

I speak as a 14-year member of the Democratic Party with a 90-percent labor voting record. The AFL-CIO has been mentioned here. Yes, they are opposed, but let me state that their opposition stems from following the lead of the big…

New Mexico is the driest that it has been in 101 years. People in the West need help from a severe drought that has devastated New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and southern California. I rise in strong support of this legislation which…

I would be prepared to accept this amendment. I think this is important. It is the President that we are giving this waiver to, not the DCI. The President would have to notify the committees of the Congress of such an action. It is under…

on April 28 of this year the Tampa, FL, Tribune published an editorial entitled ``Don't Recruit Journalists As Spies.'' The editorial argued forcefully that only a blanket prohibition against their use as intelligence agents or assets was…

Mr. Chairman, let me first express my most heartfelt appreciation to Chairman Combest for his support in allowing me to undertake several initiatives in the intelligence and foreign policy arena. Mr. Combest has been very accommodating…

imagine being face to face with a powerful beast that can frighten the most ferocious bear. This beast is a forest fire, and the U.S. Forest Service has recently confronted two immense fires in northern New Mexico. The U.S. Forest Service…

I, too, knew Admiral Boorda. We had several dealings on a variety of national security and foreign policy issues. He was an outstanding man. He was always up front. He was candid, he was honest, he was gracious, as you described him, and I…

I support H.R. 2967 because it reauthorizes the remediation activities of environmental damage created at uranium mill sites. Without this legislation, the current authorization for cleanup will expire on September 30, 1996. Uranium mill…

we have heard orally the courage of men like the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Lewis] today, but graphically, too. I would like to commend to my colleagues the National Trail Study that was done by the Park Service, Selma to Montgomery, and…

I want to correct what is permeating this Chamber. Native Americans are different from other ethnic minorities in that they are sovereign tribes, sovereign nations. You cannot equate a case of an African-American or Hispanic-American with…