Benjamin Gilman

In closing, Mr. Speaker, my colleagues have heard many important reasons in support of this conference report. This measure delivers on the President's pledge that the era of big government is over, and at the same time, this measure…

I bring before the House, the conference agreement on H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for fiscal years 1996 and 1997. We bring to the floor a bill that eliminates at least one Federal agency, cuts spending $500 million…

I think what the gentleman meant, if we adopt this, it would be the first State authorization bill to be adopted, foreign aid authorization bill to be adopted since 1985.

the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity [Libertad] Act of 1996 has three constructive objectives: to bring an early end to the Castro regime by cutting off capital that keeps it afloat; to start planning now for United States support…

the heinous terrorist bombings in Israel that have claimed the lives of more than 50 Israelis, Americans, and others, and injured more than 150 have shocked all Americans. They must be stopped. Today I plan to introduce legislation calling…

I support Chairman Roberts' bill and hope that it is expeditiously passed by the House and signed by the President. I want to work with him and the leadership to make certain that our domestic agriculture programs are put on a firm footing…

as has been my traditional practice for many years, I am pleased to again participate in this special order on the occasion of Black History Month. It is an appropriate time to pay tribute to the many contributions made by Afro-Americans…

I think our goals are all similar, having a balanced budget. We are pleased to hear the President in his State of the Union Message adopt the call for a balanced budget and challenge the Congress to make certain we have a balanced budget…

though I do have some concerns with this measure, as a Member that represents over 4,000 Federal workers I will vote for this bill in attempt to end the plight currently plaguing my constituents. I am heartened at the fact that with the…

I am pleased to commend the gentleman from Kentucky, the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and State Appropriations, Mr. Rogers, for his leadership in seeking to override the President's veto and put the…

Mr. Chairman, the choice that our colleagues have before them is clear and impelling. We can explain to our children and our grandchildren some 10 or 20 years from now that we stood with the people who have been the victims of rabid…

as my colleagues know, this year is the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. The President himself went to San Francisco for the celebrations marking the signing of the charter. Article 51 of that charter gives every member nation the…

I join with my colleagues in bidding a fond farewell to a good friend and outstanding public servant, Keith Jewell, upon his last day as Director of House Photography. I know Keith not only from his day to day duties coordinating our House…

I rise to support Mr. Underwood's amendment to provide Guam with immigration impact assistance. This amendment would provide $4.58 million to assist Guam in meeting the demands of new immigrants to have settled in Guam. I understand the…

I just want to rise to join with the gentlewoman from Texas to praise the modification of her amendment, and I think that her proposal of monitoring what is going on in Ethiopia will be extremely helpful, and I thank the gentlewoman for…

what we are doing in the overall bill is making fundamental needed reforms to the foreign policy establishment, reforms that this House voted for with a strong vote yesterday evening, in defeating the Ackerman amendment. Mr. Chairman, we…

We all share the concern about the Bosnia situation. Tomorrow afternoon we will be having a hearing on Bosnia in the Committee on International Relations. I discussed the Bosnia amendment with the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Hoyer]. We…

just in response, of course we would like to be supportive of the gentleman's proposal. What we are concerned about is the limited amount of time in this measure to enable Members on both sides of the aisle to take up their amendments. I…

H.R. 1561 offers an opportunity to streamline and downsize the Federal Government and cut spending while continuing to project American influence and power around the world in a cost-effective manner.

I want to thank our good chairman of the Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, the gentleman from Nebraska, and the ranking minority member, the gentleman from California, for bringing this important resolution before us today. I also want to…

I am grateful for having been invited to join in this special order today honoring the memory of the hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women, and children who suffered a horrible death of the genocidal actions carried out by the…

although there are many worthy provisions in this measure, H.R. 1215, I must take exception to the inclusion of title IV, the Congressional and Federal Employee Retirement Equalization Act. It is important to note that due to a lack of…

It has affected every aspect of our society, not only security which has been hurt by the many drug abusers who are out there, but also industry itself, loss of productivity, absenteeism, the amount of accidents that occur. But most…

the President has to evolve a program and then send the program to us. We are not mandating.

Mr. Chairman, section 604(a) of H.R. 872 directs the President to establish a program to assist in the transition of full NATO membership of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia and any other country emerging from Communist…