John Kuhl

millions of Americans and auto racing enthusiasts around the world look forward to each weekend for the invigorating sights, sounds, and experience of professional sports car racing. These fans owe a great thanks to one of the founding…

H.R. 5599 names the new Census Bureau headquarters building in Suitland, Maryland, as the Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building. As the first Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson was a strong advocate of a national census…

in closing, I would ask my colleagues to support this bill. It is a very meritorious bill. And while the legislative action of this Congress idles relative to energy legislation, certainly the kids of America should be able to carry on…

I rise today to recognize Pioneer Middle School located in Yorkshire, New York. Last month, Pioneer Middle School was recognized as one of two Essential Elementary Schools to Watch in New York State. Pioneer is the first middle school in…

when I look out from the steps of the United States Capitol building, I'm always in awe of the sight before me. The memorials beneath the Capitol steps honor the sacrifices made by the brave men and women who wore the uniform and put their…

I rise in support of the farm bill conference agreement. Agriculture is one of the most important industries in New York State, believe it or not. In the 29th District alone, there are over 6,000 farms covering more than 1.2 million acres…

for the past 30 year, Norm ``Jack'' Snow has been a familiar face in the town of Milo, Yates County, New York, serving as councilman for 12 years before moving into the supervisor position for the last 18 years. Jack has offered his…

It seems that every day we read about gas and diesel prices hitting a new record high as the pain at the pump continues to ravish hard-working Americans of their hard-earned money. The once nightmare scenario of $4 a gallon gasoline may…

on Friday of this past week, New York's Governor, Eliot Spitzer, announced his immigration policy, which allows immigrants, including those entering the country illegally, to obtain driver's licenses. This decision solidifies the need for…

for the last several years my colleagues on the Education and Labor Committee have worked to renew, and indeed improve, the Higher Education Act. Last Congress, we passed H.R. 609, the College Access and Opportunity Act, which made…

we have been doing some serious work here. While the Members are departing for a district work period, I want to inform the rest of the House that 2 nights ago, a horrible accident happened in my district, in Canandaigua, New York, that…

earlier this month a security breach occurred along our northern border when an individual on the no-fly list carrying a dangerous strain of tuberculosis successfully crossed the United States border. This breach highlights the security…

I rise to make the House aware of a serious problem in my Congressional district in upstate New York. The West Valley Demonstration Project, which is located here, was created by Congress in 1980 to solidify in glass the nuclear waste left…

It is with honor and pleasure that I rise to recognize Corporal Jason L. Dunham, United States Marine Corps. Corporal Dunham will posthumously receive our Nation's highest award for valor tomorrow, on January 11, 2007, from our 43rd…

I rise in support of H.R. 6206, a bill to revise the calculation of interest on investments in the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund was signed into law by President Ford in 1974…

H.R. 4981, as amended, reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program for 5 years through fiscal year 2011. It makes minor improvements to the national inventory of dams. The existing program authorization expires in just 3 days at the end…

in conclusion, let me simply thank the subcommittee chairman of Emergency Management, Mr. Shuster, for bringing this bill through the subcommittee, and certainly Chairman Young for moving the bill through the Transportation and…

on rollcall No. 8, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

I rise to recognize the sesquicentennial of one of the greatest educational institutions in my district of upstate New York, Elmira College. Elmira College turned 150 years old on October 2, just a couple of days ago this year. Elmira…

This amendment would name part of Interstate I-86 in Upstate New York around the community called Corning, New York, which is currently known as the Corning Bypass, after my predecessor, the former gentleman from New York, Congressman Amo…