John Parker Sweeney

I would suggest, Mr. Peterson, that people who are rescuing horses have a different mindset and intent than those who are slaughtering for human consumption.

And 20 percent of the horse population, in reporting data out of California and everywhere else, suggests absolutely the opposite.

Well, there are requirements for the transport under USDA. The problem is USDA does not enforce those requirements.

I will make these very quick points: First, that section 108 is an eligible use of economic development funds. And, therefore, there is no reason to have a separate set-aside of funds, as is proposed here in this amendment. In fact, in…

I will make the point order against the amendment because it provides an appropriation for an unauthorized program and therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI. Clause 2 of rule XXI states in pertinent part: ``An appropriation may not be in…

Once again I reiterate the opposition by the committee to this amendment. It is unnecessary and is an unneeded complication. But I would make the final point that already in existing appropriations the problem of the first quarter of next…

I do so in opposition to this amendment which I understand takes part of the program and makes it available into the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. The problem with that is that this adds an unneeded complication to the administration…

Reclaiming my time, let me conclude by saying that I agree the purposes of this amendment are quite noble and that we as a body and as an institution should be promoting the ideas of reform and we should be intolerant and frustrated, but…

I thank the chairman. I also should point out that the chairman has worked very hard with all of us, both last year and this year, to make this a reality.

I insist that the point of order be extended to the entire paragraph. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Does anybody wish to be heard on the point of order? Hearing none, the Chair will rule. The Chair finds that this section explicitly supersedes…

This bill is important for a lot of structural reasons... I think it is a bold and significant stroke. I think it is the right balance at this point, and I also would point out for first responders that in this bill, this Congress takes…

One, it has been a misnomer by a number of Members who have come to the floor today pointing out that there is critical infrastructure throughout this Nation that needs to have security dollars addressed and directed towards it. This fund…

I hope a geospatial information office is created, with a corresponding budget, at DHS. Would the gentleman agree to work with me during conference to strengthen report language to direct the Secretary to create the Office of Geospatial…

This is a man who will not sign his name to a single trade agreement that does not include worker protections and environmental protections.

I am quite frustrated. I am a New Yorker, I am an American, and I lost friends in the World Trade Center on September 11. What I would like to say to my friends on the other side is, let us move on. Let us not use any more distractions in…

I am proud today to be introducing the war bonds legislation authorizing the Department of the Treasury to establish a special category of U.S. savings bonds to help the government pay for rebuilding initiatives and anti-terrorism actions…

Mr. Chairman, this is vital to our national security, and I have to tell my colleagues that, as a representative of the people who have given their lives to this facility, it is important to their lives, and I want to really thank all my…

Let me note that the provision in the amendment is applicable only to the land water conservation portion of this bill. Therefore, it only applies to the large land purchases that would not be applicable to those areas.

The answer is no. It is the same language; that is, the State political subdivision is the same definition that is defined in the underlying bill as the local political jurisdiction immediately below the level of State government…

I am proud to support this budget which strengthens Medicare. I am proud to be part of this process that pays down the national debt. I am proud to support this budget that provides tax relief in the areas of marriage penalty tax, death…

This is a great day of hope for the region of the country that I represent, a region that has been termed by the FAA as an underserviced area. This is a day of hope because it provides the necessary and requisite Federal resources that…