Sherwood Boehlert

I have found repeatedly that America's farmers are among the best stewards of our land. They drink the water that we drink, they breathe the air that we breathe. They want to be responsible, but they lack the resources. And, very honestly…

the gentleman said this would gut the provisions of the bill that bring us into the 21st century. It would be helpful to us if the gentleman elucidates those particular provisions because we are all anxious to go into the 21st century.

the exemptions specifically allow repair and construction of tiles. We also have in our substitute the same exemptions for agriculture as are contained in H.R. 961.

I want my colleague to know that I am just as sensitive as he is to the plight of America's farmers. That is why, as the chairman of the northeast ag caucus, I have worked for 10 years to protect the interests of the farmers. That is why…

Let me stress once again on agriculture, solely by the Secretary of Agriculture, not some commission, but the commission that is set up outside of this to deal with nonagricultural lands is set up to give guidance to the States. The…

my colleagues, the debate we begin today on the Clean Water Act is quite simply the test of whether the center can hold. We are faced on the one hand by the clean water statute that, despite its many strengths, has clear flaws that must be…

I support the rule we will vote on this morning. I am proud that the people's House will bring this landmark legislation up for debate under an open rule that allows for maximum debate. I think it is a sign of the maturity and confidence…

I think the last vote, the last recorded vote, indicates that there is strong sentiment for making some adjustments to H.R. 961, as reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. As a matter of fact, we had a 184 vote…

I want to stress this, delineation by the Secretary of Agriculture, for purposes of this section, wetlands located on agricultural land and associated nonagricultural lands shall be delineated solely by the Secretary of Agriculture. That…

If my distinguished chairman would yield one more time, I would point out my amendment fixes the problem you are referring to. That is exactly why the amendment deserves to be supported.

the States do want it. As matter of fact, the secretary of state for New York was in town today lobbying for this. I will tell you who wants it: every single coastal State up and down the east coast and west coast and on along the Gulf of…

I want to point out it is not just the 23 coastal States, also all the Great Lakes States are heavily involved and deeply interested in this. The Coastal States Organization represents 30, 30 coastal States, Great Lakes and coastal States…

Mr. Chairman, now we come to the moment of decision. The vote on our amendment presents this House with a clear, stark question: Are we truly for reform of the Clean Water Act, or is the word reform simply an alias to mask the evisceration…

the reason it is very difficult to lift that very heavy document is because that is not a document that contains regulations, it contains options for the States.

Wetlands provision we have adopted the language advanced by the National Governors Association because, like the gentleman, we agree that the Governors are in the best position to deal with these very sensitive issues.

I rise in memory of people killed in an event so horrific that at the time, there was no word to describe it. I am referring to the mass slaughter of Armenians that began on April 24, 1915. The Armenian people endured a forced deportation…

the voters of Arizona rejected this. If the bill passes it will reverse decisions of very conservative members of the Supreme Court of the United States. In a 1993 decision, Chief Justice Rhenquist and Justice Scalia and every member of…

I rise in the strongest possible opposition to this amendment. Let me tell you why. I am going to mention a four-letter word, and do not get nervous. Here is a four-letter word we can all use in polite company. It is called jobs. What is…

First of all I want to praise the preceding speaker, because he has been in the front ranks of those fighting to eliminate Government waste. As a matter of fact, the gentleman was very supportive of my effort to eliminate funding for the…

as I stated in yesterday's debate, I have no quarrel with the basic thrust of this bill; indeed, I heartily endorse its fundamental principles. But I do have a problem with the authorization levels in this bill, which are utterly…

I think the American people are demanding that we change, we reflect the existing realities of the day, rather than saying, we did it this way last year; therefore, we should do it this way again this year. That is how we got into the bind…

I point out to my distinguished chairman, I repeat what the ranking member, the ranking Republican on the full committee, Mr. Walker, has to say: we are dealing with budget function 250. So when you talk about the $100 million, that $100…

Well, then, I say to my distinguished subcommittee chairman, he is running contrary to the wishes of the full committee chairman and all of us who serve on this authorizing committee. We are not willing to cede all decisionmaking to the…

Mr. Chairman, I want to congratulate Chairman Brown and Chairman Boucher on bringing forward a fine National Science Foundation authorization bill, as usual. We will have debate later on the precise funding levels in this bill--I think…

I rise today in strong support of the Armey amendment. During the past week, there has been an outpouring of concern from across the Nation that H.R. 6 will adversely impact parents who choose to teach their children at home. Those…