Sherwood Boehlert

I note the committee's strong support for parallel electric hybrid buses. I agree, we must encourage the use of low-emission technologies as a way to reduce air pollution from our Nation's bus fleet. I would like to point out that…

the arts motivate and inspire people of all ages to engage in learning, and that is what this is all about. Students who take regular arts courses are proven to score on average 90 to 100 points better on their SATs than students that do…

every invention, each new scientific concept, every technical advance in the history of mankind has been challenged and analyzed and debated, and properly so. Change makes us uncomfortable, forces us to design new paradigms; but in the…

with great regret, but with even greater conviction, I rise in opposition to this bill. While this bill certainly has some worthy provisions, including those reported out by our committee, overall this bill is a step backward. This bill…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to proudly and enthusiastically endorse this measure. I will tell you what it is all about. It is about my favorite four-letter word and you can use this in polite company: jobs. This is essentially a jobs bill that is…

I proudly support S. Con. Res. 13, a resolution to recognize the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. Since 1880, ASME has focused upon technical, educational, and research issues as…

The only reason we left out Sicily, because the initial was 6 countries in 6 days; but as the gentlewoman will recall, when we added Libya, there were requirements on the pilots in that they could not fly a certain amount of time beyond…

Modification to amendment offered by Mr. Boehlert: At the end of title III (page 11, after line 8), insert the following new section: SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE DISMANTLING AND REMOVAL OF LIBYA'S WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. (a)…

I will complete the balance of my time by just once again emphasizing that all is not over, all is not hunky-dory, as the phrase goes; but there has been significant movement in the right direction, thanks to good intelligence, thanks to…

I was asked to lead a delegation for a mission to Iraq and Afghanistan. That delegation included the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Harman), the ranking member of the committee, and there were four others. There were six of…

earlier today I joined my colleagues in voting for a resolution expressing the profound regret and sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Ronald W. Reagan, former President of the United States of America. I did not cast…

If my colleagues provide tax relief to the American families, they are not going to hide the money under the mattress. They are going to use it to buy goods and services, manufactured right here in the United States, by his neighbors and…

the examples of inequities and simply unfair and lacking-in-commonsense provisions of our existing Tax Code are just too numerous to mention. I wish I could wave a magic wand and eliminate them all overnight. This President and this…

I believe if we do not reverse this trend, we will undercut our ability to grow jobs. So I want tax relief, but I also want us to be fiscally responsible and pay for it.

As we celebrate Earth Day, it is important to reflect upon our environmental accomplishments and plan for the environmental challenges ahead. For over three decades investments in clean water infrastructure, wastewater treatment…

some Members have argued that we should include portions of regional or national significance under minimum guarantee. These projects by definition are vital to the Nation as a whole and should not impact formula distribution to the…

once again I want to voice the strong opinions of the fair coalition in my home State of New York that we preserve the highway equity established in TEA 21. Transportation is one of the only programs where my State gets back from the…

As currently drafted, H.R. 3752 incorporates definitions promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration to distinguish between suborbital rockets, which are under the jurisdiction of FAA's Associate Administrator for Commercial Space…

I rise to support my amendment. I am offering this amendment on behalf of myself and the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon). This is a straightforward managers' amendment. The amendment makes technical changes to the bill. It also…

Let me assure him, this is not additional money. This says to NASA, using your existing personnel allocation, we are giving you flexibility. We say constantly, why does government not operate more like business, like they do in the real…

My counsel just advises me, it depends on what the appropriators do in future appropriations. But the answer is clearly ``no.'' I know what the gentleman's intent is, his intent as I understand it, and that is why I appreciate the…

Reclaiming my time, that is within the existing personnel allocation. This is not additional money, additional to the $2 billion. They are saying if NASA took advantage of all these programs, scholarships, retention incentives, moving…

sadly, I rise in opposition to H.R. 6. I say sadly because the Nation needs a balanced, forward-looking energy policy. Our economic and national security depend on our energy security. That's why I was so pleased when President Bush and…

the Honorable Donald J. Mitchell passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2003. He is gone, but his life's work and patriotism will never be forgotten. The life of Donald Mitchell is that of an all-American patriot. In times of war, he…

I just want to rise in support of this bill and to thank the gentleman from Ohio (Chairman Hobson) for his efforts, particularly to strengthen the Office of Science in the Department of Energy. This is a good bill. There were some…