Sherwood Boehlert

Mr. Chairman, as we wrap up this debate, I know a lot of people are wondering what is the big deal about cybersecurity; and my own wife, Marianne, who is frequently at the computer when I am home, says that we have to do a better job of…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3178, the Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act, or WISARD, as we call it, authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to provide assistance for research and development of anti-terrorism tools for…

I rise to support H.R. 1259, the Computer Security Enhancement Act of 2001, and to congratulate the gentlewoman from Maryland (Mrs. Morella) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall) and the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Gordon) for their…

This is a very good bill because it provides more resources for people, for our human intelligence, for our eyes and ears around the world. More resources to add to their numbers and their training, with particular emphasis in language…

I would hope that the individual raising the point of order would accede to the very reasonable request advanced by our colleague, the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), that the point of order at least be temporarily withdrawn so that…

I think by now the thrust of the Boehlert-Kind-Gilchrest-Dingell amendment is well-known. Our amendment would significantly increase the conservation funding in the bill, while leaving total farm bill spending essentially unchanged. This…

I support the Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001. The Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) was created in 1992 as an offshoot of the larger Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)…

I applauded them because they are working very hard together under very difficult circumstances for this Nation. Of course, we have to be concerned with the people part of this equation. Tens of thousands of people have lost their…

Shaw said, ``Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream things that never were and ask why not.'' My dream, the collective dream of all Americans, is a world at peace, a world in which equal opportunity for all prevails. I cannot…

this tragedy was unspeakable, unimaginable, unbearable, unbelievable. Suddenly, we have a sense of being overwhelmed by a reality that had been inconceivable just yesterday morning. All Americans, I think, have reacted with the same mix of…

this amendment, which provides $5 million per year for integrated bioenergy research and development projects, for training and educating targeted to minority and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, is a good amendment. Bioenergy…

I guess this boils down to whose arguments are the most persuasive. Do we believe the automobile industry, which told us in the seventies that mandating seatbelts, which have saved thousands of lives since, would deal a devastating blow to…

Mr. Chairman, I think virtually every Member of this body agrees that we need to raise the fuel economy of passenger vehicles. That is a no-brainer. Raising fuel economy saves money, makes us less dependent on foreign oil sources and helps…

I want to protect the life of every single New Yorker because we have been losing population. We have been redistricted, we will go down two seats, and I do not want any New Yorker to go away. But I am just as much concerned with the…

As chairman of the House Science Committee I rise in strong support of the FY 2002 VA, HUD and Independent Agencies appropriations bill. My good friends Chairman Walsh, and Ranking Minority Member Mollohan have put together a bill that is…

I want to applaud that action, because I think for years now the language this amendment would strike has been used to hound Federal agencies that try to address climate change. It was used to harass agencies who sent government officials…

I wish today to support H. Con. Res. 27, a resolution honoring the National Institute of Standards and Technology and its valuable employees for 100 years of service to our country. A century ago, our predecessors here in Congress…

During a busy day, most Americans probably do not stop to think about the impact small manufacturing has on all of our lives. In fact, most Americans would be surprised to learn that it is all but impossible to get through a day without…

H.R. 5175 will end Superfund litigation for the overwhelming number of small businesses across America. That is what we are here about. As most of my colleagues know, I am a very strong proponent of Superfund reform. Superfund remains a…

It just is not fair. We are talking about somebody from Pennsylvania being in the litigation scheme because she sent mashed potatoes to a landfill. We are talking about someone in New York, a small business, being in this litigation…

Mr. Speaker, I have a very important announcement. There has been a Federal court decision today in one of the most highly visible and significant Indian land claims in the country. Senior Judge Neal McCurn of the Federal Court of the…

I rise in support of S. 2327, the Oceans Act of 2000. As chairman of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I can attest to the importance of this legislation and the need to…

today we are saluting a genuine American hero, Don Mitchell. Let me tell you a little bit about the man. Don Mitchell served with great distinction in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946 as an aviator, then returned home, only to…

Mr. Chairman, there is an environmental aspect to this because urban sprawl is a concept that concerns us all. One of the reasons we have urban sprawl is that so many family farms are so hard-pressed that they have no choice but to sell…

I want to call everyone's attention to a particular paragraph. It reads: ``When prices are high in the northeast, which uses a lot of home heating oil, the Secretary of Energy may,'' not must, but may, ``disburse home heating oil from a…