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Champion Enterprises, a builder of manufactured homes with production operations in my district in Sangerfield, New York, lost its factory last month after a devastating fire destroyed the entire facility. Nothing but ruin and ashes. Two…
let me begin by explaining what this amendment would actually do because I think there has been a lot of confusion. Under my amendment, Members could still raise a point of order against bills, resolutions, amendments, and conference…
the teeth in H.R. 350 are a vote that is designed to do one thing and only one thing, and that is to shut down debate on any measure that someone claims will cost industry money, regardless of the evidence on cost, regardless of the…
Let me suggest that I share his goal in enhancing awareness of the cost of the bill, but the bill is sadly deficient in terms of the potential benefits, and that is why every environmental public health and safety organization is strongly…
That is exactly the purpose of my amendment. The base bill would limit debate; my amendment would expand debate. The base bill would terminate discussion; my amendment would continue discussion. Of course we have to factor in the cost to…
Mr. Chairman, as a result of the action on the last amendment, which passed by the narrowest of margins, we are now confronted with a bill that will indeed create new points of order. I do not think it is a very good idea. But I strongly…
it is important that our colleagues and the American people understand that intelligence, as distasteful as it sometimes may seem, is critical to the very survival of our Nation and our way of life. This conference report focuses on those…
I rise to once again reinforce my opposition to this measure. And it is too bad that it has worked out this way, because it could have been worked out in such a way that this bill would have passed unanimously in the House of…
it is indeed a special pleasure for me to be here in this well to talk about a man with whom I have had some of my fiercest battles with in my service in these 16 years in the Congress and some of the most pleasant satisfying victories. I…
Yesterday the New York Yankees won their 114th game, to set an all-time record for an American League club. In addition to that, Bernie Williams won the American League batting championship with a .339 average. In addition to that, David…
1998 is the Year of the Ocean. We have heard that mentioned several times. So, it is only fitting and proper that we focus on the ocean this year. And in doing so, I would like to commend the gentleman from New Jersey (Chairman Saxton) for…
Mr. Chairman, I played a little word association game and when I said ``gentleman,'' the first person who came to mind in this Chamber was Lou Stokes. When I thought about ``class,'' and how I would define class, I thought about Lou…
I do so to express in the strongest possible terms support for the Fox-Skaggs amendment which will restore needed funds for energy conservation programs, including low-income weatherization. That is very important, if one comes from the…
that is a cause for real concern, and as my dear friend and colleague knows, I have been a supporter of the clean coal technology program that some of my friends who probably were labeled green are somewhat offended by that, and I never…
essentially the amendment deletes on page 14 of the bill paragraph 4, subsections (A) and (C), to make it abundantly clear that we are not going to have a raid on the land and water conservation fund to finance the program. The…
it is time and long past due to reform the Superfund program. The Superfund program is designed to clean up our Nation's toxic waste sites. The administration is prone to repeating over and over and over again that more than 10 million…
two things. One, I have served in local government as a former county executive, so I know whereof he speaks. Secondly, I am not suggesting that proposed mandates are good or bad. Some are good. Some are bad. The only thing I am trying to…
I think we should have the opportunity when amendments are offered to have a full and open airing, pros and cons. That helps me in making up my mind as we are dealing with some of these very important topics. But I think the gentleman will…
One of the things I have done, in terms of talking about tractor trailers, I have offered an amendment to another bill that would limit the size of tractor-trailers on our Nation's highways for safety.
let me make two final points. First, private sector mandates are different from intergovernmental mandates in many ways but in one in particular. States and localities do not have the clout on Capitol Hill that industry does. States and…
it is not a gutting amendment. I would classify it as a perfecting amendment because I really think that we should have full and open debate on some sensitive issues here on the floor of the House. We should not limit debate to 10 minutes…
It would improve the bill, but it would not make it acceptable in its present form.
I rise in opposition to his amendment although I can see where he would like to go with this amendment. But I have to say that the gentleman's amendment guts this bill. It completely guts the intent of this bill. The whole intent is to…
We would not have scoring of amendments. That is the problem. We would not have the time to do that. When we have extended debate on a very controversial item, sometimes during the debate, in the course of that debate proponents or…
we find ourselves in both a fiscal and political environment in which we simply cannot fund every system and program we would like. This applies whether intelligence or not intelligence. However, it is important for the American people to…
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