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American politician (1925-2015)
I would ask the maker of the amendment, the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburns), the gentleman sent out a Dear Colleague letter. In his letter, he makes reference to the fact that they need statutory language so that they can continue to…
I too thank her for bringing this serious item to our attention. FEMA is a Federal agency with more than 2,600 full-time employees. FEMA often works in partnership with other organizations, including State and local emergency management…
Providing quality health care to all of our Nation's veterans must be our highest priority.
What precisely my amendment would do is to add additional vouchers up to the amount of $97 million, which is the requested amount by the administration, which would automatically provide additional vouchers, additional opportunities, for…
I rise in support of H.R. 1635, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act. I am proud to share authorship of this legislation with my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman). Since its introduction, the…
Since 1976 when Congress adopted the resolution designating February of each year as Black History Month, we have utilized this opportunity to highlight and pay tribute to the notable accomplishments of black men and women who helped to…
This task force worked diligently and I think they produced an excellent product. They listened to many groups, both in closed hearings and in open hearings. I think that the committee tried to improve upon the current situation. First, I…
I just wanted to join with the gentleman from California [Mr. Lewis] in expressing to the gentlewoman that we appreciate the fact that she has brought this matter to our attention both in last year's bill and this year. And of course, we…
Yes, both the gentleman from California and I would concur in the gentleman's judgment that such a study does not reflect the critical needs and priorities currently confronting us. And even though the amount of money used to fund the…
The record will show that the gentleman from Missouri has indeed been a strong advocate on behalf of scientific research and the National Science Foundation.
I recognize and do not quarrel with the fact that the gentleman was trying to arrive at a solution to a potential problem in the future. I am just saying that I think when this budget was passed by the House, with the cut being in it, we…
I wanted to take a minute and commend the gentleman from Louisiana for the kind of leadership he has offered in this House in terms of education and scholarship, particularly of young people; and in terms of the TRIO program, which he has…
I also want to say that in terms of the Durbin amendment, on its merits, I support fully the amendment, and I am pleased to join with the chairman in the acceptance of this amendment.
I am concerned that these issues have been addressed in report language without the opportunity for hearings on the matters involved and involving matters upon which there is substantial disagreement between Members. They are an attempt to…
It is the intention of this Member and others that the Department have the authority to address all forms of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, sometimes referred to as title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act, as the Act has been…
One of the problems in terms of block granting many of these types of programs is the fact that each State has different regulations and standards with reference to these programs. Many of them adopt a different type of program and in the…
The school lunch program is not in our rescissions. That is in some other legislation that will be coming to the floor and it will not be in the $17.3 billion rescission bill.
These are from appropriated funds. They were in the fiscal year 1995 bill and they were funds that were already appropriated and signed into law, and of course this is a Congress coming back again rescinding action that it had previously…
Summer jobs program is in the rescission cuts, comes out of the Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Subcommittee on Appropriations. All the summer jobs were cut. This is going to put an enormous amount of young people on our…
I could say to the gentlewoman that this particular subcommittee took a greater hit than any other subcommittee on the Appropriations Committee. The total in rescissions was about $17.3 billion. Of that amount, the VA, HUD, and Independent…
None that I am aware of and I participated fully in that markup and at which time I opposed these cuts to our veterans programs.
I rise today in strong support of House Resolution 343, condemning the remarks by Khalid Abdul Muhammad at Kean College in late November. I want to commend my colleague, Mr. Lantos, for bringing this matter to the floor. All of us in this…
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