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Mr. Chairman, we are here because we need to be here, because we are trying to take care of the things that we are responsible to take care of, not only the security of the United States of America but the welfare of its people. That is…
Mr. Chairman, when these regulations were issued, when the executive order was issued and then regulations were issued by Federal agencies, we heard from a number of States, Michigan, that asked, quote, the policy should be held in…
this deals with the matter that was offered earlier during the debate on this bill to make available an additional $33 million for Abstinence Education Grants. The offset, of course, is different from what it was before. It is now under…
I am very well aware of the important work being done at Glynco and of FLETC's critical role in providing the very highest quality in consolidated law enforcement training to Federal law enforcement organizations, as well as others that…
Yes, it is the intent of the Committee that the report provide information on customer demographics and transaction changes such as the gentlewoman described, as well as the detailed cost data, with sufficient detail to allow us to…
this amendment does not add any dollars of spending to the bill, nor does it reduce any dollars of spending to the bill. The effect of the amendment, however, is just to consolidate several accounts dealing with the Executive Office of the…
Mr. Chairman, it would make no sense for this committee to rise at this time to let people try to distract us from the important work of this House. I realize that there is no rule that says you cannot offer a mean-spirited amendment. Now…
Mr. Chairman, I was hopeful that we could get through this debate without having an amendment such as this offered because I think it is based upon very misleading arguments and claims. I would certainly hope that nobody in this body would…
I realize we may have different interpretations of what is important here, but I do believe that this ought to be the prerogative of the Senate. The Senate can pursue it. They have the opportunity to do so.
Social Security is an extremely important issue to all of us. Mr. Chairman, in opposing the amendment that was offered, I think it is necessary that everyone understand that when we are trying to find a solution to a very challenging…
I thought it is very important when we talk about the problems, that somebody get up and talk about somebody who has done it right, a State that has done it right, and that is my home State of Oklahoma. Several years ago, our State spent…
I support this measure wholeheartedly. If we do not, what we have before us with the proposed regulations, those are the Titanic. It is headed straight for the iceberg. But before businesses have to abandon ship, before workers have to hit…
Mr. Speaker, this bill constitutes the conference report on the annual appropriation to the District of Columbia. In addition to that conference report, which I believe has been resolved to the satisfaction of both sides of the aisle, in…
The $2 billion in grants and such is in addition to the $414 million that the House appropriated. So the total of those is approximately $2.5 billion. And then we have the local funds of about $3 billion. This is significant taxpayers'…
Mr. Speaker, let me, as part of my response to some things that have been claimed, take issue with this idea that supposedly the bill consists almost entirely of local funds. In this bill, of the total of about $5.5 billion in operating…
Is the gentleman aware the consideration the Senate gave to this bill on the floor when they brought it up and passed it in about 30 seconds? That was the extent of the consideration, literally 30 seconds.
Mr. Speaker, as a principle sponsor, I think it is good that we talk about what it means for a nation, for Hungary, to celebrate 1,000 years as a Nation. Many of us recall when the United States of America celebrated its bicentennial in…
Mr. Chairman, in closing debate on this bill, first I want to take the opportunity to thank the staff who have worked so hard on this: John Albaugh of my personal staff and the Committee on Appropriations; Chris Stanley, a Congressional…
I certainly would not endorse and extend the attacks on the Catholic Church or any other church, whether the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) wishes to do so is his free speech right. I fear that he has added fuel to the fire rather…
I believe the date was July 11 when the Council had its meeting. At that meeting, an ordinance came up for consideration requiring placing a mandate compelling employers in the District of Columbia to make one portion of health insurance…
Mr. Chairman, any study that the District may desire to do certainly they have the authority and the capability of doing whatever study. I certainly would not agree with all of the characterizations of the gentleman, but I certainly…
drug problems in the District of Columbia are America's problem, because Washington, D.C., is America's capital. I am sorry to hear that the gentleman says that if you do not have a program to exchange drug needles, you are causing pain…
Mr. Chairman, there is a general principle we often quote here that says, you should not do for people what they are capable of doing for themselves, because you don't want to restrict their ability to grow and to achieve. It is not a…
Mr. Chairman, this is the appropriation bill that we consider each year for the District of Columbia, the Capital of the United States of America. In addition to local monies and in addition to monies that the District receives, just as…
Mr. Chairman, this bill at the same time represents some of the best things and some of the worst things in this Congress. I appreciate the bipartisan cooperation working with the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and the gentlewoman…
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