James T. Callahan

I do understand these communities are suffering water shortages primarily because the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Everett) tells me about it every night. Every time we get in a 5-minute lull he expresses to me his serious concerns about…

I appreciate where the gentleman is coming from, but this appropriations process is long and involved. We invited every Member of Congress to submit their suggestions to us as to how we could best formulate this bill. The sponsor of this…

let me explain my position. This problem is not limited to just one county in Texas, it also is applicable to some portions of Alabama and other States where the same type of incident is taking place. My agreement with the gentleman from…

first of all, I do not know of anyone on either side of the aisle who is opposed to helping California get out of this serious problem they are in, or any of the other Western States as well. We recognize fully that there is a crisis in…

Joe Moakley was a friend, a true friend. In reflecting on Joe's history here in this House of Representatives, he recognized something that very few first-term Members of Congress, very few second-term Members of Congress recognize: that…

My question is, to facilitate these multibillionaires who are against this bill, Mr. Speaker, I want an opportunity to offer an amendment which limits the reductions in this tax to the first billion dollars. I think that this will satisfy…

I have been in meetings during most of the debate. But I did want to come to the floor and bring out one important point, and that is the impact of cost to small businesses in the event that this ergonomic thing is continued as proposed by…

the legislative history is clear. It is the committee's intention that the Cuban Transition Project be supported by USAID in fiscal year 2001 as indicated.

I assure the gentlewoman that the subcommittee will continue to work with her to ensure that USAID funds on these important programs are spent.

I want to join with those of us who are praising Tillie Fowler to tell them that I had the opportunity to be in Jacksonville and give the commencement address to the Jacksonville University senior class; and while there, I had the…

I certainly sympathize with the appropriators, and I sympathize with the authorizers as well. We are always faced as to whether or not we are going to be able to come along with a rider, whether or not this time it is okay, or this time it…

the gentleman brought up the subject I wanted to discuss and that was the news accounts last night where I saw the President criticizing the majority for wanting to spend too much money. I have been in on some of the negotiations. The…

I certainly will work with the gentleman from Ohio to try to find some legislative solution to the problems that exist with the Palestinian Authority and the gentleman's company from Ohio, because I happen to believe that the gentleman's…

I think the whole indemnification process is wrong for us to get involved in. What we are saying is that General Electric, which is the only American company I know of that is even involved in providing some of the resources for the new…

Mr. Chairman, I encourage Members to vote no on all three amendments coming up and remind them that last year I think it was a near unanimous vote for the bill which included this exact same language and which the President signed into…

We only have two conditions on aid to the government of Haiti. Those two conditions happen to be free elections... I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the amendment.

I might just convey to the audience that might be watching this that this is not an obituary. I am not going to die, and I am not going to go away. I am going to be back again next year because I have no opposition; and, as a result, I am…

No, Mr. Chairman, he would not, because his amendment is really an amendment to the amendment of the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce). The gentleman from California (Mr. Royce) is taking about $5 million out of the bill. The gentleman…

There is no indication in the language I have here that it does what the gentleman says it does.

I think it is rather ironic, here we have the HIV program in need, and IDA is also in need. I know that the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the ranking member on our subcommittee, has been such a strong proponent of IDA. I am…

Mr. Chairman, I am almost surprised at the fact that the gentleman brought this amendment to the House. In response to his request and to the request of many of my colleagues, we have increased this fund from $12 million to $55 million, a…

reclaiming my time, I would tell the gentlewoman that of a total $3.5 billion in the bill for FMF, such a huge percentage, right or wrong, goes to Egypt and Israel that the only way we could get the money would be to take it from those…

Let me just tell the gentlewoman, number one, we are not talking about debt that our country has given to these foreign countries. We have already forgiven that debt. We have fulfilled our shared responsibility of that HIPC agreement…

I am just telling you the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi) tells me we should support this because the Pope supports it, and my response to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi) is the Pope does not support abortion, and…

let me reclaim my time and tell the gentlewoman an explanation of the word ``scheme.'' The scheme is not intended to reflect on the mission. I am saying a scheme has been presented to great charitable people of this world that does not do…