James T. Callahan

the true scenario is this. The President of the United States has committed to participate in this debt forgiveness program of worldwide contributions, and we intend to fulfill responsibly some of the requests of the President. But just…

I have proposed $69.4 million in HIPC funds which is an increase. That is an increase in itself.

But I went to Israel and at 2 o'clock in the morning met with then Prime Minister Netanyahu and he admitted that the economy there was now such because of the benevolency and the assistance of the United States, the economy was such that…

I respect their passion and their concern for the people of Africa. But not once during my statement did I mention the continent of Africa. I did by chance mention Uganda because of the ridiculous situation that took place when the…

Mr. Chairman, I would encourage my colleagues during this 3 hours of debate on this issue, and I think we should debate it and that is why I have not insisted on my point of order at this time but I still reserve that point, to take a look…

I think we all agree, Mr. Chairman, that the World Bank and the regional development banks have made a lot of bad loans that cannot be repaid. There are many decent and honorable people, including the leaders of our churches, who are…

Mr. Chairman, I still reserve my point of order, and will insist on it in just a moment, but just in response to the gentleman, every year the President requests a separate fund for the development of Africa and every year this committee…

it is my intention to assure the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) that I am going to make every effort I can to ensure that the money is spelled out in the bill. I think the intent is clearly spelled out sufficiently for them to spend…

I am going to miss the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), too; but I do not know that I really am going to miss her in this capacity. But I do appreciate what she has given to me in the form of friendship, in the form of…

Reclaiming my time, that is correct that we will do it. We will readjust the figures of the existing appropriation levels to spell out what the gentleman is seeking to do. Whether or not we get additional allocations or not, we can still…

Reclaiming my time, I will be happy to attempt to ensure to the gentleman that that language will be put in during the process, but it shall not be taken out of the IMET training money that he has suggested.

I might just briefly respond, Mr. Chairman, and remind the gentleman from Massachusetts that during my tenure as chairman of this committee we have created the child survival account, which this year contains more than $800 million to do…

Reclaiming my time, yes, I am, and that is why I was trying to express, I will be happy to work with the gentleman to try to get the money. I would not like to reconstruct my bill at this time in order to give an additional $2.5 million to…

I wanted to tell them that I just received a call from the ambassador telling me that Mr. Barak has canceled the AWAC sale to China.

I think that the amendment says what I am telling the gentleman. It does not transfer the money to the program of trafficking that the gentleman is concerned about.

I rise today, I guess, to a point of inquiry... to engage in a colloquy, a conversation about something I think is a very serious problem. We have been hearing a lot of talk in the last couple of months about the breakup of Microsoft. But…

we might also look at the EPA and get them involved, because any time a person drives by one of these bakeries and they sense this aroma of these fresh, hot donuts, they are almost compelled to turn their automobile into that store and buy…

I will be happy to provide donuts for the entire House, both sides of the aisle, so they can taste the delectability of these products that this company is making, that no doubt has given them this monopolistic situation that exists here…

In the continuing resolution, we deny that early disbursal, and I am saying under the Gekas amendment, as I understand it, and I have great respect for the gentleman's tremendous knowledge of this process, but I am saying in my particular…

I would like this opportunity to engage once again and highlight those concerns to our colleagues; although CARA will be extremely beneficial to the wildlife and conservation in the State of Alabama as written, there is a provision that is…

let me reemphasize how important it is that this resolution be brought to the floor today and how proud I am that those of you that are responsible have taken the initiative to bring it to the attention of the Congress. We have a program…

To those of us, Mr. Speaker, who are not famous on the floor of this House for voting for any gun control measures, we could have a strategy where the longer an offensive bill stayed in the conference, the better off we are. Yet, I am in a…

I am happy to see that the two Members are drinking out of the same dipper, as we say in Alabama. But there is a question that I have that is sort of confusing to me. That is the underlying bill. As I understand the motion the gentleman…

I know that many have had thousands of phone calls, like I have, of people concerned with the fact that the Congress of the United States gave the Fish and Wildlife such excessive authority over the fining of people hunting for sport all…

I should hope so. I know the hunters of south Alabama will, too. I hope that we can address this as expeditiously as we can, because it is wrong of us to give this authority. Whether or not it was done in the middle of the night in the…