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I want to highlight the merits of an innovative approach to water-management related plant research and wastewater system management that has been initiated by a terrific project called the Oregon Garden Project in Silverton, Oregon. It …
Mr. Chairman, I join with my colleague from Oregon in his concern about extending this so-called pilot program that charges due fees for patrons who recreate in our national forests and our national parks and use the Bureau of Land…
last year, after 3 years of intense debate and two separate ballot measures, the State of Oregon became the first State to implement a physician-assisted suicide law. This was not an easy decision for the people of my State. It was the…
let me just briefly end by talking about this is really something the American public wants. It is something that we have with the Shays-Meehan bill. We have a bipartisan bill. All you have to do when you talk about influences, all you…
Mr. Speaker, saving Social Security is absolutely critical. Social Security is one of the cornerstones that has made our country great. It was 50 years ago, or more than 50 years ago, when it took great courage on the part of FDR to stand…
while I rise today in opposition to this resolution, I want to clearly state my desire to bring our soldiers home from the former Yugoslavia. I am deeply concerned whenever our troops are sent into harms way, especially when the mission…
sometimes standing on the floor of the House of Representatives is like standing in an echo chamber. As soon as one member says they want to do something to help rebuild our public schools and provide a better education for our children…
as a mom, my children used to love for me to read the Alice in Wonderland story. They used to ah and ooh and giggle as I read it, because left meant right, up meant down, and nothing was what it seemed to be. While I participate in the…
after more than a year of stalling, the Republican leadership has finally agreed to schedule a vote on campaign finance reform this spring. I am thrilled about that. The question, though, is a vote on what? Will it be a vote on real…
I support charter schools as a means of providing expanded educational choice for parents, and I support the intentions of this legislation. This will allow us in Oregon to continue to offer parents and teachers that have previously…
it's time to overhaul the Internal Revenue Service--the most inefficient and the least user-friendly Government agency in America. If any Member of this Congress still has doubts about legislation to overhaul our Nation's tax collecting…
As irreplaceable as Walter Capps will be for the Members of the House, his loss will I am sure be deeply felt by his district. We express our heartfelt condolences to them. We also grieve with Walter's family, his wife Lois, his children…
Mr. Speaker, as you can hear from all of our colleagues, Walter Capps, Congressman Walter Capps, was a wonderful person. Again, I am a freshman, and I can remember meeting him for the first time during orientation. I was scared during…
to Lois and her children, I offer my condolences. We all suffered a great loss last night. Walter was an absolute joy to be around. He was a devoted public servant and he was a good friend. The first time I met Walter he talked about the…
a bipartisan group of freshmen legislators have crafted a campaign finance reform bill that can pass with strong support from Members on both sides of the aisle. This is not a radical measure. It is incremental and focuses exclusively on…
our finance system, campaign finance system is riddled with loopholes. Large corporate contributions are routinely spent on Federal elections despite legislation which is intended to limit them. Mr. Speaker, the leverage these big…
I have the sad obligation today to join this House in mourning the death of the father of the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Pascrell], my friend and colleague. Mr. Speaker, I did not have the pleasure of meeting William Pascrell, Sr., but…
we need to pass a tax relief package that works for working Americans. By the way, the method of calculating income by the Treasury Department was indeed devised by the Reagan administration. The tax reconciliation bill denies tax relief…
Thank you Mr. Chairman. For almost 50 years, the National Science Foundation has worked to expand the core of knowledge that has broadened our horizons in almost every field of science, engineering, and mathematics. We may not always see…
we are very frustrated by the slow start of this Congress. Even though we are about to pass the 100-day marker, this Congress is still stuck at the starting gate. To date we have only taken 60 votes compared to 2 years ago where we took…
Last weekend I was at home, Mr. Speaker, in Oregon, and I was at a community health program. I talked to some of the people there. I think it is helpful to hear some real life stories. I can give a lot of them, but let me just repeat a…
A lot of these parents, they cannot afford a full policy. They find it unaffordable. It is not that they are not willing to pay some money and squeeze out some money out of a very limited budget for some health insurance. It is the cost…
Again, all I want is a chance for it to be brought up so we can look at all of the different ways. I think we can do it within the current system, but I would like to see it brought up so we can have that debate on how do we solve this…
It is alarming, the number of children in this country who do not have any health care. Again, it is over 10 million children with no health care. Every minute, every minute, three children lose their health care coverage. By the year 2000…
we have an opportunity to help the 10-million-plus children in the United States who do not have health insurance. Together we can help families help themselves by providing parents with a tax credit that will enable them to purchase…
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