First of all, the authorized levels in this bill are below previous authorized levels; and, second, it is easy for someone from a large metropolitan area, indeed, the Nation's Capital, to not care about essential air service for rural…

It is outrageous, it is outrageous that we even have to deal with this issue this way, because it is nothing more than a technical correction. Indeed, if we were the ones who were involved in putting something in here which inadvertently…

The NTSB is a relatively small agency but the work it does, the accident reports it issues, and the recommendations it makes have contributed to the improvements in safety that we have seen. However, the recent tragedies involving Valuejet…

the conference report on S. 640, the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, is a comprehensive authorization of the water resources programs of the Army Corps of Engineers. It represents 4 years of bipartisan effort to preserve and…

I rise in support of H.R. 2988. This bill, which amends the Clear Air Act Amendments of 1990, would allow States to implement traffic signal synchronization projects without first having to make a determination that such projects are in…

Before we vote on this legislation, which I strongly support, I would like to say that our staff on both sides of the aisle, on our Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is absolutely performing an outstanding job not only on all…

I would emphasize just as heartily that this bipartisan legislation before us must be passed because if it is not passed, the airports across America will get no money in the coming year. Indeed, the recent tragedies involving ValuJet and…

Mr. Speaker, we do not know yet what brought down TWA 800. But of course the probabilities are that it was a bomb. We do not know who planted the bomb at the Olympics. Maybe it was somebody mentally deranged, maybe a terrorist. We do not…

I would emphasize that this is not the first time that Congress has addressed airport and airline security. In 12985 we passed the International Security and Development Cooperation Act requiring that the public be notified when airports…

It directs the FAA to review security arrangements governing air cargo and mailing to decide whether more needs to be done. It directs the FAA to work with the FBI to periodically assist the vulnerability of high-risk airports. It requires…

we have right here the proposed Committee on Commerce offer which was that you backed away from the 75-percent trigger with regard to New York City and Alaska. So you violated the instructions of the House, No. 1. No. 2, I have a letter…

that is not accurate. There is no mandate that the corps carry out that provision, No. 1. No. 2, there is nothing in this legislation that says the grants in title V will be funded first. No. 3, your commerce conferees violated the…

it is with a very happy tear in my eye that I announce the wire services are reporting that our colleague, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. McDade] has been acquitted of all charges.

it is certainly not the intent of the committee to harm any of the Missouri River interests with this language. While the provision was put in response to concerns to several of our committee members, clearly all Missouri River interests…

Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation. While this bill authorizes a number of much needed projects to address infrastructure needs and environmental restoration throughout the Nation, I am particularly…

With regard to the potential national railroad strikes, as of early this morning, labor and management have reached agreement on all the outstanding disputes, thereby averting the possibility of a shutdown and averting the need for…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to compliment the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, as well as the distinguished chairman of the full committee and the ranking Members, the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey], and the gentleman from Texas…

the date of that quote is June 28, 1995. At that time we had issued our release and we spelled out the seven principles of this bill, and nothing has changed up to this day.

Mr. Chairman, perhaps my good friend from Illinois misspoke, because when he said that the so-called secret contracts will have antitrust immunity, that simply is not the case. The antitrust immunity applies only to the published rates…

Mr. Chairman, it is not often that we can bring to the floor a piece of legislation that can boost the entire United States economy but this legislation, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, can do just that. Mr. Chairman, while it is true that…

The bill accomplishes preservation of the committee carrier system, which is important to the carriers, but it also injects a very healthy and significant dose of flexibility, of competitive opportunity into the carrier and shipper…

I cannot tell you how deeply disappointed I am that I believed we had a deal. We had a very delicate compromise in which everybody gave up something: the shippers, the carriers, all interested parties. In fact, while the shippers were very…

this amendment will make this legislation subject to the Line Item Veto Act of 1996, the answer is yes.

I want to emphasize the extraordinary bipartisan support on this extraordinary victory here. Without the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] and his colleagues, this simply never could have happened. Beyond that, however, this has been…

This is not the place to fight that battle. The place to fight this battle is when we bring ISTEA to the floor for reauthorization. I am sure there will be a bloody battle, in our committee and on the floor, over the whole question not…