I would say he has indeed shed some light on these issues, and while I have concerns with some of the legislative proposals that have been offered, I do, I believe, appreciate the underlying concerns; and I look forward to working with the…

I simply want to summarize by saying that while NTSB is a small agency, it is a highly respected agency for the quality of its accident investigations. It has also taken on the responsibility for assisting families of airline accident…

George Brown is one of the most highly regarded Members of this Congress. And for so many years and while on the other side of the aisle, I don't know of a single instance in which he put partisan politics ahead of what he believed to be…

What this legislation does, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 marks the first major amendments to the Stafford Disaster Relief Act since 1988. I would urge strong support for it.

I would indeed point out that the complaints which my good friend has alluded to and which I agree with really are complaints about the Clinton-Gore administration for not enforcing the law and not being tough enough with their…

first, I want to thank the Members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct for concluding what has been a 4-year nightmare to myself and my family. In fact, 4 years, 1 month and 31 days ago, a group associated with Ralph Nader…

Herb Bateman was more than an outstanding Congressman. He was an outstanding American and a fine gentleman. We contributed mightily to his District, his state and the nation. He served together on the Transportation and Infrastructure…

The original Committee on Ways and Means bill did have the 4.3 cent reduction in it.

This is a clean railroad retirement reform bill. There is no tax treatment in there.

I rise in support of H.R. 728, the small watershed rehabilitation amendments of 2000. The bill takes steps to improve the nation's deteriorating water resources infrastructure and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to rehabilitate aging…

I am very pleased to move this measure directly to the floor today to honor a truly great American. Harry Truman was an improbable president, who never sought this high office, but who rose to the occasion when asked by circumstance beyond…

we are very sensitive to this issue. That is why we increased the Federal share in this program from 80 percent to 90 percent. But we do believe that there is a State interest here. The Federal government does not have all the…

I am certainly pleased to move this legislation directly to the floor for consideration to honor my good friend Senator Moynihan. This legislation designates the United States Courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York as the…

this amendment can properly be called the ``Traficant Buy American Amendment,'' and we support it.

we support this amendment. It is a technical amendment. It makes a change to clarify the intent of the bill to ensure that appropriate public agencies in Monroe County are eligible to receive assistance. We support the gentleman's…

if you care about building America, this is a rule and budget resolution that one can support. In fact, it is one of the best budget resolutions that we have seen in many a day. I want to commend the leadership of the Committees on the…

The gentleman certainly is correct. We want to acknowledge his strong interest in this particular issue. We appreciate his cooperation. We look forward to working with him and other colleagues on cooperative, consensus-based approaches to…

I urge an aye vote on H.R. 2328, the Clean Lakes program, because it helps restore and protect our Nation's 41 million acres of freshwater lakes. It helps States clean up their lakes, and it mitigates the harmful effects of high acidity…

Mr. Chairman, first of all, perhaps most importantly, I want to commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Sweeney) for his leadership in being the principal architect and author of this legislation to reauthorize and improve the Clean Lakes…

this is a powerful piece of environmental legislation, and I strongly urge its support. Mr. Speaker, I commend our esteemed colleague from California, Congressman David Dreier, for his leadership on this important environmental…

the House passed AIR 21 by an overwhelming vote of 316 to 110. Then we went to conference with the Senate, and the Senate had several significant objections to the bill. For several months we negotiated in good faith. As a result of that…

I support this legislation strongly. But I did have the privilege and do have the privilege of knowing Ambassador Foley, of knowing him as a colleague, of knowing him as the distinguished Speaker of this House, of knowing him as the…

H.R. 1480, the Water Resources Development Act of 1999, is a comprehensive authorization of the water resources programs of the Army Corps of Engineers. It represents two-and-a-half years of bipartisan effort to preserve and develop the…

Today we indeed are considering the Beaches Environmental Assessment bill, and it is a bipartisan bill that was reported by our committee, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, by unanimous vote. Indeed, this is legislation…

I regret that due to responsibilities in my congressional district that today I was unable to vote on H.R. 1376, ``Tax Benefits to American Military personnel in Yugoslavia.'' If I were able to vote on H.R. 1376 I would have voted in favor…