we have heard several allusions throughout the day of the nature of the historic event in which we participated, the election of the Speaker of the House for the 105th session. That is more than rhetoric, Mr. Speaker. Have Members ever…

Mr. Speaker, when we engaged in hearings on this bill, I want to spread on the record the thought that I have that the quality of the testimony was what spurred this Member in attempting to bring about a final solution to the resolution of…

I assert for the record and for the gentleman's confirmation that indeed this bill does not in any way change the current law, the current system for handling binding arbitration of the type that has been described by the gentleman in his…

the gentleman may recall that we delved into, during the course of the hearing that we held on this matter, the question of liability insofar as it touched upon volunteers that go from State to State, and I recounted then, and I do now…

Madam Speaker, this is a unique type of legislation that comes before us here today, one that symbolizes the willingness of Americans to help other Americans in trouble. We have seen hurricane after hurricane pounding the east coast and…

if you want to see a shutdown of Government occur again, then please ignore what I have to say for the next 5 minutes. I have been struggling for a long time now to convince the Congress that we ought to engage in a proposal which would…

the trouble in Iraq was in the north, so we shot missiles in the south, 27 the first day, 17 the next day, then 1. A missile a day is not going to keep Saddam away. We know that we must and we do support the President's military action. He…

most of the Members of the Congress have in one way or another asserted their support of the President of the United States in the actions that he has taken in Iraq, and we will continue to do so. But there is a time now for the White…

We have reached the stage in our history now where everyone must recognize that airport security and antiterrorism issues are matters for national security. Therefore any little thing that we can do to tighten up security at our air…

I support the legislation in front of us. They would leave no stone unturned to try to learn English on their own and could not wait for the day that they could become naturalized citizens and to be proficient in the English language…

I told her we are working on it, Mrs. Calabash, and before this year is out, I told here we were going to be voting on portability, the transferability of insurance coverage, access to insurance coverage, for someone like her husband…

Mr. Speaker, of course I rise in support of House Joint Resolution 166 and urge its adoption by the House. Just as the previous resolution, the Committee on the Judiciary has reported the bill to the House by a unanimous verdict of 25 to…

no more Government shutdowns. That seems like a silly warning in the middle of the summer, when the end of the fiscal year still is 2 months ahead of us. The fiscal year, as everyone knows, for the Congress of the United States, for the…

for a long while now, almost every term since 1988 or 1989, I have introduced a bill which would constitute instant replay of last year's budget if no budget has been enacted by September 30. This legislation, this main legislation about…

I am in favor of legal services for the poor, in favor of the delivery system that works and in favor of a system that makes sure that the needs are met of the poor, not the abstract needs that the Legal Services Corporation itself had…

The Susquehanna River begins in New York State, flows through Pennsylvania and then Maryland, and empties into the Chesapeake Bay. It is a gorgeous river. Everyone loves it. Those who live on either side of it are happy people. But last…

everyone by now knows about the impact of the recent aircraft tragedy on a small community in Pennsylvania, Montoursville. This area is represented currently by our colleague, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. McDade], who very promptly…

the purpose of my bill is to bring about a miracle on Capitol Hill; that is, if implemented, we will end Government shutdowns forever. Is that a miracle or is it not, in view of what has happened in the recent past and in the past on many…

It simply renews the ongoing projects and appropriations and activities that are embodied in this bill. It just serves to continue them. It does not bring in new forms of spending or new programs, or in any way impinge upon the vitality of…

I would remind the gentleman and all the Members that the shutdowns that occurred before during the Democrat-controlled Congress had the same effect, but they were not as prolonged as some of the shutdowns we had this particular time. What…

Mr. Chairman, the biomedical research that is conducted by the National Institutes of Health has for years shown a steady progress in the prevention of disease and fight against disease. That goes without saying. The programs that the…

I thank the chairman. In fact, for a sum of $123,000 over 5 years, the Pennsylvania State Data Center has proposed to professionally manage and maintain the mountains of Superfund data that have been collected. I doubt that a better choice…

I wish to engage the chairman, the distinguished gentleman from Florida [Mr. Young], in a colloquy of importance to my district and to the Nation as a whole. I would say to the chairman of the committee, it had been my intention to come…

My amendment would have addressed Air Force funding for the operation and maintenance of an environmental restoration database center on the site of the former Olmsted Air Force Base, a current Superfund site in Middletown, PA. The Air…

the gentleman is correct. It was our intent that this bill not include any language regarding removal of Scanwell jurisdiction from the district courts. We would hope and urge our colleagues in the other body not to use legislation…