Tom Wolf

If we do have any other allocations which I hope we will at the end for defense, we plan on asking for some of that so we can beef up the Coast Guard in many of these areas, including additional funding in the area of drug interdiction.

I completely agree. We want to crack down on poaching of Forrest Gump in the gulf and people are doing that.

You are so convincing, I just agree with you that this is a worthwhile program, and I will consider ways in which to continue to fund Operation Respond.

The committee appreciates the importance of the Eisenhower Parkway extension to the gentleman's district in the State of Georgia and recognizes the commitment Congress has made in the past with funding for the project.

Yes. Under the definition of ``United States assistance'' in this act, any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is barred. However, this definition of ``United States assistance'' explicitly carves out an exemption for…

That is correct. There is no requirement that the exporter know or be responsible for the ultimate end user of his product, but only that the exporter does not export to those found by the director to be responsible entities engaged in…

Under this act, there is no blanket prohibition on exports but only exports to the responsible entities engaged in persecution. Furthermore, I would point out to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Ewing) that if a farmer or exporter exports…

I have a letter from Wei Jingsheng, who spent 17 years in prison, who was earlier with us today. He said, ``I strongly believe that the freedom of religious belief is one important component of man's fundamental human rights.'' And he goes…

The conferees believed that the FAA already had issued a letter of intent to the Memphis International Airport when in fact it had not occurred. I agree that the Memphis International Airport should have been included on the list of…

I would say there is a discretionary set-aside of $440 million out of the Federal lands program that the administration does have the ability to use. After this is over, I will do a letter to Secretary Babbitt. Second, I will also ask…

The point of order just sustained by the Chair eliminates all aviation trust fund support for FAA operations. I believe it is the intent of the authorizing committee to ensure only that the legislative cap on trust fund spending for FAA…

I hope we can. And I am sure the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Sabo] and I will be able to work something out. I hope the gentleman will take a look at that, and I am going to ask the staff to show how retirement payments were being paid…

In following up on the work of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission over the coming months, and to help restore the credibility and effectiveness of the agency, the committee encourages the new administrator to establish an…

Adequate demand for the ferry and ridership for the Belford Ferry has been established and the Federal Highway Administration considers the county of Monmouth the willing operator for the Belford Ferry project. Based on informal…

I will do everything I can, not only to encourage the Department to work with the various modes to further explore the potential of an electronic redistribution center but also to see if there is some way working together with the other…

The gentlewoman from Kentucky [Mrs. Northup] is absolutely, positively correct. I have not thought of that airport for years, but I flew in there in 1962 when I went to basic training at Fort Knox, KY. It was one of the most depressing…

Today's appointments to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission by President Clinton, in my opinion, tilt the balance of the commission in favor of the gambling industry. The purpose of the commission is to conduct a study of…

I keep hearing the West Virginia officials talking about dumping traffic in my area. We have decided in Virginia we do not want corridor H. I would ask the gentleman to deal with the West Virginia highway officials to resolve this matter…

I am not involving myself in West Virginia, as you know, but I am concerned about the statements that the West Virginia Highway Department is now saying we are going to bring it up to the edge and dump it into Virginia; that will show the…

Yes, it is my intention to see that the conference report reflects the priorities and funding levels of the House, and also I might say that if the Senate tries to put any highway demos in, we will make sure that they are not in, and I…

But if we do not know the profitability, we do not know whether or not it could default. Therefore, if it defaults, as it happened one other time, everybody is obligated. Mr. Chairman, I strongly oppose the amendment.

Reclaiming my time, there has been a default. There has been one. Second, we know absolutely nothing at all about the railroad, absolutely, positively, categorically nothing.

The gentlewoman raises a very good point. As I said earlier when the gentleman from Delaware [Mr. Castle] asked me the question, unless there is a dedicated revenue source for Amtrak in the next several years, Amtrak will not make it. So…

I just want the body to know, though, that this is the IG that broke the story that was in Business Week 3 weeks ago showing that many of the major airlines unknowingly are using bogus parts that are potentially very dangerous. What if she…

Amtrak will not make it unless there is a dedicated revenue source... without a dedicated revenue source, Amtrak will not be able to rely on the appropriation process and it is going to fail.