Inclusion of such unnecessary new projects and this new level of spending will threaten the President's approval of the bill.

There is no factual or legal basis for granting the Zuni Tribe special treatment by retroactively recognizing their land title.

Advancing this Energy and Water Appropriations bill under H. Res. 413 is simply not consistent with expressions of concern about the need for serious attention to the deficit through bipartisan negotiations at the 'summit.'

Executive Order No. 12691, which established the Committee, is revoked.

To Belle and to all of you, we wish you Godspeed in this very important journey and wisdom and strength in the challenges ahead.

I am firmly convinced that any appreciable lessening of the current protections afforded to Federal civil servants by the Hatch Act will lead to the repoliticization of the civil service and of the programs it administers.

H.R. 20 would effectively repeal the Hatch Act's essential prohibitions on partisan political activity by Federal civil servants.

Your investment is America's investment in the consolidation of democracy and independence in Central and Eastern Europe.

History shows that such a reversal in the role of partisan politics in the ethic of public service would inevitably lead to repoliticizing the Federal work force.

I take great pride in the integrity of our Federal work force.

The United States has been a world leader in efforts to control emissions that adversely affect the ozone layer.

After all the debate, no real need to repeal the existing Hatch Act has been demonstrated.