Larry Combest

the importance of helium and the Government involvement in helium conservation and production dates back to the passage of the Helium Act of 1925. The building and operation of a large-scale helium extraction and purification plant went…

I know of no other Federal program more maligned and misunderstood that the Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines, helium operations. Many of my colleagues have piled on board to eliminate the program. They've heard the clever talking…

5 years ago today, the costs of depending on foreign oil came due with our first downpayment on the gulf war. The House voted $42 billion to pay the military costs of ejecting Saddam Hussein from his king-of-the-hill grab of Middle East…

One of the concerns we have heard throughout a lot of the discussion is the fact that there are payments being made for doing nothing. There are no marketing loan payments being made for doing nothing. A farmer has to produce. The cotton…

Mr. Chairman, at the outset, I would like to compliment the Committee's ranking Democrat, Norm Dicks, for his highly constructive role in the formulation of this legislation. He is a bona fide expert in many aspects of national security…

my amendment reflects the results of discussions between the Members and staffs of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on International Relations on issues pertaining to the application of sanction laws to…

I, too, am not pleased with the NRO's performance regarding expenditure rates and funding needs. The need to adjust some of the managerial philosophies at the NRO was even brought out in our unclassified committee report. However, I…

Mr. Chairman, the Intelligence Committee held one hearing on title V of the National Security Revitalization Act, partly in open session. The subsequent markup was conducted entirely in open session. During the markup, the committee…

It might appear this is an easy vote, give the Bosnian Moslems the right to arm themselves and fight. If it were that easy, I would be supporting it. I predict that while it may not seem to be difficult today, in the future many may find…