I am offering an amendment which addresses a crucial component of emergency relief efforts--the Emergency Food Assistance Program [TEFAP]. TEFAP emergency foods are often the first line of defense when disaster strikes. And yet the…

all of Vermont shared a proud moment on January 31, when Carolyn Roberts, president and chief executive officer of Copley Health System in Morrisville, VT, was sworn in as chair of the American Hospital Association's Board of Trustees. I…

From December 6 to 9, 1993, I traveled to Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua in my capacity as chairman of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee. The purpose of my trip was to discuss with local and U.S. officials the implications of the…

the limits of free speech, and civilized discourse, were sorely tested by the recent hate-filled address of Khalid Abdul Muhammad at Kean College in New Jersey. But the Framers of the Constitution had unpopular utterances in mind, when…

I hope the schoolchildren and others who watched the State of the Union Message yesterday... do not make a mistake that can get them to flunk an exam on the U.S. Constitution or U.S. Government. I heard many commentators go on to talk…

it has been more than 30 years since the first American soldier arrived in Vietnam, and almost two decades since the last American soldier came home. Over 43 million Americans, and over half the population of Vietnam, were not yet born…

We need a program that promotes this industry because the benefits of purchasing organically produced food extend beyond the dinner plate to the support of farmers who protect the soil and water.

Organic certification standards should be national in scope, tough and fully enforced.

We need a program that distinguishes phony organic food, items with a natural image but uncertain production methods, from the real thing.