Ron Kind

H.R. 4013 has bipartisan support. It has also received the endorsement of a number of national and regional conservation outdoor recreation groups, farm, and environmental groups. And I am willing, based on that understanding and…

Let me first say that the CARA bill that is before us today and tomorrow is extremely important for the conservation future of our Nation. For this reason, I am a strong supporter of the bill and voted for its passage as a member of the…

Even schools in my district in western Wisconsin, especially in rural areas, are in need of repairs, and some are emergency repairs. But the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) has offered a bit of a solution to this nationwide problem in…

I am proud to be able to support this resolution recognizing the significance of teachers and the quality of education in our country. I would urge all Americans to use this week as an opportunity to thank their teachers in their own…

I want to rise to pay tribute to my home State University, the University of Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin athletic program has had an extraordinary run of success over the past years. A level of success that has made all of…

I rise in support of H.R. 3671, legislation to improve the financial management and accountability of the Office of Federal Aid within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under current law, the Office of Federal Aid reallocates funds…

as this Nation forges ahead into the 21st century, our children's education must keep pace with the rigors and demands of the information age and the new economy. In recent years, our Nation's schools have been doing a good job of…

Mr. Speaker, I do not have a problem with the rule, but I do have a problem with the budget resolution offered by the Republican Party today. Yogi Berra should be with us here today, because it is "deja vu all over again." Last year it was…

But I do not want people to be under the impression that we do not believe that we can provide some tax relief in these budgets. I think we can as long as we do it in a fiscally responsible and disciplined manner so we do not lock into…

Today I am introducing an important bill aimed at reducing sediment and nutrient losses in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Over the last 6 months, I have worked closely with many of my colleagues here in the House, farmers, the…

I rise tonight to take a few moments along with a couple of my colleagues to talk about a very important issue that comes and goes in this institution of ours and we are hoping to be able to resurrect it again yes, even during this…

with the remaining moments that we have in this special order, I would like to get into a little bit of the teeth, the meat of what the Supreme Court ruled last month in upholding the ability of legislators to impose limitations on the…

I wanted to reciprocate that and thank my good friend from Maine for the work and leadership he has brought to this Congress for the cause of campaign finance reform. In fact, the great State of Maine has really led the revolution sweeping…

I think what we need, and was demonstrated a little bit on the steps of the Capitol, is a Granny D revolution in the country. She started that in no small part by committing herself to a cause that she feels very strongly in. The gentleman…

It is an exciting development. It is going to be that type of snowball effect, sweeping across the country, with State legislatures each taking their own approach to financial reform, which will hopefully put more pressure to bear on the…

I thank my friend, again. Again, coming back to what Justice Souter wrote in his majority opinion Nixon v. Shrink last month, writing for the majority perhaps he said it best, that countering the perception that politicians are being…

I just want to reference some of those recommendations that she made toward the back of the book. She said, ``Here are some ordinary things you can do to Stand for Children: Hold a yard sale and donate the proceeds to an after-school…

I do not view any word in the resolution as threatening in any way to Russia. That is why I can rise in strong support of the resolution today. There is no doubt that America must remain firmly committed to NATO, as it remains firmly…

like the previous speaker, I too want to compliment the Speaker for giving us this opportunity to debate what I feel is the most important issue that we are going to bring up in this session of Congress, and that is the debate and the…

I believe those are the wrong amendments at the wrong time when we are on the brink of peace in the Balkans. I believe that the NATO policy in Kosovo has been the right policy for the right reasons at the right time. There were two…

we woke up this morning with news reports that the first Serb forces in Kosovo are finally being withdrawn. The policy is working, so let us give credit where credit is due. It was because of the perseverance and unity of all 19 democratic…

I rise today as a co-chair of the upper Mississippi River congressional task force, in support of the upper Mississippi environmental management program which is part of WRDA 99. The EMP is designed to evaluate, restore and enhance river…

I have to state that tonight I have never been more embarrassed to be a Member of this institution based on the vote that we just cast a few minutes ago. Has partisan politics so permeated this culture that we cannot see the long-term…

I am proud to support the NATO mission in Kosovo. It speaks to our values and principles as a Nation, and to our role as a leader of the NATO alliance. I am proud of our young men and women in U.S. and NATO uniform who are being asked once…

I truly hope that the spirit of Hershey is not gone already. Last weekend we had the second congressional bipartisan civility retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania. We tried, in short, to come together to find a way where we can still disagree…