Thomas E. Petri

Mr. Speaker, because of the severe financial crisis of the District of Columbia and its inability to provide a 20-percent local match share, no Federal-aid highway funds have been obligated in the District for all of 1995. The highway…

What this would do, too, is, frankly, based on needs and not looking at what States have done tends to reward States that have been ineffective in using funds they got under the last program rather than States that have done a good job. It…

Mr. Chairman, I reluctantly must oppose the substitute to H.R. 961 offered by Mr. Saxton and Mr. Boehlert--two Members of Congress who are dedicated and sincere in their efforts and support for clean water programs. Many of the provisions…

Madam Speaker, we are about to complete final passage of a splendid tribute to one of this country's most distinguished judges, John Minor Wisdom, who will celebrate the beginning of his 90th year next Tuesday, May 17. The designation of…

I am pleased to rise in support of H.R. 3567. This legislation will allow the Kennedy Center Board of Directors to have direct control of the financial resources necessary to maintain the Center. My support for this legislation has been…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1933. While I by no means question the past important and successful work of the Commission, I feel its work is complete. We cannot and should not authorize the use of taxpayers' funds for the…

S. 1789 is a simple bill which would allow bridge program funds to be used for the seismic retrofit of a bridge, even if the bridge is not considered deficient. It does not increase funding for the program, and the formula used in…

H.R. 6, Improving America's Schools Act, reauthorizes and amends most of the Federal Government's programs of aid for elementary and secondary education. This legislation will affect virtually every public school in the country and has the…