Alan B. Mollohan

We are trying to protect the steel industry from unfair foreign competition, on the one hand; and we are definitely trying to protect it from an agency that is funded with the people's money going out and empowering China, which has a…

The lack of wisdom is in paying off these companies to support investments of the Benxi steel facility in China in order to enable the production of tremendous excess capacity in that plant.

If we were to go to the authorizing committee, it may be 2 more years and another 19 steel companies going bankrupt.

We have had, in the last 3 years, 19 steel companies go bankrupt. That is sobering. Nineteen steel companies in this country. We have had 23,000 steelworkers, real jobs for real people, laid off. This is here and now.

I will stipulate to that. What does concern me when we have this debate and there are those who cite the statistics, and stand up and do so so eloquently, is when do we talk about the downside? When do we talk about concern for the 23,000…

Indeed, it is about export-related jobs. We have exported 23,000 steel workers' jobs because of the insensitivity of the American Government, and particularly this institution, over the last 3 years. This particular loan was egregious, and…

Then they granted this loan guarantee. Then they came out and said, ``Another review of this policy has already been planned to begin shortly.'' We are waiting forever for the Ex-Im Bank to review its plans not to hurt American…

I would like to speak to that issue, because I respectfully disagree that there is anything unclear about the issue or about the agreement associated with the issue that was achieved in the context of the 1999 VA-HUD conference. In that…

The increases in my amendment are fairly modest. Most programs would still be smaller than they were 6 years ago after adjustment for inflation. Indeed, several, such as housing for the elderly and the disabled, and homeless assistance…

Well, reclaiming my time, the Clean Coal Technology Program, one of its real strengths is the conservation of the use of energy to generate electricity. As a matter of fact, the Clean Coal Technology Program has increased efficiency, as I…

I share his concerns on this matter. I would agree that EPA's apparent decoupling of the section 126 petitions from the NOx SIP Call is causing major confusion to industry and State regulators alike, particularly in my State of West…

I just rise to commend the gentleman for offering this amendment. I wish it were in order, and I wish the Chair would rule it in order because it joins better than any other amendment or joins better than any other amendment I have heard…

I simply want to express my appreciation for the many kind comments that I have heard on the floor today from my colleagues on the passing of my father. I certainly appreciate those sentiments, both those that have been expressed publicly…

I totally agree it is the Congress' job to do that, and we have defined in 13 USC section 141, in pertinent part, the Congress, in this law, has given the Secretary of Commerce the responsibility to conduct a ``decennial census in such…

Indeed, the gentleman has referenced the source, the dictionary. Has the gentleman referenced any court decisions on the subject? Mr. Chairman, the real meaning of the Constitution is defined through our court process, through the appeal…

I stood up to support this amendment based upon the new estimates that there would be as much as $60 or $63 million carryover. I hope that that happens, and that that addresses some of the distinguished chairman's thoughts.

The gentleman talks about substance when he gets into this issue, and I just want to clarify that what he is asking from the Trade Representative is that they have an exhaustive study and investigation of this. He is not asking for a…

Likewise, I echo the sentiments of the chairman. The gentleman, who rightly has a very serious concern about the situation in his congressional district, has I think approached it in the appropriate way. The time frame in which he…

Reclaiming my time, I have to assume that the ATP program is making its contribution in this strategic effort for the government to participate, and they must be competitive in the future, and I appreciate the gentleman making my point.

I invite the gentleman to come to my district. I refer him to a 1997 study of the public grant program conducted by Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology that yielded the following results: for every million dollars…

I would not hold myself out as an expert on EDA, but we do an awful lot of EDA projects in our district, unfortunately because we qualify under the criteria. Just standing here right now, I cannot think of one EDA project we have going…

I would suggest that he had these strong views about EDA before he came to the job. I just remember that. The gentleman mentioned the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Department of Agriculture as agencies one could go to who had…

I would suggest, first of all, that Mr. Swindle, who is a very fine gentlemen, had these very strong views about EDA before he came to, I believe, head the agency, did he not?

I would note that it is a bit of technicality to suggest it is not a cut because it already has not passed. This legislation is about become law, and if the gentleman's amendment were passed, it would be a significant cut in the 1999…

I think the Skaggs amendment is nothing more or less than a sincere effort to cut funding this year, some 9.4 million in this bill, for a program which really has little demonstrable effect, however well intentioned. I believe, if I am not…