Bob Wise

I want to say that apparently the gentleman may not be aware, that raised the question, that the EDA has cut its overhead at least 25 percent, I believe as much as one-third of the number of jobs in the central office over the past few…

I believe even the GAO studies, and it has been a few years since I have looked at it, but even the GAO study has trouble making the direct statements the gentleman wants it to make. And saying a job is directly caused by anything is…

this building offers a great challenge, and that is it is a balance that has to be reached between where the people's elected representatives meet and where the people come to view their elected representatives and their Nation's heritage…

the 73 percent of Americans presently covered by managed care plans in this country know it is time for a Patients' Bill of Rights. The over 200,000 West Virginians covered alone under HMOs, health maintenance organizations, know it is…

I am one of the one-third of the Democrats that voted for the bill, but it seems to me it is the Republican leadership that is responsible for appointing conferees and moving it to conference. Why has that not happened?

I support parental notification, I support the West Virginia statute which requires parental notification except in very limited circumstances... I happen to believe that the case cited, the Joyce Farley case, by the proponents of this…

when I came on the floor and heard some previous statements about lack of cooperation from the Democrats in investigations, I have to respond. I am a member of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and I have to say that this…

this weekend was quite an eventful one in West Virginia in the Cabell County area where we had another hazardous materials derailment. This is the second one in a little over a year in that area. Happily there were no fatalities. A limited…

I think with the eloquence of many who have spoken here on both sides, it is important to remember what happened 9 years ago in Tiananmen Square. The people must remember. The U.S. Congress must remember. The President of the United States…

if I may say to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hefley) and the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen), I never thought of either of you friends of overarching and overreaching government, so I am quite confident and I am pleased you are moving…

today in Salem, West Virginia, in a quiet funeral service, former United States Senator Jennings Randolph comes home to his final rest, to where he grew up and lived. And indeed perhaps it is a fitting memorial to Senator Randolph that…

I am going to be the skunk at the picnic because I am not a fan, based upon personal experience, and I guess that is what we bring to the floor a lot. I am not a fan of the National Keeper's office, nor how it is conducted. Let me just…

recently, on Earth Day, Senator Terry Sanford of North Carolina was buried in Durham, North Carolina; and I deeply regretted that I could not be there. In many ways, Senator Sanford was responsible for that because of opportunities that he…

I am not sure how I feel about this dialogue commission, to be honest with my colleagues. We want a dialogue that will be great, will network, will interact, all the other buzz words. Clearly, it is important to have discussions taking…

I want to thank very much, and I think the country owes a vote of thanks, to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) for his tireless efforts to bring this bill to the floor, as well as to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr…

Today is February 5, the day that up to 3,000 elderly and homebound West Virginians have dreaded. After today, Medicare will no longer pay for skilled nurses to perform venipuncture, that is drawing blood, as a sole reason for a home…

I believe that the greatest responsibility that a Member of Congress can face is the question of whether or not to go to war, to commit men and women of this country to armed conflict

I have just been handed a letter from Secretary Slater, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, writing about the legislative situation today and strongly urging the House of Representatives to approve the recommittal motion to…

let me respond very quickly to the statements of the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster], the distinguished chairman. First of all, in terms of the constitutionality, the letter that I have from Secretary Slater contests that. And…

The issue is whether or not we want to save Amtrak... If we want to save Amtrak, we have to pass a bill that can immediately be approved by the Senate... If we leave this House today or tomorrow or Friday and there has not been Amtrak…

First of all, to those who said we want to work from this side of the aisle, some of the previous speakers, we want to work, too. The trouble is we have not been working all the way up to here. Today's Wall Street Journal opinion by Al…

those concerned about the cost of labor protection need to understand what the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. LaTourette], has said. Two thousand people were laid off by Amtrak at an average cost of slightly over $1,000, far less than the plans…

quite rightly, today the subject has been Amtrak, but we need to be talking in this Congress about rail safety. Yesterday, two Norfolk Southern trains collided head on in southern West Virginia. Again today a CSX train hit a tractor…

The fact is, as the chairman points out, this bill passed 406 to 4, left the House 406 to 4. But, Mr. Chairman, I would say to my colleagues, please note, walk 100 yards down the hall to the other body. It went nowhere. One of the reasons…

Yes, a number of us voted for this bill because we were told certain things would happen. They did not happen. This bill went absolutely nowhere in the Senate because of the very provisions that are in the bill today: Labor protection…