Nick Rahall

I am pleased to support the Rail Passenger Family Assistance Act. This bill should be enacted into law because it is the honorable thing to do. In the 106th Congress, I cosponsored a similar bill, H.R. 2681, which the House passed on…

This bill seeks to address a real and pressing crisis facing an important segment of our trucking industry. That problem is twofold: First, owner-operators are being hit hard by high diesel fuel prices and simply do not have the market…

Indeed, Bruce Vento was a dear colleague to me, as well. Having served with him, as well as the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), side by side, first on the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, and now on the Committee on Resources…

does not one of those recommendations direct the BLM to clarify the agency's authority to protect valuable resources not protected by other laws?

we have all seen recent news reports of renewed confrontations between Palestinians and the Israelis. This violence is deeply troubling and cannot be condoned. It is all the more worrisome because the deadline for concluding a Final Status…

Yesterday the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on matters pertaining to the soaring costs of gasoline and diesel fuel. Ostensibly the purpose of the hearing was to determine whether consumers would benefit from…

I join in commending the distinguished chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster); the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar); subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr…

it is with a great deal of sorrow that I rise to announce to the body the passing of a former Member of the House of Representatives from West Virginia, Robert H. Mollohan. Bob Mollohan served the United States Senate early in his career…

As a cosponsor of legislation calling for the closure of the School of the Americas, and having consistently voted to prohibit funding for the School of the Americas in the past, I fully intended to cast my vote in favor of the Moakley…

I have no illusions as to what the outcome of this vote will be, but I think it is necessary to rise in opposition to this resolution. It is well-intended, I am sure, and I certainly respect the sponsors of it and certainly respect the…

I rise in celebration of the life of a true hero of the Middle East, a true patriot, a beloved leader of his people, friend and ally of the United States, King Hussein Ibn Talal al-Hashem of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. I believe it…

Today it is my privilege to introduce, once again, comprehensive legislation to reform the Mining Law of 1872.

Today, I have reintroduced a Private Relief Bill naming 62 individuals and families who are known as Persian Gulf evacuees [PGE's] and I urge my colleagues to join with me to serve those evacuees who may live in your Congressional District…

I urge my colleagues to take note of this private relief bill, because the Persian Gulf evacuee families are scattered all over the United States, and one or more families may live in your Congressional District, and they need your support…

I rise in support of S. 2500, legislation dealing with the ownership of coalbed methane as a source of energy in situations where a federal coal estate is involved. Until July of this year, the issue of how to allow the development of…

on Friday, July 24, 1998, just a brief time after the last vote of the day was cast, two seasoned Capitol Hill Police officers were gunned down in one of the entrances to the United States Capitol, the People's House. Hearts were broken…

the pending legislation proposes $7.8 million for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program and I commend the gentleman from Ohio, Ralph Regula, for seeking to accommodate the request I and others have made in this matter. Indeed, this year I…

On May 8 this year, the Nation lost a great man, a former U.S. Senator, a beloved West Virginian, a great orator, a man of civility and courtesy, a master of the legislative compromise, a builder of concrete, asphalt and stone, and a…

As we begin debate on this legislation, we are indeed at a crossroads in this country. We can decide whether we want to retreat from the transportation needs of the new century and fail to make the necessary investments in our highway and…

I would suggest perhaps the other party that he did not refer to should be called the ``RWWK'', the ``right wing whacko kids'' for some of the philosophy they have been espousing here today. I commend the gentleman from Ohio for his…

Mr. Chairman, let us get some facts on the table. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) has laid out very well how funds for highways are apportioned under this bill. Eighty-eight percent would be distributed to the States by…

I rise in tribute to the Honorable Jim Howard, former Member of the House of Representatives, and Chair of the then Committee on Public Works and Transportation, now the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. My tribute to Jim's…

I rise in support of H.R. 856, legislation which would provide a framework by which the people of Puerto Rico may determine their political status. Today, the people of Puerto Rico are the beneficiaries of federal highway dollars even…

I feel like the old farmer who was being severely chastised by his fellow farmers for beating his mule over the head because he wouldn't respond to a simple ``gitty-up.'' The farmer gave the stubborn old mule one final whap, and the beast…

This bill provides the States with some ability to continue to obligate federal highway funds until Congress reauthorizes the federal aid to highway program which expired on September 30th. Since that time, no new contract authority…