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Floor Statements

Statement Honoring the Life of Mitch Mulas

May 2, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, it is with both great sadness and a sense of great honor that I rise today, along with my colleague, Lynn Woolsey, to honor and pay tribute to Mitchell ``Mitch'' Mulas, of Sonoma, California, who passed away March 31, 2011 of complications following heart surgery.

Statement Honoring Chef Thomas Keller, Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor

Apr 12, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chef Thomas Aloysius Keller, of Yountville, California on the occasion of being honored by French President Nicolas Sarkozy as a Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor.

Statement Honoring the Public Service Career of Elizabeth Murguia

Apr 6, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Elizabeth Okerstrom Murguia of Eureka, California on the occasion of her retirement after more than 35 years of extraordinary public service for the people of California's North Coast.

Statement Opposing the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011

Mar 31, 2011 Floor Statements
Mr. Chairman, if H.R. 658 passes, this 4-year FAA reauthorization bill would devastate rural communities across our great country. This legislation completely phases out the Essential Air Service program, rolls back critical funding needed for airport improvement programs, fails to adequately protect the rights of air passengers, and would cost us close to 70,000 American jobs.

Statement Honoring the 45th Anniversary of the Humboldt Arts Council

Mar 29, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 45th anniversary of the Humboldt Arts Council in Humboldt County, California.

Statement Supporting Federal Funding of National Public Radio

Mar 17, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1076.

Without so much as a single hearing, the legislation being debated today would dismantle a public radio system depended upon by 34 million Americans weekly, many of whom are from rural America.

Statement Honoring the Public Service Career of Janet Bedrosian

Mar 17, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the distinguished public service career of Ms. Janet M. Bedrosian. Ms. Bedrosian has honorably served the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for nearly 38 years and will retire on April 2, 2011.

Statement in Support of Continued Funding for Klamath River Basin Studies

Feb 18, 2011 Floor Statements
What we're hearing on this amendment and as to the amendment itself is certainly a switch from what we've been hearing over the past couple of days. I say that because this amendment is a Washington, D.C., solution to a very, very local issue.

This amendment would stop a comprehensive local solution to a major and very costly problem in the Klamath River Basin.

Issues:
Energy & Environment

Statement Recognizing Mary Evelyn Arnold, Alcaldessa for the City of Sonomas

Feb 15, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, I rise today, along with my colleague, Lynn Woolsey, to recognize Mary Evelyn Arnold, who has been named the City of Sonoma's 2011 Alcaldessa, or Honorary Mayor.

Statement on the Importance of Protecting Americans Constitutional Rights

Feb 14, 2011 Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, the Patriot Act gave law enforcement some necessary tools to keep up with technological advances being used by those who would do harm to our country. It did not abolish our responsibility to make sure that the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens are protected.

Issues:
Defense