[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 83 (Monday, June 27, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION

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                               speech of

                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 27, 1994

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4602) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
     for other purposes:

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to reaffirm my full support of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities and in opposition to any 
amendments which would weaken either program. Both endowments support 
artistic excellence and expanded opportunities for all Americans to 
experience and participate in the arts and humanities.
  Let me commend Chairman Yates of the Interior Appropriations 
Subcommittee for bringing us a bill clearly within the discretionary 
allocation for both budget authority and outlays. As we all know, the 
country's budget problems are not due to discretionary spending 
programs, particularly the important programs included in this bill.
  The NEA's budget is less than \2/100\ths of 1 percent of the Federal 
budget and $20 million less than the budget for military bands.
  Most endowment grants must be matched by nonfederal funds--from 1:1 
to 1:4--and therefore generate significant revenue. For example, in 
1992, the NEA awarded $123 million to 3,500 organizations. This 
resulted in generating an estimated $1.4 billion in matching funds or 
ten times as much as the NEA awards themselves. This is an example of a 
sound Federal program.
  Investing in arts organizations creates jobs and more importantly, 
improves the quality of American lives. The NEA and NEH stimulate both 
private and public sector investment which further creates jobs and 
opportunities for both educational and enriching experiences. Mr. 
Chairman, I strongly urge my colleagues to support the NEA and NEH and 
to defeat the ill-conceived amendment attempting to weaken these 
programs.
  


                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, 1994, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                JUNE 29
     9:00 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nominations of Brian J. Donnelly, 
           of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Trinidad and 
           Tobago, and George Charles Bruno, of New Hampshire, to 
           be Ambassador to Belize.
                                                    S-116, Capitol
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 29, to fully apply the rights and 
           protections of Federal law to employment by Congress, 
           S. 103, to fully apply the rights and protections of 
           Federal civil rights and labor laws to employment by 
           Congress, S. 579, to require Congress to comply with 
           the laws it imposes on others, and S. 2071, to provide 
           for the application of certain employment protection 
           and information laws to the Congress.
                                                            SD-342
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings on pending pesticide legislation, 
           including S. 985, to revise the Federal Insecticide, 
           Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with respect to minor 
           uses of pesticides, S. 1478, to revise the Federal 
           Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to ensure 
           that pesticide tolerances adequately safeguard the 
           health of infants and children, and S. 2050, to revise 
           the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
           Act.
                                                            SD-628
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 29, to fully apply the rights and 
           protections of Federal law to employment by Congress, 
           S. 103, to fully apply the rights and protections of 
           Federal civil rights and labor laws to employment by 
           Congress, S. 579, to require Congress to comply with 
           the laws it imposes on others, and S. 2071, to provide 
           for the application of certain employment protection 
           and information laws to the Congress.
                                                            SD-342
       Rules and Administration
         Business meeting, to consider the nominations of Lee Ann 
           Elliott, of Virginia, and Danny Lee McDonald, of 
           Oklahoma, each to be a Member of the Federal Election 
           Commission, and other pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-301
       Conferees on H.R. 322, to modify the requirements 
           applicable to locatable minerals on public domain 
           lands, consistent with the principles of self-
           initiation of mining claims.
                                                            SD-366
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       District of Columbia Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up provisions of H.R. 4649, 
           making appropriations for the government of the 
           District of Columbia and for other activities 
           chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of 
           said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
           1995.
                                                            SD-192
     11:00 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting, to consider the Convention on 
           Biological Diversity (Treaty Doc. 103-20), and pending 
           nominations.
                                                            SD-419
     1:00 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Guido Calabresi, of 
           Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
           Second Circuit, and John R. Schmidt, of Illinois, to be 
           Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
     2:00 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 2120, to authorize appropriations 
           for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal 
           years 1997 through 1999.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Zoe Bush, Rhonda 
           Reid Winston, and Judith Bartnoff, each to be an 
           Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District 
           of Columbia.
                                                            SD-342

                                JUNE 30
     9:00 a.m.
       Select on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings on intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219
     9:30 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of John A. Koskinen, 
           of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director for 
           Management, Office of Management and Budget.
                                                            SD-342
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting, to mark up S. 1757, American Health 
           Security Act, S. 1936, to provide for the integrated 
           management of Indian resources, S. 2067, to establish 
           an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
           Indian Health, and S. 2075, to revise and authorize 
           funds for programs of the Indian Child Protection and 
           Family Violence Prevention Act.
                                                            SR-485
     10:00 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings on proposals to reform current policies 
           on floodplain management and flood control.
                                                            SD-406
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on foreign policy issues.
                                                            SD-419

                                JULY 13
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Foreign Commerce and Tourism Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine current tourism policy 
           activities.
                                                            SR-253

                                JULY 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the scientific and 
           technological basis for radon policy.
                                                            SD-366
       Rules and Administration
         To hold oversight hearings on the operations of the 
           Library of Congress.
                                                            SR-301
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation relating to 
           Native American cultural protection and free exercise 
           of religion.
                                                            SD-G50

                                JULY 19
     2:00 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 2230, to revise the Indian Gaming 
           Regulatory Act.
                                                            SD-G50

                                JULY 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on issues relating to international 
           fisheries.
                                                            SR-253

                                JULY 25
     2:00 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To resume hearings on S. 2230, to revise the Indian 
           Gaming Regulatory Act.
                                                            SD-106

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                JUNE 28
     10:00 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings on the Administration's proposed welfare 
           reform legislation.
                                                            SD-215