[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN NEVADA EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to remind my colleagues and 
our guests that yesterday was Earth Day. Interestingly enough, as I 
look back, last week Chicago residents protested and stopped a shipment 
of napalm from coming through their area. I am so pleased to know that 
the Federal Government is so committed to preserving and maintaining 
the environment that they have dedicated a whole 24 hours in its honor.
  Well, Mr. Speaker, in Nevada every day is Earth Day, and the hard-
working men and women of Nevada are so dedicated to maintaining the 
environment that they fight each and every day to stop 70,000 tons of 
high-level nuclear waste from being shoved down their throats.
  I was encouraged by the overwhelming demonstration of support for 
Earth Day from my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Consequently, 
I greatly anticipate their support in our effort to keep the 
environment safe from the dangers of transporting high-level nuclear 
waste through their communities.
  What better way to celebrate every day as Earth Day than to stop the 
needless transportation through our communities of the deadliest 
material on earth.
  I urge my colleagues to use science, not the politics of emotion, in 
supporting Earth Day.

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