[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 McINTOSH TO BE ADDED AS COSPONSOR TO H.R. 4422, FEDERALISM ACT OF 1998

  (Mr. PORTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, first I would like to join my colleagues in 
expressing condolences to the families of those Americans and others 
who were killed in the recent car bombing in our embassies in eastern 
Africa.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to ask that a cosponsor be added to 
H.R. 4422, the Federalism Act of 1998. That cosponsor is the gentleman 
from Indiana (Mr. McIntosh). He has taken the lead in this Congress on 
federalism issues.
  This legislation is to codify the preexisting federalism executive 
orders by President Reagan and President Clinton, and he was 
inadvertently left off as an original cosponsor yesterday when we 
introduced the legislation. The legislation was introduced by the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran).
  I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman be added as a cosponsor. 
We are working with the Parliamentarian's office as to the specific 
addition into the Record.
  But, again, just to commend the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. McIntosh) 
for his work and his effort and ask that he be added as a cosponsor to 
this important legislation that our cities and States are so interested 
in, which would codify existing executive orders in area federalism.

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