[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H9181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 1194

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, this sounds a little crooked, but I will 
see if I can get it straight. Four years ago Republicans inherited a 
Congress run by liberals for 40 years.
  Now, during that time, our friends on the other side of the aisle 
passed some pretty cute environmental laws. Well, most of these laws 
make about as much sense as letting the fox guard the hen house. So 
what has happened? Federal entities like my friends at the Savannah 
District of the Corps of Engineers claim sovereign immunity so they do 
not have to comply with environmental laws.
  On the other hand, private industry just gets sued so groups like the 
Sierra Club can make ends meet. Pretty clever.
  I think it is time that my friends at the Corps of Engineers and all 
other Federal entities, for that matter, abide by the laws they set for 
you and me. Then instead of sneaking out the back door like they do now 
with this large loophole, they will realize how frivolous some of these 
laws actually are.
  Cosponsor H.R. 1194 and stay tuned.

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