[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H10357-H10358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       FAILED SCIENTIFIC PROCESS

  (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, well, here we go again. Last week, the 
Department of Energy changed the ground rules once again for judging 
the suitability of Yucca Mountain.
  How convenient for them to change the guidelines after scientists 
began to conclude the natural features of the mountain would not work.
  You cannot change the rules of the game once the game has begun, Mr. 
Speaker. The audacity of the Department of Energy is deplorable. First, 
their own Inspector General cites 9 years of possible collusion of a 
corrupt law firm; then, the GAO warns that the plans the DOE has shown 
to Congress and the Nevadans may not describe the facility the GAO 
would actually build and develop. And now, after changing the 
regulations to suit their science, we, the American people, are 
supposed to trust them?
  The Department of Energy should be ashamed of itself. It is time to 
put the safety of Nevadans and Americans ahead of their own desire to 
win at any cost.N O T I C E

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   TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON, WEST ALLEGHENY, AND ROCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL 
                             FOOTBALL TEAMS

  (Mr. MASCARA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MASCARA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a very special 
group of high schools in western Pennsylvania: Washington, West 
Allegheny, and Rochester High Schools. All three became Pennsylvania 
State football champions in their respective divisions.
  The Washington High School Little Prexies defeated Pen Argyle 19 to 
12 to win their first Pennsylvania State championship. The Little 
Prexies finished their season with a perfect record of 15 and 0, the 
only team in their division to finish their season without a loss. They 
are also the first team in Washington County to win a State 
championship game.
  The West Allegheny Indians defeated Strath Haven 28 to 13, breaking 
Strath Haven's 44-game winning streak. This is the third consecutive 
year these two teams have met in the State finals, and West Allegheny's 
first win.
  The Rochester Rams defeated Southern Columbia 16 to 0 to win their 
third Pennsylvania State championship, only the fourth team ever to do 
so.
  Mr. Speaker, I know the entire House of Representatives joins me in 
congratulating the Washington High School Little Prexies, the West 
Allegheny Indians, and the Rochester Rams on their well-deserved State 
championships.

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