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issue, when few others were raising this concern.

I thank the chairman of the Transportation

and Infrastructure Committee for his help on

this issue and would like to work with him to

make some technical and refining changes

that are currently being discussed. I strongly

support the solution included in this bill and

look forward to it becoming law.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I move

that the Committee do now rise.

The motion was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Committee rose;

and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.

WELLER) having assumed the chair, Mr.

MCINNIS, Chairman of the Committee

of the Whole House on the State of the

Union, reported that that Committee,

having had under consideration the bill

(H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act, had come to no

resolution thereon.

REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER

AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 357

fMr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent that my name be

removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 357.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there

objection to the request of the gentleman from Illinois?

REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF

There was no objection.

fH.R. 535, THE CORNING NATIONAL

FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE

ACT

Mr. MCINNIS, from the Committee

on Rules, submitted a privileged report

(Rept. No. 104–116) on the resolution (H.

Res. 144) providing for consideration of

the bill (H.R. 535) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the

Corning National Fish Hatchery to the

State of Arkansas, which was referred

to the House Calendar and ordered to

be printed.

REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF

fH.R. 584, CONVEYANCE OF THE

FAIRPORT NATIONAL FISH

HATCHERY TO THE STATE OF

IOWA

Mr. MCINNIS, from the Committee

on Rules, submitted a privileged report

(Rept. No. 104–117) on the resolution (H.

Res. 145) providing for consideration of

the bill (H.R. 584) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish

hatchery to the State of Iowa, which

was referred to the House Calendar and

ordered to be printed.

REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF

fH.R. 614, THE NEW LONDON NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE ACT

Mr. MCINNIS, from the Committee

on Rules, submitted a privileged report

(Rept. No. 104–118) on the resolution (H.

Res. 146) providing for consideration of

the bill (H.R. 614) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the

State of Minnesota the New London

National Fish Hatchery production facility, which was referred to the House

Calendar and ordered to be printed.

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REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER

AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1500

Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent that my name be

removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 1500.

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.

WELLER). Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California?

PERMISSION FOR CERTAIN COMThere was no objection.

MITTEES TO SIT TOMORROW,

fFRIDAY, MAY 12, 1995 DURING 5-

MINUTE RULE

Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I ask

unanimous consent that the following

committees and their subcommittees

be permitted to sit tomorrow while the

House is meeting in the Committee of

the Whole House under the 5-minute

rule: the Committee on Banking and

Financial Services; the Committee on

Commerce; the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities;

the Committee on International Relations; and the Committee on Veterans

Affairs.

It it my understanding that the minority has been consulted and that

there is no objection to these requests.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there

objection to the request of the gentleman from Arizona?

Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr.

Speaker, reserving the right to object,

I am instructed by the leadership that

these committees have been consulted,

and it is proper for them to meet tomorrow.

Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there

objection to the request of the gentleman from Arizona?

REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER

There was no objection.

AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1143, H.R.

f1144, AND H.R. 1145

Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Mr.

BRYANT of Texas be removed from the

list of cosponsors of the following bills

introduced by myself: H.R. 1143, H.R.

1144, and H.R. 1145.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there

objection to the request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania?

There was no objection.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

SPECIAL ORDERS

fthe Speaker’s announced policy of January 4, 1995, and under a previous order

of the House, the following Members

will be recognized for 5 minutes each.

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from South Carolina [Mr. GRAHAM] is recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. GRAHAM addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extension of Remarks.]

previous order of the House, the genThe SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

ftleman from New York [Mr. OWENS] is

recognized for 5 minutes.

[Mr. OWENS addressed the House.

His remarks will appear hereafter in

the Extension of Remarks.]

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a

NATIONAL SPACEPORT ACT

fprevious order of the House, the gentlewoman from California [Mrs.

SEASTRAND] is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow I will formally introduce the

National Spaceport Act, but today, I

would like to take a few minutes to

discuss why I believe this is a critical

and important step forward for American space policy as we prepare for the

21st century.

America has always been a world

leader in space development, exploration, technology, and most recently

commercialization. Our Nation has always understand the importance of

space and has exercised bipartisan cooperation when it came to advancing

space issues. This bipartisan cooperation has come from every corner of the

political spectrum because of a universal recognition that space is an area of

national unity and importance. I recently saw this bipartisan cooperation

first hand during the deliberations over

the California Spaceport and its 25-

year lease with the Air Force.

We are now into the next frontier of

space and that is the growing commercial arena. Commercial space was once

an area dominated by the United

States. However, over the past few

years, we have relinquished our leadership position and stood by as other nation’s have stepped in and vigorously

embraced the vast opportunities presented by this market.

Today, a European consortium controls over 60 percent of the commercial

launch market. In addition, many

other nations including China, Russia,

Japan, India, Canada, and Australia

are becoming stronger and stronger

competitors. Most have the benefit of

big and seemingly unlimited government subsidies. For example, earlier

this year, the Japanese government announced a 5.1-percent increase in their

overall space budget. The Russians

have also approved a substantial increase in 1995 funding while the Indian

Government increased their funding for