U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall speaks at a rally May 16, 2006, in Washington to push for mine safety legislation. |
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Rahall Offers Glimpse into Future of Resources Committee November 9, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the day following Democrats’ electoral victory in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Ranking Democrat on the House Resources Committee, released the following statement regarding the vision for the Committee, which has jurisdiction over programs administered by the Department of the Interior, among other agencies, in the 110th Congress,: "Today, I thank the American people, who have demonstrated their will that it is time to lead our nation in a new direction. For too long now, this Congress has pursued policies that are out of touch with American expectations for conserving our unique natural and cultural heritage – and my colleagues and I are looking forward to working together to restore the balance that has been lost along the way. "Nowhere will this be more true than for the House Resources Committee, if my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus so choose to select me as its next Chairman. I have always been a believer in the "two E’s" – endowment and empowerment – which together will go a long way toward realizing the potential of our nation’s most precious resources and preserving our country’s heritage for future generations." American Public Wins in Roadless Ruling September 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A great swath of America’s natural heritage has been granted a pardon from destructive developments due to a landmark court ruling overturning the Bush Administration’s policy to set aside the popular Clinton-era “roadless rule” for National Forests, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) said in commending a ruling handed down today by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. “The policies of the Bush Administration not only ignored public opinion, placing at risk the future of our cherished heritage, but also undoubtedly would have exacerbated the approximate $10 billion maintenance backlog on existing National Forest roads,” said Rahall, the Ranking Democrat on the House Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over National Forest issues. “To recklessly pile an added infrastructure burden onto the existing maintenance backlog was nothing more than bad management policy.” House Floor Remarks of U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, II September 12, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mr. Speaker, we are not here today to determine whether the events of September 11, 2001, should be memorialized. That process began immediately after that tragic day in truly American fashion, as spontaneous free expressions of grief and unity. Ribbons were pinned on chests. Old glory was hung from every post. Shared moments of silence, neighbors gathering on front stoops by candlelight, families and friends and total strangers joining hands, churches and football fields ringing of spacious skies and amber waves of grain. Over the last five years, states and cities, organizations and individuals throughout our Nation have chosen to commemorate that day – the sorrow and the heroism – in different tangible ways, with art and statues and structures that will long stand as reminders of our shared experience. Now national efforts are underway, with Congressional support, in It is appropriate that we do this.
Rahall: Report Confirms the Endangered Species Act Is Working September 8, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new independent federal report confirms the success of the landmark Endangered Species Act (ESA), which has an almost 100 percent effectiveness rate of preventing the demise of plants and animals that are so vital to human society. According to the General Accountability Office (GAO) report, requested by U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Ranking Democrat on the House Resources Committee, along with several Members of the House and Senate, the conservation tools provided by the ESA have been successful. HOUSE APPROVES LEGISLATION BANNING HORSE SLAUGHTER September 7, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) hailed today’s passage of H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, legislation which will put a stop to the commercial slaughter of American horses for foreign consumption.
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“Today, I thank the American people, who have demonstrated their will that it is time to lead our nation in a new direction. For too long now, this Congress has pursued policies that are out of touch with American expectations for conserving our unique natural and cultural heritage,” said Rep. Rahall.
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