i thank the gentleman from new york ( mr. sweeney )  for his good work on the hudson river cleanup and for bringing the need for clarification of the intent of the study to my attention .  i like forward to working with the gentleman and learning more about port edwards ' needs .  mr farr .  mr. chairman , i move to strike the last word .  mr. chairman , i would like to engage in a brief colloquy , if you will , on the subject of the proposed usgs laboratory in santa cruz , california .  