Feb 26, 2003
It is my opinion that the Administrator's 2004 budget request for EPA is inadequate to the task at hand.
James M. Jeffords
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James M. Jeffords is a former U.S. Senator from Vermont, known for his independent stance after leaving the Republican Party in 2001. He served in the Senate from 2001 to 2007 and was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1989. Throughout his political career, Jeffords focused on environmental issues, education, and healthcare reform. He was instrumental in promoting legislation aimed at reducing pollution and addressing climate change, advocating for the establishment of uniform standards for industrial emissions.
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Feb 26, 2003
I have before me a list of 60 point sources of discharge into Lake Champlain from Vermont and another 28 sources of discharge into the lake from New York.
Jan 28, 2003
Vermont is proud of the fact that it has provided leadership throughout the centuries, and the Morrill Act did more for expanding the ability of education for our young people to strengthen this Nation than any other action that has been…
Jan 23, 2003
I commend the Senator for the amendment. It is a crime that we have not been utilizing the Superfund the way it should be utilized. The Senator is putting it back on track. I commend the Senator for his efforts.
Jan 22, 2003
we have tried to do that. But this administration has fought us at every turn on this matter. They refuse to share information that is our right to have. The Inhofe amendment doesn't work. It would bar the door after the horse has already…
Jan 21, 2003
This administration's record in responding to legitimate oversight by Congress has been dismal on this matter. Though the agency will not respond honestly, independent analyses done by Abt Associates for the Environmental Integrity Project…
Jan 16, 2003
I have been in the Congress 30 years now and this is the worst education crisis this Nation has seen in that 30 years. I should have known this was coming because I was the chairman of the education committee when it was introduced. I…
Jan 14, 2003
first, briefly, I remind those who don't remember that my decision to change parties came about on the basis of education and education funding, not what we have been discussing recently. At that time, the budget had left the Senate with…
Nov 19, 2002
Mark Twain once said. ``Always do right--this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.'' I rise today to explain why I believe voting against this bill is the right thing to do. Of the may reasons to vote against the bill, I will…
Nov 19, 2002
I am very pleased that H.R. 727 will soon be on its way to the President for signature. This bill, which passed the other body by a 401 to 1 margin on March 6, 2002, will help promote the use of electric-assisted low-speed bicycles and…
Nov 13, 2002
Finally, according to subsection (b), in the time period in which the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (d) are in effect, the Secretary of Defense must, ``identify measures to minimize and mitigate . . . any adverse impacts…
Nov 13, 2002
Also, according to subsection (b), in the one-year time period between the enactment of this Act and the promulgation of regulations by the Department of Interior, the Secretary of Defense must, ``identify measures to minimize and mitigate…