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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.
It is clear it will veto any legislation that is not almost identical to its proposal. Recently, President George Bush, speaking about this legislation, said: The Senate had better get it right. I agree with the President that we do have a…
today we as a nation commemorate a most unfortunate milestone, the 1-year anniversary of the tragic attack of September 11, a day that will sadly live in infamy. Since that time, much has been said and written about the terrible events of…
I first commend all of our colleagues who have devoted so much effort and leadership on the issue we have the privilege of debating today. It is largely through their collective efforts that we have the chance to provide our seniors with…
I am especially pleased on this day that we are considering final passage of a long-awaited Nurse Reinvestment Act. When we pass this measure, it will represent a good day for the future of the nursing profession in America and an equally…
it is not often I disagree with my good friend from Louisiana, but when you come from a northern State such as Vermont, and when you see what is happening, and you are buying a drug from a drugstore, which is certified under Canadian law…
we are voting today on whether to move forward on development of Yucca Mountain as a permanent disposal site for our Nation's nuclear waste. Nuclear power provides an emissions free energy source. My State of Vermont, along with 39 other…
I wish to shift the talk now to pollution and spend a few moments talking about homeland security in relationship to that. The citizens of this Nation have been hearing a lot about the war on terrorism. They read daily in the papers about…
The Senator has stated the essential point of this legislation and these provisions in the energy bill, that is the elimination of MTBE to protect water supplies. Its removal from the gasoline supply could encourage the replacement of fuel…
In order to prevent future problems similar to the MTBE debacle, Congress is expanding EPA's existing authority to regulate fuel additives. The current provisions of the Clean Air Act provide a process for EPA and authorized States to…
The renewable fuels and MTBE provisions contained in H.R. 4, as passed by the Senate, constitute an agreement among many competing interests that is designed to get rid of MTBE and increase renewable fuel use. After the reformulated…
Section 838 of the legislation allows States to ask EPA to enforce any state-imposed fuel specifications that have been approved under processes established under Section 110 or Section 211(c)(4)(C) of the Clean Air Act. Effective and…
As the Senator from New Hampshire, the ranking member on the Environment and Public Works Committee, has pointed out, the committee acted to address existing contamination and to prevent future contamination. There are many sources of MTBE…