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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.
My inescapable conclusion, unless newly confirmed Administrator Leavitt can change it, is that the Bush administration does not care about the burdens that polluters lay upon the public. Perhaps the administration does not care about the…
What is surprising is that anyone who has children would consider such a delay. Mercury, much like lead, can cause significant neurological and developmental damage to fetuses when a mother consumes normal quantities of fish. It can also…
I have agreed not to offer my amendment which would have required the submission to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of a log of documents relating to New Source Review at the Department of Energy by a time certain. My…
I was obviously on this issue with the Senator from North Dakota. We were forced into providing an ``out'' for them so we could get the bill to the floor that said the Secretary would have the authority to be able to set the bill aside and…
The Long Island Sound is a tremendous natural resource that is also under tremendous strain--and it needs our help.
Will you commit to work with my colleagues and me to find ways to direct much needed Federal resources to the Long Island Sound in fiscal year 2004?
I am very concerned about the Administration's request for the Long Island Sound--which once again has been reduced to less than half a million dollars in the Administration's fiscal year 2004 budget.
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.
During the 107th Congress, the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002 was enacted.
This new authorization appears to be completely ignored in the President's budget.
I am concerned that the proposed budget would represent an almost 40 percent cut in funding to the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund.