Apr 4, 2001
As the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and the Senator from Maryland know, the Budget Committee has included language assuming parity between the raises granted to Federal employees and members of the armed services in the…
Pete Domenici
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Pete V. Domenici is a former United States Senator from New Mexico, serving from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his work on budgetary issues and energy policy. During his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping legislation related to nuclear energy and national defense. Domenici was also involved in various bipartisan efforts, particularly in the areas of health care and education reform. He was a prominent advocate for fiscal responsibility and was instrumental in the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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Apr 4, 2001
In drafting the budget resolution for fiscal year 2002, we have assumed that the historic pay parity between civilian and military employees will be maintained, and that the President's proposed 4.6 percent raise for military personnel…
Apr 4, 2001
Senator, I tried to explain the difference. You had the luxury of a majority here in the Senate. In fact, you had three votes more than a majority. We went in the Budget Committee not even stephen. Everybody already made up their minds…
Apr 4, 2001
It went to conference for him, and it came back as a conferred-upon bill. So we are kind of used to looking at what you all do, and then when you are doing something really borderline spectacular, we say we would like to be a mimic. You…
Apr 4, 2001
This was sent up here on February 17, and in a marvelous show of support for the new President, before any budget was forthcoming, a budget resolution was adopted based on this peekaboo budget.
Apr 4, 2001
I remind everyone, if they want a farm bill that adds substantial money to the program over the next decade, it is my recommendation they vote for the first amendment, the one Senator Grassley has put together with Zell Miller. If my…
Apr 3, 2001
I want to finish our discussion on the amendment and offer our second-degree amendment and have a vote on it. It would be a very good thing for us to explain to the American people how we are going to take care of Medicare without reducing…
Apr 2, 2001
I want to say to everybody listening that in an effort to try to see where we were with this big surplus, we invited a lot of people to testify. At the suggestion of the other side, we invited the Comptroller General. He is a former CPA of…
Apr 2, 2001
I will say tonight that it is very important to most Republicans--I think I speak for almost every Republican Senator; I am not overstating the case, almost every Republican Senator--that this President, George W. Bush, deserves to have…
Mar 13, 2001
I make a point of order on the Conrad amendment. On the next amendment, does the Senator from North Dakota want to raise a point of order?
Mar 13, 2001
I think the Medicare trust fund should be used for Medicare and Medicare reform. I don't think we should use it to fund, in any way, a requirement that we pay huge premiums--some estimate as high as 21 percent--to attract foreign investors…
Mar 12, 2001
I hope the bankruptcy bill will pass--either of them--because they do not belong on the bankruptcy bill. But, first, let me emphasize that President Bush has made it very clear--I am not quoting, I am paraphrasing--no moneys from the…