Jul 25, 2003
last night I took a couple of minutes to tell the Senate that a good friend of mine, but also a great New Mexican, was dead, Colin McMillan. My friend and colleague, Senator Bingaman, just spoke of him. It is remarkable that Senator…
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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Jul 25, 2003
I rise to honor a remarkable and talented young man who will be sorely missed as he moves to the administration to become the special assistant on energy to the President of the United States. Clay Sell has been working for me as chief…
Jul 24, 2003
the Senator from New Mexico ought to be doing the thanking. I knew when the people of the Senator's State sent him up here--he thanked us, but we ought to be thanking him; we thank the people of his State for sending him here--we knew when…
Jul 24, 2003
We have all been waiting for a long time. The minority has been telling us that we can't finish the Energy bill in 1 week starting on Monday and working for the entire week. Our distinguished majority leader has been telling us--at least…
Jul 23, 2003
I engage the distinguished Senator from Mississippi and chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee in a discussion about the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center--or NISAC--and its importance to the…
Jul 23, 2003
I wish to discuss a very important homeland security project being developed in New Mexico. Responding to our Nation's need for more sophisticated security, the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, NM Tech, and New Mexico State…
Jul 23, 2003
NISAC fills a critical need in our work to secure the United States against terrorist attacks. By utilizing the modeling and simulation analysis capabilities at the DOE labs, NISAC is providing the Department of Homeland Security with…
Jul 21, 2003
I want to first say to the distinguished majority leader that I was privileged to be here for part of the comments on the floor. As usual, today he brings to the floor of the Senate a tremendously difficult issue confronting the American…
Jul 14, 2003
In a couple moments the Senate will approve Robert C. Brack for district court judge of New Mexico. It is not always easy to find somebody, when you recommend them and they have finished this process and received, as in this case, full…
Jun 27, 2003
I rise to speak about my friend, Senator Strom Thurmond. I do not have any prepared remarks but I want to speak for a few moments about Senator Strom Thurmond. Senator Strom Thurmond spent many, many years sitting in the seat, for those…
Jun 27, 2003
I commend him for that. Had I been in the Chamber at that time, I would have taken the opportunity to present him with the first document that the Senator from New Mexico is having printed. It will be something that I choose to call 'The…
Jun 25, 2003
I am here to tell the Senate and anybody interested why I am going to vote for this legislation. First of all, we need prescription drugs for our senior citizens. Secondly, we have a situation, of which I am absolutely positive. From what…