Sep 11, 2002
many of us will spend a good deal of this day reflecting on what happened one year ago in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. The images of horror, confusion and bravery that dominated our television screens last September will…
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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Sep 10, 2002
I will only take a minute. I say to my good friend from Oregon, I thank him for his remarks. I am very hopeful that whenever we vote on this bill, the Senator will vote aye, because whatever it is the Senator thinks does not fit the bill…
Sep 10, 2002
I thank Senator Craig. It is a privilege to work with him on this entire matter. He is the chief sponsor, and I am here to help him. I started working on it very late compared to Senator Craig. When I say ``it,'' I mean this issue, the…
Sep 5, 2002
as we meet here just days from the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on our country, it is my sad duty to report that another of my statesmen has lost his life in the war on terror. Sergeant First Class Christopher James Speer, a former…
Aug 1, 2002
I rise today to include in the Record today an inspiring and uplifting occurrence in my home State of New Mexico. Percent news from any Army Corps of Engineers publication, Engineer Update, provides a particular instance in which the Corps…
Jul 25, 2002
Let it be clear this was not a Senate budget resolution on which we voted. It was an attempt to address just a small portion of the Federal spending that indeed will take place between now and the end of next year. Let it be clear that…
Jul 24, 2002
fellow Senators, first, I thank the Senator from Nebraska for yielding time. Second, I compliment him and the senior Senator from Nevada for offering this proposal which gives us a chance to do something very significant for our senior…
Jul 15, 2002
I rise first in support of our free market economy. The revelations over the last few months of corporate officials having betrayed the trust of their employees and their investors is simply unacceptable. These corporate officials must be…
Jul 11, 2002
Sometime yesterday I raised this issue when most of the Republican Senators were in a meeting. It seemed, from the feedback, that most of them agreed with the comments that were made then. Essentially, we don't often have this situation…
Jul 11, 2002
I thank the Senator. I say to those who want to make sure the supplemental not only passes but is signed, the Senator from New Mexico is on their side. I am with them. I am certainly not going to do anything to delay that, although it does…
Jul 11, 2002
I said yesterday that I do not recall--I have been here a few years longer than the Senator from Nevada--a situation where we would not pay for an emergency of forest fires and the damages and costs that ensued. Frankly, there are a lot of…
Jul 11, 2002
great endeavors begin with a vision. Last fall, I joined the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and the Army Corps of Engineers in unveiling a vision that would rehabilitate and restore the Rio Grande Bosque in Albuquerque, NM. Today…