Mar 3, 2004
I would like to avoid a post-election session in the interests of the people who are at war.
Ted Stevens
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Ted Stevens was a prominent U.S. Senator from Alaska, serving from 1968 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his influential role in shaping federal policies related to aviation, telecommunications, and infrastructure. Stevens was a key advocate for modernizing the air traffic control system, emphasizing the need for quick action to prevent aviation gridlock. His tenure was marked by significant contributions to Alaska's development and federal funding for various projects in the state. Stevens was the longest-serving senator in Alaska's history and held several leadership positions, including Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman.
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Mar 2, 2004
I would hope that you would help us find a way to implement this by the end of this year.
Mar 2, 2004
In 2002, we put some amendments on the Trade Promotion Act that would assist the Alaska salmon fishermen who had been really harmed by the importation of farm salmon.
Mar 2, 2004
I would hope we would have a chance to review it here in this committee and to make some recommendations to Congress to implement that report while he is still here.
Mar 2, 2004
I hope you will, because with half the coastline of the United States, some of those villages and communities are located literally hundreds of miles from other communities.
Mar 1, 2004
Mr. Secretary, I am informed that there are plans to reduce the end strength of the Navy by 7,900 sailors, and another 8,700 sailors over the next 4 years.
Mar 1, 2004
The two of us would like to meet with some of your people soon to see what we might do to help you expand the availability of this care throughout our country.
Mar 1, 2004
I thank you, again, for the opportunity to fly the V-22. It was an experience of a lifetime.
Mar 1, 2004
Is that not a disincentive to staying on active duty? More people will go into the ready Reserve and not stay on active duty.
Mar 1, 2004
I do not want to belabor this. Sometime I would like to pursue it and see what the schedule is and how that flow was from those facilities into more permanent treatment facilities and how quickly these people got back near their homes.