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.
Mar 1, 2004
I want to tell you before we finish our bill we will confer with you to make sure that you have the flexibility you need to use any funds that are available, not just in the Department of Defense, but to the President, period, to assure…
Mar 1, 2004
We would like to urge Congress to continue to resource the National Guard and Reserve equipment accounts.
Mar 1, 2004
But that is a national thing, and with due respect, people from Alaska cannot quite make it down your way.
Mar 1, 2004
I would hope there would be a policy of charging some of those funds like that, these reprogrammings, so that we do not create additional demands.
Mar 1, 2004
I note that you recommend that certain individual ready Reserve categories that are unemployed or not eligible for health care have TRICARE permanently.
Mar 1, 2004
This system is needed, and I hope we can get the support we need, here in Congress, to maintain it.
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.
Mar 1, 2004
Some say that this budget should include the fiscal year 2005 contingency costs for terrorism because those costs are not known today.