I hope that you will look at it and I hope you will recognize the deadline these people are under, which is the end of this month.
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.
I would urge you to use your authority to remove that impediment to the purchase of salmon this year.
I hope that you will look at it and I hope you will recognize the deadline these people are under, which is the end of this month.
We specifically included language, at the request of the Senators from Washington and myself, to give the Department the authority to purchase surplus salmon products.
To have an agricultural entitlement in an appropriations bill, I think, is wrong.
This is about the best buy in the country. Canned salmon is probably the most beneficial food that a woman can eat.
But I have two specific issues. One is very close to the heart of all of the people in the North Pacific.
I think that this cut in the budget that is before us for Russia is much too deep.
I do not foresee a substantial increase, but yet I do believe that because of changes in the level of pay between 1991 and now, that an increase in the imminent danger pay.
I do want you to know we are grateful to you for what you are doing, and for what all of the Navy and Marine Corps are doing to support the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan and the war against terrorism.