The Public Record
United States Senator from Mississippi
I will give the Senator a direct answer. Senator Stevens indicated that is what he wanted. I understand there are extenuating circumstances with those two areas in Alaska. That varies from State to State. In some States, they want contract…
I appreciate that because I believe Senator Roberts did respond to your question. I didn't mention any names quoted in this London Telegraph article. But, Senator Durbin, you are quoted as saying that a public split and new inquiry is…
I urge my colleagues to look seriously at this legislation and what it means for this great industry in our country, an important part of our economy--aviation--and for security in aviation before we just say we are going to go with the…
I remember that very well. We did the right thing. That is what I am asking now of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Let's find a way to do the right thing on these judges. It is totally indefensible, for instance, that on Miguel…
Absolutely. I have seen it happen. I was involved in a case one time and one of the lawyers accidentally mentioned insurance, and there was a mistrial on the spot. I always thought that was kind of ridiculous. But I also know that some…
I wasn't aware it doesn't apply to any other States. I would think the States would want to take that into consideration. I don't have a problem with that. You need to look at the totality of a situation--and you have judges and juries who…
That you would get health insurance and that would be deducted, in effect, from the damage? I was not familiar with that particular provision but I understand that does happen all the time. I am not a cosponsor of the legislation but I am…
This shows that in December of 2002 there was an $84,250,000 total award in a case under the current California law; a $21 million in January of 1999; a $25 million award in October of 1997 for a boy with severe brain damage and mental…
My State is one of those first States to be in red. We have a crisis in health care delivery. We are losing doctors to retirement, leaving the State, or leaving part of their practice, like OB/GYNs getting out of the OB part of their…
My concern is, if we have these fees collected for airport security and there is no specification that it go into that area, then it may be spread all over the place. If you go into port security, Coast Guard, or any number of programs…
I do, however, want to engage the chairman on a subject of great national interest: Navy ship construction. Over the years, this country has seen a steady decline in not only our naval ship force structure, but in the capacity to construct…
I certainly am not for the gas tax that's being advocated by some in the House of Representatives.