Oct 24, 2007
The quality of decisions generally cannot be better than the quality of the information on which they are based.
Wayne Allard
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Wayne Allard is a former United States Senator from Colorado, serving from 1997 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Allard was known for his focus on issues such as healthcare, education, and fiscal responsibility during his time in office. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at improving accounting standards and transparency in financial reporting. Allard's tenure was marked by his commitment to ensuring that investors had access to reliable information for decision-making. After leaving the Senate, he continued to be involved in public service and advocacy.
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Oct 24, 2007
Clear, accurate, consistent, and reliable accounting standards are necessary for investors to have the information necessary to make decisions.
Oct 24, 2007
I would like to thank you for holding this hearing to examine the convergence of the global accounting standards.
Oct 22, 2007
If I may respond, it is not a sledgehammer approach. It is a mild little push to try to improve the program. I agree, some programs can be improved if we increase appropriations, and that is what we need to do. But maybe to get their…
Oct 22, 2007
The Allard amendment is a commonsense amendment. It looks at those programs that are rated as ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget. It is a nonpartisan process. It was set up by the Congress more than 10 years ago. It is time…
Oct 22, 2007
I was not elected to this body--I do not think the Senator from Iowa was either--to make easy votes. This can be a difficult vote. There are programs on there that I support, I support wholeheartedly, but I want them to be effective. How…
Oct 18, 2007
My amendment cuts 10 percent of the funding under this bill for programs labeled ``ineffective'' under the OMB--the Office of Management and Budget--PART Program and transfers the funding to an account previously established to pay down…
Oct 3, 2007
I further, then, suggest that the Missile Defense Space Experimentation Center fulfills this role, and also supports advanced technology and algorithm development, and other mission areas such as space situation awareness, technical…
Oct 3, 2007
My amendment designates $5 million, the amount requested by the Pentagon, for the Missile Defense Space Experimentation Center, a facility within the Missile Defense Integration Operations Center, on Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado…
Oct 3, 2007
Exactly. We hear frequent mention on this floor about the other, non-Iraq dangers facing this country, and our national missile defense system is designed to deal with some of the most worrisome of those threats--an accidental or rogue…
Oct 3, 2007
I want to speak at this point with Senators Inouye and Stevens on the amendment offered by Senator Salazar and myself designating $5 million--the amount requested by the Pentagon and previously approved by the House--for the Missile…
Sep 20, 2007
Today I wish to speak on an issue that is weighing on the minds of many Members of this body, employees of the Federal Government, and patients in the United States. Many people working for the FDA are faced with the possibility of…