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I hope and pray that not only do we provide them the best equipment but also the best training opportunities, so that when those men and women get into that aircraft, they have every chance and opportunity to come back home to their loved…
Without going back and reciting all of the past history, this is an amendment that, through a collaborative process, will now bring us to the point of safer air bags. A little girl who was killed in Boise, ID, was the reason for my…
Airbags are an important safety device, but they are designed to supplement the protection offered by safety belts. Safety belts are the primary safety device and should be worn by all vehicle occupants.
I add that the Senate conferees fought very hard to retain this important issue in the conference report, which was requested--and I will underscore this--by the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Mr. President, the bill…
In listening to the Senator from Washington, we hear not only an effective Senator speak but we also hear a mother speak. I know of the beautiful children she has. I commend all of the Senators who have spoken on this issue this morning…
I agree with the Chairman. Of course, we understand that funding for this project cannot be guaranteed, given the many competing priorities faced by the Indian Health Service.
Yes, Mr. Chairman, that is a correct interpretation, with this explanation. If the Member bringing the amendment wants the funding to be utilized in another program, he can easily do so in the amendment. But most of the time when we debate…
This is probably not necessary. But in the event there was a problem with space available but that the situation was life-threatening to the woman, would she not be allowed to have a procedure done at a U.S. military hospital overseas…
Is it also then, as we follow this, accurate to say that in order to deal with the effect of that that there is provision for a female member of the military service, in the event she chooses to have an abortion that she can have access to…
The Senator also referenced the DOD in their own analysis where they said it would be an accounting nightmare to go through to determine the true cost of having an abortion performed in a U.S. medical facility when the facility is 100…
Therefore, based upon that action by Congress, by the executive branch as affirmed by the judicial branch, the Supreme Court, we are bound by a national policy that we not use Federal money except in those cases that I cited.
Is it also accurate to state that in 1980 there was a Supreme Court case which I believe was called Harris versus McRae in which the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Hyde amendment?
I make it very clear at the outset what this issue in this particular amendment is not about. It is not about whether you are pro-life or pro-choice. This amendment is about where those abortions may be performed and whether they are paid…
The second incentive would have provided property owners an exclusion from estate taxes for property that is set aside in a conservation easement. Over the past few years, as I've been working on legislation to reauthorize the Endangered…
I rise today to submit a Senate resolution designating May 15, 1997, as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. This is the fourth year in a row I have offered this resolution and I am proud to be joined this year by 55 of my colleagues in…
I appreciate that point by the Senator from Nevada. Again, based upon this very series of questions and discussion I have had with the Senator from Nevada, it demonstrates there has been a tremendous history and knowledge over dealing with…
If it is determined that Yucca Mountain cannot be the permanent repository, then your legislation states that Yucca Mountain will not be the temporary repository?
Again, if Yucca Mountain is determined to be the permanent repository, this material will go to Yucca Mountain.