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On behalf of Senator Simon, I offer this amendment which would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey real property and military family housing at the former Fort Sheridan, IL, to a competitive bidder in exchange for a parcel of…
This represents the responsible role for the operation of support aircraft and responds to the recommendations by management of these aircraft by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Commission on Rules and Missions of the armed…
This amendment provides the military services greater flexibility to negotiate longer interim leases for the reuse of property at a closing of a military installation. This amendment allows for flexibility without eliminating important…
This amendment would modify section 1007 to require DOD to provide Congress with a prioritized list of modernization and investment priorities, at least for large amounts, amounts that will be funded by Congress this year. This will ensure…
This amendment that I have offered on behalf of Senator Boxer is an amendment which requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on the disposal plans of 477 acres of real property located at Fort Ord, CA. Mr. President, I…
This amendment by Senator Mikulski first would allow for all base closure affected property at Fort Holabird, MD, to be disposed of in the 1994 base closure disposal process and, second, would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey…
The Army believes this additional software would help save operation and maintenance funds, since testing will be avoided, and shipping equipment to depots, when the action is not necessary. I believe this is a very worthy amendment. I…
I strongly feel that the Senate should revisit the issue in a different form so that it may be clarified in light of President Clinton's recent decision to forgo such tests. Therefore, Mr. President, I would emphasize that the amendment…
I would like to say we are making good progress, working back and forth on both sides. I think with a little cooperation here and a little cooperation there, this whole proposition might move much more expeditiously than we had earlier…
There are a whole group of wishy-washy advisers to the President. I talked about people inside the Pentagon. The Secretary of Defense supports my position.
I simply say, this is the time to pause, this is the time to reflect, this is the time, if you will, to take some time. Because what we are about, in this authorization bill, is going to have long-range, possibly serious implications, in…
I do not know what that means, but I hope that the Senate will move forthwith and speedily for a thorough investigation of this matter. I reserve the right to exercise my final judgment on this after I know more about it than I do at this…
Corporate America has weighed in on this issue. Corporate America has contacted me on this particular issue, as they have contacted the Senator. The point I am trying to make is that the dominant interest in this piece of legislation is a…
I do not doubt they are acting in the public interest or that the senior Senator from Nebraska is acting in the public interest. I do not doubt that. That is not the point I am making. I am saying, look out there for who it is that is…
It does exactly what the consent decree did, as well. It basically says, ``You are going to have multiple consent decrees.'' What happens when, say U.S. West buys a long-distance company. What happens then? I tell you what happens. The…
The answer is no. I say to the majority leader, I came-- the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania gave me his amendment. I was reading it over, and he got up and he provoked me. There is no other way to say it. So I took his amendment…
I believe you have to look long and hard to find a Member who comes here and refers to the President by his first name, whether it is President Clinton, President Bush, or President Reagan. You have to look long and hard to find it. I…
Is the Senator from Pennsylvania saying essentially then if somebody else does something that he finds objectionable, because the other person has done it, therefore it establishes a precedent and he does not mind doing it as well? Is the…