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I rise today to lend enthusiastic support to S. 9, which I think is probably one of the most important, if not far-reaching, measures that have been introduced today, along with very many other important measures. S. 9 addresses the matter…
as a new Member of the Republican majority, I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Democrat Party to make sure that these reforms come to place, but we have to remember that the American people sent us to do change. They sent…
The smoke has entirely cleared now, and it is clear that the dire predictions that were made about the Exon-Grassley amendment by many sources on both sides of the aisle simply have not come to pass. The clamor in opposition by the…
as chairman of the Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee, I am pleased and honored to introduce the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1994 by the request of the Clinton administration. My highest priority as a member and chairman of the…
Once again, there were a lot of us who had some major concerns in this area. We were listened to. They heard us and they have acted. Again I hope that the Senate will support this version of the important legislation and we can get on with…
I rise to encourage support for the managers' compromise amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act legislation. I also commend Senators Baucus and Chafee, as well as their staffs, for working out with a group of us to put the amendment…
I think this is a very important vote that I hope the Members of the Senate will reflect on very carefully, because we may be setting a precedent, if the vote goes the way I think it should not go, to find the Senate trying to dictate on…
this resolution, once again, underscores the willingness of the people of the States to take charge of this program. They are not asking for regulatory relief without a willingness to assume the responsibility for setting priorities. In…
I would ask unanimous consent if the manager of the bill would allow me to speak for a few moments about an individual whom I know the distinguished senior Senator from Virginia knows well, and that is the son of former Marine Gen. Chester…
The health goals also reflect margins of safety for variability in the human population, extrapolation from animal test data to human health effects, and for the use of data that is not fully reflective of lifetime exposures. These margins…
Only some of the contaminants regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act are carcinogens. Is the Administrator permitted flexibility to set less stringent standards where other health effects are the basis for regulation?
Let us suppose that the current maximum contaminant level set at the feasible level for a particular contaminant reflects a lifetime cancer risk of 1 in 1,000,000 for a person drinking the water, would the Administrator be authorized by…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the conference report on S. 2000, which would reauthorize the Head Start, Community Services Block Grant, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance programs. I do, however, have some concerns with a couple…
I intend to support the gift restraints, in all sincerity, as I have supported them for a long, long time. There is some kind of a difference. You can accept a gift and keep it a secret and not say anything about it. Not so with your…
unlike Paul Harvey, the Democrats aren't telling--the rest of the story--when it comes to campaign finance reform. They keep hiding the fact that the congressional reform bills will never take effect, unless we increase taxes to pay for…
I salute the great safety record of the Federal Aviation Administration. Certainly, if you look at the record, you will see that with the diligence, the tenacity, and the determination of the dedicated air traffic controllers of the United…
a very important matter has come up that I hope the Senate and the House of Representatives will address itself to. Under the leadership of our great Secretary of Transportation, Secretary Pena, we should be alerted to the fact that we…
I rise in reluctant support of H.R. 4250 because while the bill contains many improvements to the Head Start, Community Services Block Grant, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs, it also contains an expansion of the Head…