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I am fully in agreement with the Senator from Maryland on this issue. I look forward to working in conference so that the needs of the U.S. Naval Academy to recover from Hurricane Isabel are fully funded.

I wish to go forward with the amendment protecting the powers of the Congress, striking broad new executive authorities.

The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office is an arm of the Congress. Let the Congress carry out its proper role of oversight under the Constitution. That is all I am asking for here. I thank the Senator.

It is my information that this side has not yet adequately followed this amendment and has not seen it until recently to the extent that we are prepared to accept it. It appears to be a good amendment, but we may or may not want to accept…

I have protested pretty consistently in that committee, saying we need more hearings, that we do not need to rush that bill through. It would be well to have the House act, let us see that bill so we would better know what amendments we…

Mr. President, this afternoon, the Senate finds itself with the first Homeland Security appropriations conference report before it. I thank Senate Chairman Thad Cochran, House Chairman Harold Rogers, and the ranking member on the House…

I concur with the remarks of the distinguished chairman and I support the interest of the Senator from Rhode Island in establishing an investigative presence in his State. There is no substitute for having investigators and special agents…

Yes, I am also aware of this program and understand that, for the first time, Florida's local and State law enforcement officials have access to an integrated law enforcement database that can provide them with the needed law enforcement…

I also agree that the Department of Homeland Security should continue the efforts that have been initiated by the Senator from New Mexico. There are serious needs that ought to be met along the border in his State, and it is my belief that…

I support the amendment of Senator Conrad and Senator Dorgan. I understand the amendment also has the support of the majority. The amendment would direct the Under Secretary of emergency Preparedness and Response to review and report back…

Yes, I understand this project is in development in Nevada. I encourage the Department to consider using a portion of the $13 million appropriated for hazardous materials tracking to help initiate the development of this project.

I agree this is important and timely funding for one of the many needs facing our Nation as we deal with terrorist threats.

There is ample precedent for across-the-board cuts in the Defense bill. In fact, the language is taken out of section 8135 of the fiscal year 2002 Defense Appropriations Act. Even with these cuts, the procurement, research, and development…

The President, I say, should send up a supplemental budget request today for $58 billion.

What we are advocating is that funds would be provided in the Appropriations Act to specific accounts set forth in such act.

Oh, absolutely, I agree with that. That is what my amendment is about. Here we were, over in the Armed Services Committee. I asked the Secretary of Defense how much is our country spending per month in Iraq, on the war in Iraq, on the…

The Congress, apparently, is expected to just go along and hear all this talk about the ``Commander in Chief,'' and not dare to raise a head to ask a question. You are not supposed to ask questions. You are supposed to put the money down…

The incremental costs for Iraq and Afghanistan, there is not one thin dime in this budget, not one.

The administration misled the American people when it tried to leave the impression that the war on terrorism is engaged in by--in other words, that Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida could be linked. That has not been shown to be a fact. And the…

And I think it was a misuse. It is a misuse. It is just an effort now, as they look back, to cover their skirts because it is clear, so far as the evidence thus far is concerned, that there was no such uranium coming from Africa. That was…

So-called evidence that is produced by the intelligence agencies of another country, another state.

Absolutely. The American people are entitled to know that. They are going to pay the bill.

We are talking about the additional costs, the incremental costs, and how much it costs this country to wage war in Iraq per month. Additional costs are almost $1 billion a day for Iraq.

That is right. What the Senator has been quoting isn't included either. They don't include the cost of the war.