I would join in with concerns that apparently you have expressed and Senator Crapo have expressed.

I think that is great for banks and private investors.

Thank you very much, Dr. Sampson. You can help also as well by developing technical training facilities, for which we are most grateful.

Finally, some people are saying that the House bill gives EDA too much room to rewrite rules and regulations.

I just want to state my very sincere and genuine appreciation to you, Mr. Sampson, and all the efforts that EDA has made in Alaska.

EDA projects are linked to private sector job growth.

I sincerely hope that this important reauthorization measure does not become hostage to other issues and will progress briskly from here to the floor.

The dollars disbursed by the EDA are not going to waste.

I believe industry is healthiest when it does as much as possible for itself.

The key here is that Kerry's not offering an alternative vision. If you look at Kerry's plan, such as it is, for Iraq going forward, pretty close to George W. Bush's plan.

We see this new rule to be a considerable barrier to our partnership.

Republican Senator Arlen Specter is fighting for his political life today in a primary election against a conservative opponent.

And what we have to decide is that we're going to keep coming back until this war ends.

George Bush has yet to explain to America whether or not and tell the truth about whether he showed up for duty.

We threw away the symbols of the war. I'm proud I stood up and fought against it.

This is the worst jobs record in the United States since Herbert Hoover and the great depression. The first president to lose jobs over the course of four years.

this administration forced us to return our medals because beyond the perversion of the war these leaders themselves denied us the integrity those symbols supposedly gave our lives.

I fully intend to continue to practice my religion separately from what I do with respect to my public life.