Liz Saville Roberts

My colleague referred to--and I referred to it in my opening comments--the additional 15-percent cut across the board in these payments to go into effect on October 1, 2001. With regard to what she has just related to the Senate, given the…

I believe it is possible for Congress to bring this much needed relief to the home health care industry, as well as to the small rural hospitals and the teaching hospitals that are feeling the pinch of all these regulatory and legislative…

The OASIS document includes an 18-page initial assessment that must be completed by a registered nurse and a 13-page followup assessment that is required every 60 days. This reminds me of a situation quite a few years ago, when the…

This OASIS business, in regard to all the complaints we have heard, as I have indicated--I think I ought to go into that a little bit more than explaining what the acronym is. OASIS is a system of records containing data on the physical…

First off, I thank the Senator so much for taking this time to draw attention to a very serious problem. I know the Senator from Maine is experiencing the same thing I am experiencing in Kansas and all Senators are experiencing when they…

I thought now would be an appropriate time to urge my colleagues to oppose the China nonproliferation act--that is how the act is described--offered as an amendment to the legislation. But, again, I want to point out to my good friend and…

I believe that the issue before us--whether or not to improve what is called the permanent normal trade relations with China--is the Senate's first critical--very critical--foreign policy test of the 21st century. It seems to me that we…

I support the Baucus-Roberts amendment to engage china on the important issue of rapid industrialization and the environment. The amendment would permit appropriated funds for the US-Asia Environmental Partnership (USAEP)--an initiative of…

In war, this fleet--I am talking about operational support airlift aircraft--is maintained and ready to provide the commander quick transportation and to remote locations. The distinguished Senator from Iowa said--if I can find my notes…

This is a good, solid, and positive effort in behalf of our national defense. As a subcommittee chairman, I am particularly proud of the work we were able to accomplish in the subcommittee that we call the Emerging Threats and Capabilities…

I rise today to introduce sweeping legislation to reform and improve math, science, engineering and technology education in American schools. The fields of science, math, engineering and technology are critical to U.S. economic success…

I asked the colonel what he was proud of, what kind of progress he had made. That was the trip that we had in February to Kosovo. He indicated that finally they had found somebody who agreed to serve as a schoolbus driver for the Serb…

let me again thank my good friend and a distinguished American hero and statesman, the Senator from Georgia, for setting in motion our bipartisan foreign policy dialog. His common sense approach and his insightfulness to our country's…

I think Senator Hutchison, probably more than any other Senator, has been very diligent expressing concern and alerting the Senate and the Congress and the American people as to our commitments abroad, what is in our vital national…

Charles Krauthammer points out in the article--and I will read a little of it--that, basically, what the Russians thought was the path from Kosovo to Putin is not that difficult to trace. It goes through Chechnya. Americans may not see the…

A major purpose of this bill is to make crop insurance more available to our Nation's farmers. I understand the importance of the provision you cite to farmers in your State and will work hard to see that is retained.

This legislation is a slightly modified version of a bill by the same name; that is, S. 1580 which was introduced by Senator Kerrey and myself last fall. It was supported by a large number of our colleagues. Our farmers and ranchers have…

this legislation also establishes monetary penalties. If we are worried about fraud and abuse, we have penalties up to $10,000 and potential disbarment from the program and all USDA programs for any producer, any agent, any loss adjuster…

I indicated in my earlier remarks there were some provisions of this bill I would like to outline, and I would like to do so at present as a coauthor of the legislation. I said at that particular time we spent a great deal of time--by…

Our lending organizations and all of the groups and commodity organizations have spoken loudly. They have all continually expressed the need to improve the risk management tools available to our producers. I believe this legislation does…

And is it true that fisheries managers can accurately predict how much fish can be caught from year-to-year?

Mr. President, Senator Cleland has very effectively outlined the evolution of our nation's foreign policy, from Washington and Adams (chary of foreign involvement and alliances) to the Monroe Doctrine to Wilson's idealism and all of the so…

As Senator Cleland stated, our objective is to try to achieve greater attention, focus, and mutual understanding in this body on America's global role and our vital national security interests and, if possible, begin a process of building…

I rise today to read a statement I am sending to Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman regarding USDA's approach to emergency farm legislation. The letter goes like this: ``Dear Mr. Secretary''--Dear Dan, we are personal friends-- We all…

I will make it brief. We have $400 million for the disaster program. That is a commitment to agriculture to know that the Secretary can begin to work on the problem in the Atlantic States. That doesn't mean if down the road we have…