I would like to share a few moments with my colleagues on actions taken by the Clinton administration this week. We have had discussions concerning the appropriateness of the President withdrawing about 1.8 million acres in Utah under the…

in conjunction with that, I think it is noteworthy to recognize President Clinton's themes this week. He continues to push the themes that, one, he is the environmental President, and, two, he is the export President. Let's examine that…

The Committee found that the authority the bill would provide for addressing reservation boundary-related problems is appropriate and necessary and very important to the Goshute Indian Tribe. The Committee supports this meritorious and…

I rise to support the measure, S. 39, which is a bill to reauthorize and revitalize the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act, also known as the Magnuson Act. This is without a doubt one of the most important conservation bills that…

I was therefore surprised to learn that on May 15th of this year the Parliamentarian referred H.R. 2464 to the Committee on Indian Affairs. I was further surprised to learn that on the very next day, May 16th, the Parliamentarian referred…

I very strongly support the passage of S. 39, a bill to reauthorize and revitalize the Fishery Conservation and Management Act, also known as the Magnuson Act. This is without a doubt the single most important conservation bill that has…

I join with my colleagues in paying tribute to Howard Greene for the service that he has provided this body. My personal association with Howard goes back to my election to the Senate and coming to this body in 1980. I had little…

my purpose in rising is to simply draw some attention to what is certainly evident to this Senator from Alaska; and that is, our increasing dependence on Mideast oil sources. As we have seen within the last few weeks, there has been a…

I believe the people of Fairbanks want to take the appropriate steps to address their carbon monoxide problem. I also think that the administration of region 10 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is willing to work with them in a…

I rise to urge my Senate colleagues to support H.R. 1975, the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Fairness and Simplification Act, also known as the ``royalty fairness'' bill, which passed the House of Representatives on July 16, 1996. H.R. 1975…

If the 15-year contract is not extended, this plant-- the only manufacturing plant, with 2,000 jobs--will be lost, and the pulp timber will be exported out of the State, which is really a travesty. Now, that is the interest of the Senator…

I thank the Chair. I observe, for the benefit of my friend from California, for whom I have the utmost and fondest regard, that accepting this amendment means her State gets considered as a possible alternative for interim storage. The…

I would like to comment about the remarks made by my good friend from Nevada relative to the concern we all have, the legitimate concern we have over terrorism. He makes the case that, you know, there is a terrorist threat and therefore we…

Dear Senator Levin: I am writing to thank you for your support of Senate Bill 1936 and I urge you to continue that support. I am a representative of the many working men and women of Nevada who strongly support the passage of S. 1936…

If I may, Madam President, take the last 30 seconds in response to the Senator from North Dakota, we have seen in Europe the movement of over 30,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste in countries that are exposed to terrorism at a far…

It is not the manager's intent that the language of section 101(g) proscribe the court of appeals or any other court from awarding monetary relief or other financial remedies to those who have paid fees to the Government under the 1982 act…

Mr. President, this is another innocuous-sounding amendment which, in reality, is a bonanza for lawyers, and there are a lot of lawyers in this country. We have general laws in this country to cover situations that Congress did not…

Adopting a NEPA process open to alternatives opens up new areas for consideration. There is behind us the map showing all of the places other than a Nevada test site that could be used for an interim central storage facility. You can see…

It is not the manager's intention that section 101(g) limit in any way the rights of contract holders, their ratepayers, or those agencies of the State governments that represent ratepayers, from enforcing any right they might have…

I suggested that S. 1936 was the answer to nuclear waste and that the editorial page of the Washington Post was the answer to parakeet waste. I would not insult parakeets by suggesting that would be a good use of the letter from the…

this amendment will solve a pressing environmental problem, a major environmental problem in our Nation, a problem that is looming as a liability to the taxpayers, and this will end an era of irresponsible delay. This major environmental…

this amendment contains the language previously filed by Senator Chafee as amendment No. 4834. This amendment originally suggested by Senator Chafee would soften the existing preemption language in the bill to clarify that only when…

I say to my friend relative to his reference to an unprecedented scale which he suggests will occur, that factually is just not so. As a matter of fact, the French alone have moved 30,000 metric tons of spent fuel--that is spent nuclear…

I will make a relatively short statement. Mr. President, again I would like to refer specifically to what this amendment does and what it does not do. The amendment simply states that if there are provisions of law that are inconsistent…

Dear Chairman Murkowski: The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) fully supports S. 1936 and urges its prompt passage. Nuclear fuel has been accumulating and temporarily stockpiled since 1982 at numerous staging locations…