I would suggest that those who cannot support this legislation for whatever reason, even though we have, in my opinion, bent over backward to accommodate the interests of our western colleagues on the other side of the aisle, are making…

I commend my friend from Wyoming for telling how it really is. I thought his graphic pictures portrayed an awful lot of America that, unfortunately, few Americans see. The Senator's reference to those that would like to see something…

Nothing in my amendment would restrict the criteria imposed by the Federal Government relating to the quality of the product. The only restriction imposed by my amendment would be to prohibit a contractual requirement that processing be…

No. My amendment would only eliminate the requirement of their continuous present for any inspection purpose other than food safety and wholesomeness. All Federal agencies involved in the purchase of fish and fish products would retain all…

no one more strongly supports the goals sought by the statutes and regulations of this country than I do. I come from a beautiful State blessed with resources that I have worked to see used productively and conserved wisely, I myself enjoy…

I rise to join with the senior Senator from Alaska to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1266. This bill ratifies a land exchange agreement in Alaska between the Forest Service and the Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. The agreement will…

Traditionally, as the Senator may know, we have five types of Pacific salmon. Obviously, there is a quality differential. The buyers would inspect the salmon by lot inspections. In other words, each can of salmon carries on the lid a…

No, it says if salmon is purchased by the USDA for its Federal programs, that it does not require a special inspection, which is the current requirement.

I think, as a matter of fact, that the process recognized by the FDA--but is actually performed by the State, does assure wholesomeness. However, in doing so it also assures the level of quality that you and I might find in our favorite…

Well, it would apply to other canned seafood, but it is directed primarily at salmon. There may be a requirement for tuna. Tuna is not one of the fisheries in the northern part of the west coast, so I am not as familiar with it. I do not…

Certainly, it is the intention of the Senator from Alaska not to exclude any. My interest just happens to be in salmon. The rationale behind that is, we have a considerable amount of salmon that is canned in our State and in the State of…

I wonder if I can ask my good friend from Wyoming if he recalls sometime ago this body voted 97 to 1 on a resolution welcoming President Li as he visited his alma mater in New York and the issue of our responsibility to Taiwan at that time…

If I might ask my colleague one more question, since I joined with him and cosponsored the resolution to reaffirm the Taiwan Relations Act by the U.S. Senate, and that is if it is his intention to pursue this matter and bring it up on the…

The answer is, absolutely no. What the Senator from Alaska has proposed is an amendment that would eliminate a mandatory inspection by the Department of Agriculture on salmon sold into the Department of Agriculture's food give-away…

The Senator from Alaska has filed a Greens Creek land exchange amendment. It is my understanding, since we both share a committee assignment relative to some 40 bills that are being held up, that there is also an intent to clear tonight…

I would like to continue relative to the matter that the Senator from Wyoming and I discussed, because I think we have seen an extraordinary series of events take place. I am referring specifically to the fact that on the 23d of March…

It requires the Federal Government to stop insisting on a dual inspection process mandated only by USDA for salmon that is purchased under their program. It does not require purchase of one can of salmon.

That is not an issue in this regard. They can make a determination of what quality they want. They do that as a buyer. This involves a specific inspection. No other industry has to pay extra for a dual inspection to sell into the USDA…

I am familiar with it. It does not mandate a purchase of any specific amount of salmon.

Well, the Senator is incorrect in that assumption. First of all, the Senator from Alaska does not know anything about the chicken business, but I do know something about the salmon business. I assume the Senator from Arkansas knows an…

I assume their opposition is that there will be less inspectors around. They will have to find something else to do, with perhaps retraining. It would certainly save the Government some money. I am certainly sensitive to the…

last Thursday, as chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I introduced legislation, along with my colleague, Senator Johnston, the ranking member of that committee, to sell 1,000 acres of Federal excess land out in a…

an extraordinary thing happened today in the forum in the sense of the effort to try to bring the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act before this body as Senate bill 942. The fact is that here we are 6 o'clock, Thursday, and…

I have no objection to that. It was my intention to include each of these editorials in their entirety, though I would like to point out that I only made reference to one Washington Post editorial. What I quoted to the President is what I…

I ask my friend from New York, is it not a fact that on February 17 the committee received notes of important substance from Mr. Gearan? And, isn't it true that on February 13, the committee received Michael Waldman's notes, which totaled…