I think that now is a great opportunity to once again encourage the Department of Defense to procure products that both reduce waste and enhance recycling. I am aware that biobased products have been developed using a new composite…

In these times of economic distress and hardship we must focus our efforts to assist the more impoverished regions of our country. With this in mind, it is my pleasure to rise today to introduce, on behalf of President Bush, the Economic…

there are stark needs for highways and transportation systems. The red column the President recommended, the green column across the chart shows what this budget proposes, and the budget before us proposes essentially flat funding for the…

I support my friend's amendment to increase Federal funding to $5.2 billion next year to help local communities provide our families and businesses with safe drinking water and clean waste water. Our water pipes are aging and falling into…

let me express my sincere thanks to my good friend from the Dakotas, and thank him for the work he has done on the Budget Committee as the ranking member. I thank my friend from Oklahoma, the chairman of the Budget Committee, as we are…

Is it the experience and knowledge of the distinguished chairman of the committee that the legal scholarship may be shown by these rulings, by these drafts, but they do not in any way reflect, necessarily, the views of the clerk or the…

I ask the Senator from Utah, who has experience with the entire judicial process. As one who has served as a law clerk, I ask is it not commonplace for law clerks, for assistants, to write memoranda that do not necessarily reflect their…

Is it not true, then, that perhaps the best judge of the legal capabilities of a law clerk, Assistant Solicitor General, or assistant attorney would be those for whom that clerk or assistant worked?

I will ask the question of the Senator from Utah, who happens to be in the line of sight of the Chair, both of whom I respect. I will focus the question to the Senator from Utah. Do you share the concern that should a clerk, assistant…

I simply ask the question, as a Senator, would you ever consent to have confidential memoranda prepared for you by a lawyer who happened to be in your employ, who is subsequently nominated for a judicial position--would you ever consent to…

I wish to extend sincere thanks to the Senator from Nevada for his remarks. Senator Mikulski is and has been one of the foremost champions of NASA and its mission. It is her ongoing and strong commitment to space shuttle safety that…

the news has been focusing, and much of the discussion in this Chamber has been on, the threat that Iraq poses. I have listened to some of my colleagues today on the question of what to do about Iraq. Over and over, there is this clarion…

I commend the Senators from Minnesota for their tribute to our colleague, to Paul Wellstone and to Sheila Wellstone, Senator and Mrs. Wellstone. We know what a priority this is for them and for the people of Minnesota. We commend their…

the administration's New Source Review, or NSR review, will benefit the environment. Right now companies face an average delay of 8 months, sometimes as long as 18 months, to get an NSR permit. Therefore, many companies avoid the process…

I rise today to share some memories with my colleagues. As I watched what is going on in this body, I was trying to think of something. I have seen this before. It is sort of a deja vu all over again. I was thinking back to maybe 14 or 15…

Senator Inhofe accurately states that transportation dollars have a direct effect on jobs and the economy in this country. For example, earlier this year there was a proposed $8.6 billion reduction in fiscal year 2003 proposed spending…

Yesterday we passed, 92 to 2, an election reform bill. I think that bill proves what Senator Grassley just said. That was a bipartisan bill. Senator Dodd, the chairman of the committee, worked very closely with Senator McConnell, the…

I rise today with a sense of relief and satisfaction that we have come to the end of this marathon to do something I believe everybody in this body and in the other body believe is vitally important. We need to change the system to make it…

The Voting Rights Act requires certain voting materials to be available to the language groups delineated in the Voting Rights Act statute. The language in the bill simply States that the statute should be enforced. It is the intent of the…

The Senator from Kentucky has accurately described the intent and effect of this provision. I would also add, as I am sure the Senator from Kentucky recalls, we learned that many jurisdictions in this country have experienced continual…

The language ``in a private and independent manner'' was added to the Voting System Standards requirements to underscore the conferees' belief that voters should not be harassed or intimidated at the polling place. Section 301(a)(1)(C) of…

I believe the bill is essential to the health care of children and pregnant women in America. Thus, I am proud to be an original sponsor of the legislation with Senator Breaux and Senator Collins. The goal of the legislation is quite…

We have talked some about our fragile economy and the problems we are facing. Growth, which began slowing in 1999, coupled with the tragic impact of September 11, has resulted in hardship for many. We have seen unemployment, reduced value…

for the youngster who is retiring from the greater Carolina delegation, I bid a fond farewell. I am delighted for him and his wife Dot, who after three decades in the Senate will get to spend some time for themselves and with their seven…

I have to say, having studied this issue and having been added as a cosponsor of this amendment, as one whose hobby and avocation is forestry and having talked to Forest Service personnel in my State, to leading academic foresters from…