I rise to raise some significant concerns about S. 1389, the Homestake Mine Conveyance Act of 2001, which has been attached to the Department of Defense-Supplemental conference report. This legislation will have serious adverse…

We hope we have delivered a package that is not only wrapped nicely but contains provisions that will be of significance and a significant improvement in our election system. As has been said already, truly, voting in elections is the…

My question is, Are you familiar with the role of the Counsel for Advocacy in Small Business? That is his job. Are you familiar with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act that we have adopted in the Small Business…

we intend to get a vote on this one way or the other. We would like to do it. I think we can save everybody a lot of trouble if the majority side has an amendment on which they wish to vote. They can get that up first. I would have no…

I ask my colleague this: He said maybe the Secretary of the Interior would want to come in. Does my friend know that, under the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service doesn't even have to go to the President? The Fish and…

The answer to that is not yet, but if the manager of the bill would like to come to the committee and offer that, I would certainly be interested in supporting it. We are working on the farm bill here. I think most of us agree that farmers…

this doesn't change in any way the powers of Congress. As a matter of fact, it gives Congress a new power for expedited congressional review.

I understand my colleague's concern about action taken 5 years later. Will my friend look at page 3 and read lines 8 through 10? Does that language not say: If, after a proposed agency action is finalized, the Secretary determines that the…

The definition of agricultural producer on page 2 is the owner or operator of a small or medium-sized farm or ranch.

The President, under this law, can only act after an agency action has become final and the President is directed to take into account the public record because the agency action could not be taken under the APA without a public record…

That would be up to the Secretary of Agriculture or the President to decide. It is not large. There are large corporate farms in the State of the Senator from Iowa, my State, and the State of the Chair. I think the Supreme Court said it…

I welcome the distinguished majority assistant leader. We have clarified the issue of whether any safety regulations can be waived. Explicitly, this law says he may not waive where safety regulations are imposed. It also includes human…

First, before I get into the discussion of this amendment, which I think is very important, I want to add an earthly endorsement to the holy blessings that our Chaplain just brought upon our very good friend and colleague, Senator Barbara…

Being in no worse position than I am now makes me think of the eighth place Cardinal hitter who was facing Kurt Schilling. It is not a very attractive spot. But we will take our swings in any event.

I ask my good friend from Iowa if he has read on page 4, line 13: Limitation.--The President shall not reverse, preclude, or amend an agency action that is necessary to protect-- (A) human health; (B) safety; or (C) national security. The…

may I call the attention of my friend and colleague to the top of page 4 which says that before the President takes any action in conducting a review, ``the President shall consider (A) the determination of the Secretary under subsection…

I thank the Chair. Last night I laid down an amendment which I think enhances this farm bill and focuses on what is important for agriculture. We have had a lot of discussion about how we have to help farm families. Clearly, they are…

I only wish we could do this on the southern border of Iowa and the northern border of Missouri, out where farmers live, away from the rarified atmosphere of this Chamber, and ask the farmers of Iowa and Missouri, the farmers of any other…

there are a number of cosponsors who wish to speak in support of this amendment. My thought is maybe not everybody in this body will support it. By tomorrow morning, I think there may be others who will wish to present opposing ideas. It…

I concur wholeheartedly with my colleague from Massachusetts. The needs of small business are great. Not only the small businesses directly impacted in New York and in Virginia by the tragic terrorist actions, but many other small…

I again express my sincere thanks to Senator Inouye and Senator Stevens for the very effective way they brought together a very important bill in these difficult times. Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the future of our national…

I think this simple letter speaks volumes about Mr. Scalia and the type of person and the type of lawyer he is. It is a clear statement of the values he upholds and the positive impact he believes he can have as a lawyer. This is the…

First, I agree on the need to bring up an energy package, have a sound and full debate, and pass a sensible energy package. We need it. I disagree with him on the need to continue the environmentally sound development of natural resources…

Senator Domenici has a proposal he has crafted to provide immediate economic stimulus and assistance to low- and middle-income workers who have been suffering, as we all have, from the economic downturn. I have signed on with him in…

I agree that EPA should make the funds available to the city of Ketchikan, not the borough government.