Julian Bond

I am happy to answer. Obviously, it is well- intentioned, but I agree with the distinguished chairman of the committee who has done an excellent job on this entire bill. I commend him. The chairman and ranking member, our two friends from…

I seem to recall that. I thought it was a very statesmanlike and accurate portrayal of the traditions of this body and the requirements of the Constitution, and I once again commend our colleague from Utah, who at that time was in a…

Yes, up to 50 percent of this funding could be used for grants specifically for grade separations.

I am happy to. And let me say that I agree with the Senator from California that there is a serious problem with grade crossings in this country, and I commend her for her leadership on this issue.

Yes, this program would allow California--and all States-- to use 2 percent of its National Highway System funding for three purposes, one of which is to eliminate grade crossings.

My understanding from the cloakrooms is there are Members who have phoned in their concerns about moving to it.

I was going to do what the chairman of the full committee said, but I see our friend from Hawaii is here. We have already had a discussion of the commerce title. I am happy to defer to my colleague from Hawaii. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

I thank the chairman. I hope we can get on with it while our colleague is speaking. I hope other Members and staff will come to the floor and share their amendments and begin the discussion that is going to have to move very quickly if we…

Will the chairman yield? Mr. Chairman, we are ready. We are open to do business. There have been a great many discussions about the highway title. We have people ready to take those amendments who are ready to discuss those with our…

All of the labor organizations, the State highway officials, all of the groups that provide those funds strongly support my amendment and would oppose the motion to table of the Senator from Virginia.

To conclude my opening comments, I would note that the administration, in its statement of policy, says: The inclusion of a mandatory 2-percent set-aside from the STP program to support a highway storm water mitigation program is opposed…

I would like to respond and finish my presentation. Then we can get into a discussion.

I would like to ask the minority leader--I came down here to talk about the highway bill. Is it his understanding that we are on the highway bill?

There have been some new factors that have come out. In the interest of full disclosure, Missouri has moved up to fifth worst in roads and fourth worst in bridges. As I understand, Oklahoma still occupies a place of dishonor with even…

I was pleased to hear the thought-provoking comments of the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. I thank him much for the work he has done there. Some of the things he said reminded me of an analogy to a totally…

One area that is extremely important is the enormous effort that is underway in Indonesia's mainstream, moderate Muslim population to promote a moderate, pluralistic, democratic Islam, both in Indonesia and throughout the region. Unlike…

I commend my colleagues from Louisiana and Idaho. It was a very touching story of the Senator from Louisiana which highlights the importance of adoption month. This is a wonderful effort that my two colleagues have launched. We are pleased…

I will do the best I can with the time remaining to conclude. Dr. David Kay said he thought ``it was absolutely prudent'' going into Iraq. He went on to say: In fact, I think at the end of the inspection process, we'll paint a picture of…

African-Americans are ready to turn anger into action, to work for regime change here at home.

It is well recognized that mail sent from families and loved ones to U.S. forces based overseas has a tangible effect on troop morale. Concomitantly, mail that is delayed unnecessarily undermines morale and furthermore endangers the…

This is a measure designed to compensate the former energy workers at the Mallinkrodt site in the St. Louis, MO, area and the Iowa atomic energy workers at what was known as the Burlington Atomic Energy Commission plant and the Iowa…

This is an amendment designed to take care of and put in a special employee cohort, workers in some very dirty nuclear bomb plants in Iowa and Missouri, back in the 1940s and 1950s. I believe we have worked that out. I think the amendment…

I would advise the distinguished chairman of the committee that we have made a modification on this to change the offset to an across-the-board reduction in the DOE appropriations. Discussions are continuing with you. We would like to have…

We had an overwhelming vote to get the number of $255 billion for highways. We had an overwhelming vote to get a bill to the floor. We had an overwhelming vote of 76 to 21 to pass a good 6-year highway bill. My good friend from Nevada…

They prevented us from going to conference on the CARE Act, the Bankruptcy Act, the Workforce Investment Act, the Patients Safety Act, not to mention the Transportation bill. So there is a pattern, I would say to my friend from Missouri…