I am not talking about lives. I understand that the Senator from Louisiana believes that the value of a life is not quantifiable. That perhaps is common parlance here. I know it is used differently from the agencies. That is not the…

The question is this. Let me just read who it is that signed this before I ask the question. Secretaries of Labor, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Treasury, Interior, EPA, OMB have…

When you go to (c), which is what the Senator says we should do, what (c) says is that in certain circumstances underlying laws are going to govern. And here is what he says. Here is what the bill says. ``If scientific, technical or…

I hope also all of us will read that language which was referred to by the Senator from Louisiana. But what it does not cover are areas where we cannot quantify the benefits, such as how many fewer asthma attacks will result? That is…

Who say it can be interpreted that way, and when you have a whole bunch of Senators here who say it can be interpreted that way, and when it is the intent now of the Senator from Louisiana and the Senator from Kansas and the Senator from…

Since there is an ambiguity here at a minimum, I think a fair reading would be since the word is ``nonquantifiable'' and my hypothetical is very quantifiable, at least reasonably interpreted, although the Senator from Louisiana does not…

Under the provision of this bill, you must use the least costly alternative to get to the goals set by Congress. The least costly alternative is to get to 10. Under my hypothetical, for a very slight additional cost, you can get to 6…

The other question is, what does the word ``supplement'' mean? It has to have some meaning. For instance, if you could not issue a regulation to enforce the double hulled tanker law--for instance, we passed a double hulled tanker law. A…

No. Using my example, the statute says you have got to get to at least 10 parts per trillion reduction. That is the toxic substance. We want as a minimum to get to 10 parts per trillion.

Now, the agency does a cost-benefit analysis and it finds that for a few dollars extra it can get to 6. After 6 parts per trillion, it becomes so costly it probably is not worth it. My question is, this is highly quantifiable. We know…

That is exactly what is in the statute. It does not talk about lives and it does not talk about breathing. What the statute says in my hypothetical is you must get to at least 10 parts per trillion of a toxic substance. Beyond that, the…

Could be the double-hulled tanker. I am not sure what that is based on. We made a decision on that and you do not intend that anything in this bill is intended to supersede it. The problem is, because of the ambiguity we pointed out, it…

It is our intent that our language address the ambiguity that we and many others perceive in the bill without creating any other ambiguity. We will show it to the Senator before we offer it.

many observers and many of us have viewed this bill as having a serious problem, which is raising the possibility that there is an inconsistency between what this bill requires and what other laws require. This amendment addresses one part…

Is the amendment going to be modified so as to prevent an appeal on how a regulatory flexibility analysis has been conducted if there were an interlocutory appeal on the question of whether a regulatory flexibility analysis should be done…

Of course, that is what judicial review is all about. There is presumably an incentive to do the process right. That is why there is judicial review at the end. And you do not wipe out judicial review at the end in any event. You still…

the more that point is clarified, the less of a favor we are doing for small business in this amendment. Let me explain why. ... To preclude a small business from taking advantage of what is learned during the comment period so it can…

we all want and hope and believe in a significant and a meaningful regulatory reform. No one wants rules that do not make sense or are not cost effective. No one wants, or should want, regulatory requirements that exceed real needs. We…

It is a rather unusual thing we are doing. We are adopting an amendment which we are saying later on we know needs to be modified, and it is the intent of the makers to modify it. I would think it would be better to modify it before we…

Is it the intent of the sponsors of this bill, and the Senator indicates the sponsors of this amendment, to preclude judicial review at the end of anything which can be raised by interlocutory appeal at the beginning?

I introduced today a bill on behalf of myself, Senator Nunn, and Senator Inouye to strengthen Congress' ability to investigate terrorism. The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that Congress has the tools needed to investigate…

I support the Feinstein amendment to require the tagging of explosive materials to help law enforcement officials investigate and prevent terrorist bombings. The Hatch substitute amendment contains a very narrow provision that would…

I am pleased that the managers of the bill will be able to accept my amendment clarifying what constitutes out-of-State municipal solid waste, cosponsored by Senator Abraham. S. 534, as reported by the committee, in title I, section (f)(3)…

I am pleased to introduce along with Senators McCain, Roth, Glenn, and Cohen the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995, which eliminates and modifies over 200 outdated or unnecessary congressionally mandated reporting…

I join Senator Pryor in commending former President Bush for his action. I am sure it is a difficult one for the President, as a decades-long member of the NRA and as someone who believes in so many of its programs and efforts to protect…