Chris Dodd: “in my conversations with the distinguished chairman of the committee, the Senator from Mississippi, it is my…”

“in my conversations with the distinguished chairman of the committee, the Senator from Mississippi, it is my understanding the bipartisan amendment I offered earlier today--on behalf of myself and Senator Specter, along with several other colleagues, including Senators Stabenow, Snowe, Biden, Mikulski, Corzine, and Clinton--to provide funds to fire departments to hire firefighters, will be accepted by the committee. That being the case, I see no reason for us to ask for a rollcall vote. I ask unanimous consent that a letter from the National Volunteer Fire Council be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: National Volunteer Fire Council, Washington, DC, September 13, 2004. Hon. Christopher Dodd, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Dodd: The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is a non-profit membership association representing the interests of the more than 800,000 members of America's volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services. On behalf of our membership, I am writing to lend our full support for your amendment to the FY 2005 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to fund the SAFER program at the $100 million level.…”