Connie Mack

I think the main problem I am having is we appear to be supporting our enemies and kind of turning our back on our allies.

In my view, this is a slap in the face to the Colombian people.

So we would have an outbreak maybe once a year for 1 week. Not too long ago, we had 13 months of straight red tide off the coast of Florida in southwest Florida. Clearly something is changing, something is happening. And right now…

I commend the committee for this bill. Passing this important legislation is the first step in increasing research on red tide while ensuring that scientists and experts in the field, and not politicians, determine where research money is…

Competition is the backbone of innovation. Competition has enabled the Internet and scores of new technologies to be introduced to the marketplace, and it has changed the way we live, work and play. Mr. Chairman, the COPE Act will ensure…

I echo the sentiments of the Senator from Florida about the Adaptive Assessment and Monitoring Program. As this is a long-term plan spanning almost 25 years in execution, it stands to reason that research will yield new information and…

I believe, if I can respond, and perhaps I can find the language, if you read further on in the act, you will find some language that has to do with some cost sharing of the area that the Senator is referring to as identifying certain…

I certainly hope it would do that. I believe it would. As both of us have indicated, the State of Florida has developed a program that provides an incentive for teachers to get certification by a national board. If they receive that…

There was an interest here, certainly. There are some who have discriminated against one group or another, who have not spoken out for one group and have spoken out for another. In my career representing the State of Florida and the…

The story of these four brothers, the Brothers to the Rescue, is a story of heroism and freedom. These men risked their lives for their own freedom as well as for the freedom of others, and their families have fought tirelessly for…

Two months later the Congress passed the bill--the Anti- Terrorism Act of 1996--and the President signed it in a large ceremony on the White House lawn. The Brothers' families wanted to understand the new rules before they chose to proceed…

The Refuge currently co-exists with Florida's Space Coast. However, sea turtle nesting at this site is sensitive to impacts from development and human activity. To mitigate these impacts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service coordinates with…

I understand that the State of Florida's development of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) for electrochromic applications is consistent with the priorities of the industry within the United States and the goals of the…

I have been told the State of Florida has provided over $1.2 million toward the advancement of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) techniques for electrochromic applications. The program is being undertaken in conjunction…

Yes. Also, it is expected that Miccosukee Tribe is granted the right to occupy, reside in, and govern in perpetuity the Miccosukee Reserved Area in Everglades National Park. I am pleased that this legislation will resolve the dispute…

I thank the Senator and feel that although the acreage provided to the Miccosukee in this legislation is far less than their historic territory within the Everglades, it does satisfy their right to reside within Everglades National Park.

Senator D'Amato's comments are absolutely accurate. Section 556 of the Act was added in response to a vociferous outcry among housing authorities and low-income advocates who feared that HUD's administrative actions during Fiscal Year 1998…

This morning I have sent a resolution to the desk commending Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa for a remarkable baseball season. I suspect that many of our colleagues in the Senate, and the entire Nation, for that matter, were focused on that…

The Kissimmee River restoration project is at a critical phase. With the current funding levels in the 1999 Energy and Water appropriations bill, this project will not move forward. We both understand the difficult nature of funding…

The first backfilling contract is scheduled to be awarded on March 30, 1999. For this contract to be awarded, the Corps has indicated that between $22 and $23 million must be appropriated for this project. Today we are reviewing an Energy…

We cannot let ambiguity about words hinder the training and readiness of our forces. These emitters should be supported at Eglin until we can resolve these issues. I would ask the distinguished chairman of the Senate Appropriations…

The City of Gainesville has a long history of taking care of its own problems with local resources. In this case the City has already committed resources to the development of this plan and remain commits to a financial partnership. I am…

Yes, it has. The City has brought together and obtained the support of Alachua County, the St. Johns Water Management District, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the purpose of providing a solution to this problem…

Finally, does the assumed level also provide increases to match the Budget Committee's recommendation for increased NIH funding?

Senator Domenici, I understand that an assumption in this Budget Resolution considers that receipts from the sale of the surplus public lands could be used to fund recovery efforts on private land for endangered species. I would like to…