Cord Byrd

Absolutely. May I say that the two distinguished Senators from New York have not once, have not twice, have not thrice, but many times talked with me about the needs, the immediate needs, of the people of New York. They have talked to me…

I am aware that he said this. He said that, for the first time we are more likely to suffer casualties on the homefront than among our forces here or abroad.

We have presently 498 inspectors on the 4,000-mile long northern border--334 individuals who travel from one area to another, the Border Patrol--and at 62 of the 113 ports of entry along the northern border nobody is watching at certain…

There is $225 million in this package to jump-start the effort to upgrade those computers. They are the instruments of communication between and among the FBI and the other agencies. It is a dire need, and it should be met now, not next…

When I was a young man, which was quite a while ago, I worked in a meat shop in a coal mining camp. All of the ladies who came to the store, including my mother and my wife's mother, bought lard. Those coal miners, before they went into…

The Senator spoke of ``larding up.'' Would he say that is a cholesterol-laden piece of pork?

The ranking member is correct. In Sec. 128, the Committee recognizes the exceptional and unique circumstances surrounding the enactment of Sec. 819 of P.L. 106-568. The circumstances do not, however, diminish the requirement that the tribe…

This language was included based on information provided to the Committees that these limitations were consistent with the fiscal year 2001 solicitation. We have since learned that this is not the case. While the draft solicitation…

Darius said, ``Had I as many men like Megabazus as there are seeds in this pomegranate, it would please me better than to be lord of Greece.'' ... Senator Reid is an excellent assistant majority leader. He is always on the floor. ... This…

We are told in the Scripture: A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. The words by Conrad Burns, my distinguished colleague, have been fitly spoken. Again, I thank him.

We must show the American people that we can pass these bills. We owe it to ourselves, we owe it to the country, we owe it to the President of the United States to send him individual appropriations bills, no omnibus bill. Let him have his…

I thank the Senator for his observations. I would be remiss if I did not likewise express my gratitude to Senator Levin and to Senator Biden and to other Senators who worked together to modify that language and to greatly improve the…

I decried wanton, barbaric acts of animal cruelty, spending some time recounting the awful circumstances of the small dog, a Bichon frise named Leo, who was yanked from a car after a minor traffic accident and thrown into oncoming highway…

For generations, the United States has had the good fortune to be able to draw upon not only the talents of native-born Americans but also upon the talents of foreign-born citizens. Immigrants from many nations built our railroads, worked…

The Senator is correct. But those two, Ted Stevens and Danny Inouye, are just like Ted Stevens and Robert Byrd. It really doesn't make a difference. If it weren't for the fact that I am expected, if I leave the Chair momentarily, to call…

I am pleased to include this amendment in the managers package and feel it will be extremely helpful in protecting communities from the threat of wild fire.

I assure you now, as I did then, that I am ready to help in any way possible to be sure the Forest Service applies adequate oversight to its hazard reduction activities.

I agree that these energy conservation programs are very important. If additional funds are available during conference, I would consider increases in these programs.

I am aware of the devastating storm that affected my colleague's state in 1999, and I was pleased to assist the Senator from Minnesota at that time. The recovery efforts begun with that funding should certainly continued as needed, and I…

Senator Burns and I will work with the Senator from Indiana to see if we can find sufficient resources through the conference process to support the Forest Service's share of this worthy effort.

I am familiar with this project. As I understand it, the owner of the land is asking for $300 million in Federal and State funds for the 13,000 acres. While, this may be a worthwhile endeavor, I question whether it will be possible to…

I support the training of these judges and would be pleased to encourage the Secretary to support this effort as well.

I will work with Mr. Craig to see that these funds are used for monitoring of the central Idaho wolf population.

Yes. The committee recognizes that vehicle auxiliary power units and portable power systems may be early commercial uses of fuel cells that would also develop infrastructure and experience needed for fuel cell vehicles, and considers these…

I thank my colleague and share her commitment to preserving Sewall-Belmont House. As my distinguished colleague from Texas is undoubtedly aware, it will be difficult to address the funding needs of all the worthy requests before us…