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today I will vote against S.J. Res. 20, the joint resolution of disapproval concerning the mercury emissions rules that were promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, on March 15, 2005. At the same time…
Hurricane Katrina dealt this country an unspeakable blow. Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed. Families have lost everything. Entire cities have been washed away. And, most tragically, hundreds, perhaps thousands of lives have…
I commend Chairman Conrad Burns and the ranking member, Senator Byron Dorgan, on their work on this legislation. I am pleased that this conference report includes the full $1.5 billion proposed by the Senate to make up the current 2005…
May I make a further inquiry? Then, I am correct in understanding the Chair to say that I will have 5 minutes prior to the vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
The Interior conference report. Mr. President, with the indulgence of the distinguished Senator from New Mexico, I ask unanimous consent that at that time I have 10 minutes rather than 5. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Hearing…
That vote will be on what? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Interior conference report.
I have some remarks to make, about 10 minutes of remarks. I want to commend Senator Burns and Senator Dorgan for their work on the Interior appropriations bill. When might I make those remarks?
13 years have passed between the time Congress passed national energy legislation and the conference report we are taking up today. This conference report is not perfect, and it does not go as far as I would have hoped in terms of moving…
The roses red upon my neighbor's vine Are owned by him, but they are also mine. His was the cost, and his the labor, too, But mine as well as his the joy, their loveliness to view. They bloom for me and are for me as fair As for the man…
I opposed the Ensign and McCain amendments Nos. 1219 and 1171 to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill, H.R. 2360. These amendments would have shifted $566 million from grants for first responders, including our State and local police…
my amendment provides an additional $1.3 billion above the underlying bill for needed security funding for our transit systems, intercity rail, freight rail, and intracity buses for a total of $1.4 billion. The funding levels I am…
I thank the Chair. We must harden infrastructure, install intrusion and detection systems, and procure cameras, locks, gates, canine teams, and other tools. The Gregg amendment provides an increase of only $100 million for rail and transit…
it is commonly said that a man is known by his work. For half of a century, Mr. Gene May of McLean, VA, was known by the fine homes he built in the Washington area. Mr. May, who died recently of lung cancer, was a builder and a developer…
The amendment, as modified, prevents funds from being used for wasteful expenditures. I urge adoption of the amendment, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, without objection, the amendment…
The alarms do not stop there, Mr. President. According to the RAND Corporation, between 1998 and 2003, there were 181 terrorist attacks on rail targets worldwide. The Congressional Research Service has reported that passenger rail systems…
does the modification need unanimous consent? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the modification? Without action, the amendment is so modified.
The amendment is cosponsored by Senator Corzine. I urge adoption of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, without objection, the amendment is agreed to. The amendment (No. 1120) was agreed…
I thank the clerk. I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be added as cosponsors: Messrs. Kennedy, DeWine, Corzine, and Dodd. That is it. That completes the list. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Would the able chairman yield for a comment? I urge the chairman not to raise the budget point of order at this time. I wonder if perhaps I might implore the chairman to work with Chairman Cochran to approve using a portion of the fiscal…
I will not object to the chairman's amendment. We need additional funds for the SAFER Firefighter Hiring Program. But this amendment leaves the program to equip and train firefighters $150 million below fiscal year 2005. Last year the…
I ask unanimous consent Sean MacKenzie, a Coast Guard detailee to the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, be given floor privileges during consideration of H.R. 2360. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
many Americans will soon enjoy a long 3-day weekend, courtesy of the Fourth of July, which this year falls on a Monday. The Fourth of July is a wonderful time. Summer's heat has not yet worn us down. School has not been out so long that…
I am so sorry about that, Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that I may be given 5 more minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I want, first to compliment the subcommittee chairman of the Energy and Water Appropriations bill, Senator Peter Domenici, and the ranking member, Senator Harry Reid, for the outstanding job they have done in putting together this bill…
yesterday I voted for both of the amendments offered by Senators Burns and Boxer in relation to studies that test pesticides on humans. I believe that they are both partially right. We should not cut off vital products from the market that…
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