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The Nation's attention is focused on the threat of biological weapons. The pernicious nature of these types of weapons has been shown in the anthrax-laced mailings that were sent to the office of the majority leader, Tom Daschle, NBC news…
If anthrax can make the public jittery--and we have seen that it can and has made the public jittery--the prospect of smallpox, a contagious and vicious disease, could incite panic--panic! Funds in this bill, in my amendment, will be used…
I have supplied them with this shirt pocket copy. I will refer to it as the ``shirt pocket copy.'' Alexander the Great put foremost, among all books, among all histories and among all literature, ``The Iliad.'' Alexander the Great's copy…
Yes, that is exactly what they are going to say. I say to all Senators, a point of order is going to be made against this package because those who offer the point of order say it is not an emergency and, therefore, it should be stricken…
The nights are growing chilly, though the days remain warm and dry--dry for too long, really, over in McLean. The brilliant crimson maple and bright yellow poplar leaves have nearly disappeared, replaced by the more somber late autumn…
The Senator spoke of ``larding up.'' Would he say that is a cholesterol-laden piece of pork?
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…
It is not a very pretty picture when we pause to reflect on the work that remains to be done--remains to be done on appropriations bills. Here we are on November 1. We have 2 months left in this year, in this calendar year, and we are far…
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…
I congratulate Senator Kohl, chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Cochran, ranking member, for presenting to the Senate the fiscal year 2002 appropriations bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food…
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 morning the U.S. Postmaster General warned Americans that their mail is not guaranteed to be safe. The American people have been on an emotional roller coaster ride ever since September 11. In the days and weeks following the…
I appeal to all Senators to work together to get these appropriations bills up before the Senate, and let's act upon them. We should not go home with an omnibus bill, an omnibus CR. I don't know what the problem is, but I do know we need…
In his book, ``The Greatest Generation,'' NBC's news anchorman Tom Brokaw discusses the greatness of the generation of Americans who withstood the problems, the terrors, the doubts, the fears of the 1930s and the 1940s. He points out that…
In the early days of the Great Depression, I lived in the coal mining camps of southern West Virginia. I remember those days when we only had an old Philco radio up on the wall of the house. But the voice of President Franklin Roosevelt…
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.
This morning, October 17, the Washington Post reported that investigators from the Inspector General's Office of the Transportation Department and of the Federal Aviation Administration went to 14 airports over the past few days to test…
I express the hope our leadership on both sides of the aisle can help to press hard to get the remaining appropriations bills completed and sent to the President singly and not as an omnibus bill. The Appropriations Committee in the Senate…
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…
This morning I have come to the Senate floor to talk about our late friend and Senate majority leader, Mike Mansfield. But before I do, I shall take a moment to recognize the efforts of the men and women of our Armed Forces who have…
There is a renaissance occurring in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle. In the city of Wheeling, through the Wheeling National Heritage Area initiative, local leaders are revitalizing areas of cultural and historic significance in order to…
When I remember all The friends, so link'd together, I've seen around me fall Like leaves in wintry weather, I feel like one Who treads alone Some banquet-hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed…
Up until a few days ago, the Senate was moving with lightning-like speed to complete consideration of the Defense authorization bill. Complications arose last week and slowed the bill down, but it appears that the Senate may be poised to…
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…
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