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If there are savings, let's spend the money in the trust fund for that which the American people think it is to be spent for, not other competing needs. That is just what we are saying it is being spent now for--for other competing needs…
the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, which was enacted as part of the balanced budget agreement, included a provision which ended the use of the 4.3 cents per gallon gas tax for deficit reduction and instead placed this tax into the Highway…
I am pleased and I am proud to join with the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations Committee, my friend, a friend in every sense of the word, Ted Stevens, in offering legislation to put back on the President's desk those projects…
Now, I have discussed with the distinguished chairman of the committee, the need of the Appalachian corridor States for additional moneys, and that need hasn't been met by this bill. ... I feel compelled to do what I can for the…
George Washington took the viewpoint that he had to veto the entire bill or sign it or let it become law without his signature. He could not do it piecemeal. Now the Senate and House have made it possible for any President to do just that…
I do have a measure to the bill, to the ISTEA bill. I would like them to take a look at my amendment when it is ready. ... I hate that item veto with a passion. But it is there, until the Supreme Court knocks it down. I cannot see how the…
The President this week submitted to the Congress the ``Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act of 1997'', designed to renew so-called ``fast track'' procedures for trade agreements. There are many issues associated with this…
I appreciate the fiscal constraints facing this bill and the difficult task that our chairman has accomplished in a fair and bipartisan manner. However, I would hope that we could take a second look at this methane recovery program. Mr…
the Democratic leader clearly understands the difficult problems we face in allocating limited resources for the programs in our jurisdiction that are important for many of the Members of this body. However, we would certainly be willing…
I am in agreement with the subcommittee chairman. Such an arrangement would ensure that any funds not expended for this welfare initiative would be used for other TPA priorities.
I agree that these are two serious problems. The Yankon Sioux Tribe is struggling to maintain adequate law enforcement services and provide housing for juveniles in the criminal justice system. If additional funds are available through the…
Yes, Mr. President, at this point I think that this is the best commitment that we can make to our colleagues from Nebraska and Arizona. If we are not able to accomplish this, however, we can consider including conference report language…
just as the world was recovering from the shock last week of the sad news about the tragic and untimely death of Princess Diana--including the disturbing discovery that alcohol may have been linked to the crash--it was again rocked by…
I will vote against tabling the Harkin amendment. It is a good amendment with the worthwhile goal of protecting the health and lives of young Americans. Both the tobacco and alcohol industries have received well-deserved criticism in…
I rise to oppose this reconciliation bill. It hands out tax cuts much like adults dole out candy to pacify rowdy children. The American people are not children, and I believe that we underestimate both the public's eagerness for these cuts…
I think if there is going to be a list, it should be a complete list, and I am only raising the question because I have been supplied with two different lists--one list by the minority and one by the majority--and there may be some of the…
I am supportive of the effort to appropriate the funds necessary for the study outlined in the manager's amendment to S. 39, beginning in fiscal year 1998. In fact, it is my understanding that the manager's amendment is written so that a…
I have been supplied by the minority with a list of extraneous provisions, and it appears that, on a cursory examination, they are not the same; the two lists are not in agreement on all fours.
That would not be a correct interpretation of the resolution. In my testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations on June 19, I made the following statement and deliberately repeated it for emphasis: ``Finally, while countries have…
The developing world must agree in Kyoto to adopt some manner of binding targets and commitments that would begin during the same compliance period as the developed world in as aggressive and effective a schedule as possible, given the…
Mr. President, my years of recollection go back farther than that of most Senators. I am not a scientist, but I have lived long enough to see what I believe are some very definite changes in the climate pattern affecting our country…
I am not out to kill the treaty. But what I was out to say--and the reason I got behind this effort--was to send a message to the administration that if the Senate is not included in the takeoff, if the Senate is not included at the…
I personally agree with this overall proposition, although I would note the administration has not yet settled on its specific policies regarding the negotiations, and it leads to further work on developing and explaining the workings of…
There are a number of other tools that are under development, and these, in my judgment, should be further explored for inclusion in the proposed treaty in order that our own economic growth not be penalized by the treaty. These tools…
I stated that the resolution accepts the thesis, which is still the subject of some dispute, that the increasing release of carbon dioxide-- CO<INF>2</INF>--and its accumulation in our atmosphere are causing a very gradual heating of the…
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