Health is also an important factor in global stability and security.

We are also aware that if it weren't for nurse anesthetists, we won't have any anesthesia in rural America because 85 percent of that is administered by nurse anesthetists.

I can assure that this subcommittee is well aware of the shortage of nurse anesthetists.

But this subcommittee took the step to give psychologists the recognition they deserve.

So I can assure you that if we are to maintain this strong military posture, we will have to look into military families.

I can assure you that the subcommittee is well aware that the men and women who serve in uniform are all volunteers.

The program works. It not only saves women's lives, but it changes the status quo about how we do research.

We want our men to return home in as good a condition as they were when they went in there.

this will be the fourth time this year the Senate will be voting on an amendment offered by the Senator from Alabama which seeks to constrain discretionary spending. Each one of the amendments has been similar. This is the fifth time I…

the Senator from Rhode Island is correct about the intent of the funding provided here. As the Senator knows, the Appropriations Committee's capacity to provide additional funding for disaster recovery is constrained by the President's…

on May 7, Secretary Shinseki sent a letter informing me that the Department underestimated the number of eligible Filipino veterans, especially those who have become U.S. citizens, in calculating the amount needed for this program. More…

it was not my intention to rise, but after listening to the remarks of the Senator from North Carolina, I felt it obligatory that I say something to clarify the record. I think it is well that we review a bit of the history of World War…

We have looked into that, and I can assure my colleague that all the statements I have made have been verified. Further, it would eliminate childcare subsidies for 35,000 low-income children and their working families who depend on…

I would respond, do not tell the people of Rhode Island and Tennessee that the floods in their States are not emergencies. I would say any of us watching television are aware of the emergency which is occurring now on the gulf coast. I…

I thank and commend my friend for his presentation. He is one of the hardest working subcommittee chairmen of the Appropriations Committee. If I may, I wish to be a bit personal. As some of my colleagues are aware, I did put on the uniform…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to talk about an issue that is of great concern to my State of Florida, as well as to all the Gulf States--in fact, to the entire United States of America-- and that is this ongoing spill disaster…

this will be the fourth time this year the Senate has faced an amendment from the Senator from Alabama which seeks to constrain discretionary spending. Each one of the amendments has been similar. The Senator from Alabama uses last year's…

Today the Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 4899, the FEMA supplemental as passed by the House on March 24 and marked up by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, May 13. As my colleagues may be aware, several attempts were…

the financial reform bill before the Senate includes a section, subtitle J, section 991, that would permit the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, to be ``self-funded,'' meaning that the SEC would set its own budget and collect the…

I rise to speak in support of Edward Chen, nominee for Federal judgeship in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Judge Chen has been a respected Federal magistrate judge for over 8 years. He is held in…

It is imperative, however, that we understand what happened to cause this accident.

I am confident that both the Coast Guard and NOAA... are doing all they can to lead the government's response efforts.

I hope that the lessons we learn will be taken very seriously.

I rise to introduce a bill that would establish a Native American Economic Advisory Council. This Council's primary duties would be to consult, coordinate, and make recommendations to Federal agencies for the purpose of improving the…

I think the development bank that Senator Inouye's bill proposes to establish provides some very important tools...