I recently created the Department of the Interior Task Force to study climate change, because of its possible effects on our ability to be good stewards of wildlife, national parks and other landscapes, as well as our responsibility to…

Secretary Salazar has challenged the services and bureaus of the Department that are getting dollars to have their projects also reflect an emphasis on renewable energy.

The driving urgency of the program is to have shovel-ready projects that create jobs that can help alleviate the economic suffering.

They are, as Wallace Stegner famously said, America's best idea.

My commitment to you is that, if confirmed, I will work to see that the decisions of the Service are based on science, not politics.

Simply put, we are in a state of emergency. Whether it be low commodity prices, lack of export markets or too many government restrictions, farmers are facing catastrophes from every angle. If we are truly going to take steps to fix this…

Times are tough for Idaho's farmers right now. No one who has read a commodity report in the last few months would disagree. Wheat and barley prices are at record lows as are prices for other important Idaho agricultural products. Growers…

Mr. President, I have been the chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee for the past two years, and in that time I have learned the subcommittee itself cuts a wide swath on all the issues that we deal with. This subcommittee…

Thank you for your letter of September 8, 1997. I want to assure you nothing has changed regarding my enthusiasm for the Enhanced Training in Idaho (ETI) initiative. The 366th Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base is an important component…

I hope and pray that not only do we provide them the best equipment but also the best training opportunities, so that when those men and women get into that aircraft, they have every chance and opportunity to come back home to their loved…

I totally agree, 100 percent; men and women should not be housed together. I think that the Senator from Maine agrees with me. There is no argument here. But when we talk about separate housing, I don't know that necessarily has to mean…

I want to report that there are some members who believe the proposed substitute amendment #2892 sets a new standard for environmental remediation before the Air Force can relinquish the withdrawn lands back to the Bureau of Land…

in the defense bill we have language dealing with land withdrawal. This is a project that the Air Force has been working on for some years. The language that I have now proposed to the Senate is the perfecting language which has been…

With this amendment we are debating today, which is a critical amendment, we will bring the last significant aspect of our Federal Tax Code that is of particular concern to Idahoans, and I think really all Americans, and that is the…

nearly fourteen years ago President Reagan signed P.L. 98-244, an act to establish the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit corporation of the United States specifically to further the conservation and…

I stand today as the sponsor of Senate Resolution 201 designating May 15, 1998, as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. This is the fifth year in a row that I have sponsored this resolution and I am proud to be joined this year by 62 of…

no longer is there any doubt that Congress must audit the Internal Revenue Service. The hearings that have recently been held in the Senate Finance Committee have brought out under the glare of public scrutiny what many taxpayers already…

I rise today to declare my concern over the dumping of barley into the American market by a European producer. I share the Idaho barley producers' outrage about the current unprecedented movement of heavily subsidized European Union feed…

I want to begin my discussion of this very important issue by commending the people of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for their brave and determined transition to democracy and free market economies. The citizens of these three…

the current discussion on education in the United States has been widespread. Both sides of the debate, I believe, truly have the best interests of our Nation's young people at heart. It has been a good discussion, and I commend the…

As we debate the issue of increasing the American share in reserve funds of the International Monetary Fund, I think we should first consider the following two questions: Would it make sense for U.S. companies and employees to pay taxes to…

without going back and reciting all of the past history, this is an amendment that, through a collaborative process, will now bring us to the point of safer air bags. A little girl who was killed in Boise, ID, was the reason for my…

Airbags are an important safety device, but they are designed to supplement the protection offered by safety belts. Safety belts are the primary safety device and should be worn by all vehicle occupants.

Mr. President, the bill also includes a very important provision to correct a mistake made over 50 years ago. Specifically, the bill authorizes retroactive payment of the stipends for Congressional Medal of Honor winners who only this year…