I rise in support of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997 introduced today by my good friends Senator Craig and Senator Murkowski, the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee. This important bill will make substantial…

a partial-birth abortion is exactly what its name implies--a baby that is inches from being born has its life terminated. Many of the colleagues on the floor have said that in listening to the details of how the procedure is rendered…

For the 11th year in a row, we have cut the defense of this Nation-- 11 years. Last year, the administration assured the Senate Armed Services Committee that this year there would be no further cuts and that we would see the adding of…

I join in commending the majority leader for his decision in naming Greg Casey as our new Sergeant at Arms. It is an outstanding decision, and again I think it reflects well on the majority leader and the sort of individuals that he is…

Mr. President, as a member of the Armed Services Committee, I am pleased to rise in support of the 1997 Defense authorization conference report. The conference report takes a number of steps to strengthen our Nation's defenses and improve…

I ask the Senator from Indiana if it is his belief that, so often when there is a conflict anywhere in the world where we may have to commit troops, that the one statement that you hear universally from this body and the House of…

This morning I received a personal phone call from the Secretary of Defense, William Perry, who thanked me as a member of the committee for all of the efforts that the committee put forth so that we could have this bill completed in…

Thank you very much. May I say how much I appreciate those remarks by the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Chafee. To paraphrase Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Water, water, everywhere, and with the passage of this…

in addition, I would like to clarify the intentions of the Fund for Rural America [FRA] under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act. The FRA specifically designated one-third of the funding go toward research, extension, and…

yet again during the 104th Congress we find ourselves debating welfare reform on the floor of the Senate. It is regrettable that we even have to take the time to debate this issue. We have already twice passed solid welfare reform plans…

I also noted that the committee specifically directed the ARS to continue funding the Albany, CA yellowstar thistle initiative. Is it the intention of the committee that the ARS continue current yellowstar thistle research contracts…

I rise to clarify this Congress' commitment to research that will develop controls for noxious weeds that are problems across this country. In particular, I would like to highlight research being done with the Agricultural Research Service…

I rise to take note and compliment the Natural Resources Conservation Service's current efforts to encourage and provide technical assistance to private landowners who have salmon habitat on their property. In coordination with the…

I am here to affirm what the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has stated, what the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations has stated, and the ranking member. This is not the appropriate bill for this…

so you see, Idaho and Connecticut are really tied together in this whole thing. That is why I have had good discussions with the Senators from Connecticut. I know they have to look out for their people who derive such good economic benefit…

In light of all that you have just said, it is long overdue. It is decades in coming, that we finally have this time on the Senate floor where we can discuss what do we do with this nuclear waste. This is not an issue as to whether or not…

this demonstrates the difficulty that the States in the United States of America are facing. You have a beautiful State, the green State of Vermont; over 80 percent of its energy comes from nuclear. I think the folks in Vermont want to…

The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory is a key DOE facility located in my State, and I am very concerned that it be operated in as safe a manner as possible with regard to nuclear safety.

Absolutely. A key factor in improving nuclear safety at DOE defense nuclear facilities is line management accountability. The Secretary of Energy and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board have repeatedly highlighted this point. In order…

I come at it as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. From time to time, it was my responsibility to review the FBI file of a nominee who would be coming forward for Senate confirmation. When I review that file, it would be done…

I share fully the concerns expressed by the Senator from Ohio about the need to ensure worker safety and health programs are pursued vigorously at the Mound facility. When we ask workers to undertake potentially dangerous decontamination…

I am saddened to hear that Mollie Beattie died last night after a year-long battle against brain cancer. Mollie was the first female Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and served in that position until earlier this month. I…

the issue of pharmaceutical patents under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [GATT] has been under review by this body for some time. Well respected individuals--from the Senate, from the Administration, and from the private…

Is it fair to say and is it accurate to say that with the Kyl-Reid amendment in place it is more restrictive on the conditions for nuclear testing?

This amendment does not require or even foresee the need for the United States to begin testing nuclear weapons in the near future. What it does is put the United States on a level footing with the other signatory nations to the…