Now, there are what are termed ``declared nuclear states,'' and there are five of those, one of which is China. The Senator has indicated, and I have seen it elsewhere, that China has indicated that it is going to test again. What happens…

Mr. President, let us make it very clear, this is the 12th straight year that we have seen reductions in the defense authorization bill, the spending for defense. I appreciate my friend who is offering this amendment, and I am not going to…

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?

on behalf of Senators Grassley, Boxer and Harkin, I offer an amendment which would place a limitation of $200,000 on the amount of annual individual compensation that may be reimbursable under contracts with the Department of Defense.

15 months ago I told Bob Dole I would enthusiastically support his quest for the Presidency of the United States. We see in his quest for the Presidency that he now has left the Senate of the United States. I think all of us have so many…

as we listen to this critically important debate on the balanced budget amendment, we hear all of the different figures. The fact that $19,000 is owed by every man, woman, and child currently in America; the fact that we spend almost $300…

I would like to reference the moratorium on the listing of the endangered species. The appropriations bill before us continues the moratorium language that has been in previous bills before this Congress. I remind all of us that the…

I support the Health Insurance Reform Act, for the simple reason it will help provide more accessible and affordable health insurance to more Americans. The Health Insurance Reform Act helps those who are now unable, for reasons beyond…

this should not be a contest to see who is more for the environment. We should all be in favor of a cleaner, safer, healthier America for our children and their children. I have called myself a probusiness environmentalist. We have been…

today, as we celebrate Earth Day, we should stop to consider our air, the quality of life, and the world we will leave our children. And because of the lessons that he taught that we should pass on to our children, this is the right…

It has taken a lot of effort to get the administration to admit that grazing rights on the refuges were retained by the previous landowners when the land was transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service. As things stand right now, there…

the final analysis is clear. Rangelands need grazing in order to be healthy. Given that understanding, do we work with the stewards now on the land to improve range health, and find the right balance of grazing? Or do we focus instead on…

today, the issue deals strictly with the management of our national forests and the health of those national forests. The amendment before us would eliminate the one tool we now have. I think, as an Idahoan, I speak with some experience as…

Gifford Pinchot, who is the father of the Forest Service and he, in fact, was the adviser to the creator of our national park and forest system, President Teddy Roosevelt, was adamant that our Federal forests not be "preserves" but…

let me acknowledge the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Chafee, who spoke just a few moments ago. He referenced the hearings that we held around the country. I want to compliment Senator Chafee, because while…

The majority leader is aware that State and local governments had previously raised an issue with this Senator that certain provisions of the conference report on S. 562 may violate the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 regarding local…

The majority leader is aware that the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 does not require the Congressional Budget Office to prepare an estimate of the impact of mandates on State and local governments for conference reports and that the…

Will the majority leader agree that in the event the Congressional Budget Office determines that there are any unfunded mandates in S. 562 that he will work with me to make technical corrections in the bill to eliminate those mandates.

I would like to spend just a moment talking about a courageous young girl in my hometown of Boise, ID. Nine-year-old Susie Hamilton, a bright, vivacious, and loving girl suffers from a rare and deadly form of leukemia. She has been in and…

I have good news today, Mr. President. Susie Hamilton underwent 15 hours of surgery yesterday at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, receiving the bone marrow from that German soldier. I am pleased to say early reports are…

I wish to thank Senator Domenici for his comments. Again, we have a former mayor who has just spoken, and who, from experience, knows what these unfunded mandates are all about, but more importantly helped do something about it. During…

we have certainly come a long way since May 1993 when we first began this effort. Now, 22 months later-- with Governors, mayors, county commissioners, tribal leaders, school board members, and business leaders throughout the country…

I just wish to thank the Senator from Montana. I know of his experience as a local official in Montana, as a county commissioner, and I appreciate the support in not wanting to see a sunset take place in this legislation.

after 11 days of debate we finally had passage of S. 1, a Senate bill which will curb unfunded Federal mandates. I think, as you can well appreciate, after 11 days and oftentimes 12 hours a day, we really have said quite a bit about S. 1…

again, in looking to the Budget Act and what may be some precedent that we could point to, if in fact CBO were to determine and so state that regardless of how much time they had they simply could not come up with an estimate, the…