I really believe mandates are so important, whether or not this is artful, it is meaningful. But we do provide for that 60-vote point of order, a waiver. Excuse me, it will be a majority, a simple majority, that could waive that point of…

in response to that, I cannot stand here and tell the Senator that there is an easy, quick answer to that. We would have to go through the example. We would have to determine is this a requirement that is now being put on the tribes? Is…

to continue my comments, and in response to my friend from North Dakota, using that as an example, as a hypothetical, again based on what I stated earlier--I am not here to make all of the determinations--but let us just follow that for a…

to the Senator I would say that a committee could determine that they wanted to do a 90-10 split on the cost. Now, because they do not provide 100 percent of the funding, yes, a point of order could be made against that authorizing bill…

So that, again, once we add back what has been referred to as the Levin amendment, these numbers that we are now going to alter, realign, will be lined up in anticipation of adding the Levin amendment back in.

Fairfield, ID, is a rural community of about 450 people. It is located along U.S. Highway 20 between Mountain Home and Sun Valley. It is a great spot, with wonderful people that live there. You will not find finer people. This tiny town is…

I say to the Senator from Mississippi, that is precisely the issue that caused us to put into this legislation a request--not a request, but a requirement that the committee report will address what impact does a mandate have on both the…

Yes. Mr. President, that is an issue that I have discussed with some private entities, and the Senator is correct. Some utilities have expressed a concern about that. Senator Cochran earlier today also brought that issue up, and we were…

I appreciate that. If I may just to take this one more step, I referenced that we spoke to different organizations, businesses in the private sector, about this very issue and I would just like to reference a letter from Browning-Ferris…

Yes. That is a major portion of this bill. That is what this is about. It says that we ought to pay that. And if not, we ought to have the appropriate rationale so that a majority vote, a simple majority would say no, we are going to waive…

today, I will vote in favor of the Dole amendment. I do so because I do not believe that we can continue to impose against the people of Bosnia an arms embargo that denies them the right to self-defense. I have long supported, and often…

one of the most difficult issues that we have grappled with in the Environment and Public Works Committee during reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act has been how to best help small systems. My amendment would build on the other…

like every American, I am appalled and shocked by the killings, rape, ethnic cleansing, and other atrocities currently taking place in Bosnia. Last year, in response to these outrages, I cosponsored a resolution, Senate Resolution 79…

I am pleased today to voice my strong support for S. 455, the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act. I am a cosponsor of this bill, and I believe that S. 455 is a bill which restores some fundamental fairness to local governments by increasing…

Just to give you a sense of this let me tell you what these citations were for. The first citation for $2,250 was cited because the two employees were not properly trained in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions. Remember, they just…

This is something that many Americans are very well aware of this particular situation because Paul Harvey carried it on his news commentary. It has been an article that was written in the Reader's Digest. Dave Barry did a very good…

let me tell you about these citations. They received one citation of $2,250 for not properly being trained in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions. That is of the two people that happened to be walking by, or driving by, that had…

Under the umbrella of this underlying bill, we are dealing with competitiveness. And what I have heard repeatedly from business people is that if we would get the Government off their backs, they can be more competitive. Here we have a…

I wish to address an aspect of the Simpson amendment which I am responsible for placing in there. I am going to relate to you a situation that many Americans have already heard about because Paul Harvey talked about this situation. Many…

if I may respond, this occurred at the end of last year. So, we talked with OSHA officials. They felt they could correct this through other means. I went ahead and prepared the language, which really reflects language which I think OSHA…

I thank the Chair. I also want to thank the Senator from Illinois and the Senator from Utah and the Senator from Idaho for their leadership in this effort. We have heard all these numbers discussed the last 4 days: The fact that the debt…