Dick Lugar

Mr. President, as a part of the background for our debate, we ought to consider carefully the status of the farm economy presently. Many views have been given, and they are earnest views of Senators and their States' particular…

as we are in preparation for a debate on farm legislation, I want to call to the attention of the Senate a very useful and, in fact, remarkable publication called ``Food and Agricultural Policy, Taking Stock for the New Century,''…

I rise today to share a wonderful story illustrating the outpouring of support which the United States has received from friends and allies around the world in the days since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on…

I join the distinguished chairman of the Agriculture Committee in saying the fight always goes on for American farmers. In the Agriculture Committee we have that commitment. And it is one we take with a great deal of pride and, likewise…

I hope the committee will be mindful of our strong interest in this issue, and that we believe Indiana should be specifically listed and included in any matters or discussions relating to federal proposals or legislation intended to…

I cannot emphasize, as the Chair knows as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the importance of this moment for agricultural America, for those who have hopes that we will be successful in this endeavor. I simply pay tribute to…

I hope Senators will support my amendment and vote no against the tabling motion. I ask them to do this because I believe it is the only way in which farmers are going to receive any money. If we adopt the House language, we do not have a…

In due course we will be debating a very important bill for American agriculture. As the distinguished chairman of our committee, Senator Harkin, has pointed out, the needs of farmers throughout our country are evident to most Senators. In…

President Ford was a healing force at a time of much greater political upheaval than we have today. The lessons to us today are that: disagreements should not become divisive; and political revenge is a vicious cycle without winners. Most…

I appreciate the previous support the subcommittee has granted to the Fine Hardwoods Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center at Purdue University. The HTIRC is engaged in research problems and technology transfer related to the…

Senator Biden and I are today introducing a bill to reauthorize appropriations for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 for the Fiscal Years 2002, 2003 and 2004. The United States has a significant national interest in protecting…

I also understand that the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference which accompanies this conference agreement suggests that the agriculture reserve fund's $66.15 billion be divided among two budget functions--$63…

I rise to thank Senator Domenici for all his efforts helping to bring about this historic conference agreement on the fiscal year 2002 budget resolution, H. Con. Res. 83. The agreement's reserve fund for agriculture, Section 213, provides…

At 10:25 a.m. on June 4, 1942, a Japanese armada including four carriers was steaming east towards Midway Island, 1150 miles west of Pearl Harbor in the Central Pacific. Its objectives: Invade the strategically situated atoll, seize the…

We also suggest that GIPSA consider ceasing the use of the ``Optional Procedure,'' under which they measure to the tenth of one part per million, and use only the ``Standard Procedure,'' where measurements are rounded to the nearest whole…

I rise today with Senator Evan Bayh to introduce the Southern District of Indiana Temporary Judgeship Act. This legislation will help remedy the strain experienced by the Federal Court for the Southern District of Indiana from its…

I am pleased to introduce a series of bills intended to address the burden that estate taxes place on our economy. The estate tax hinders entrepreneurial activity and job creation in many economic sectors. As Chairman of the Senate…

Yes. Although the bill is silent on cost-benefit analysis, it is expected that NRCS will follow its normal procedures including following the ``Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources…

Yes. Our report language should be used as legislative history of interpreting and applying this important piece of legislation.

Yes. As with any of options for rehabilitation, the local sponsor can reject NRCS' offer to provide cost-share for a particular project. also, NRCS is never required to fund a project that it believes is not justified.

The system NRCS establishes for approving a rehabilitation project should not rank projects based on the local sponsor's choice of rehabilitation, as defined in the bill.

Section 804 of H.R. 4461, the conference report on the fiscal year 2001 agriculture appropriations bill, provides the Secretary of Agriculture with emergency authority to compensate growers for crop losses due to new and emergent pests and…

I rise to call attention to report language in the Senate version of the Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations bill, which directs the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to spend 20 percent of…

I would like to then clarify that the bill before us should not only provide means to review WTO trade compliance, but also past agreements affecting trade between our countries, whether they are treaties or memorandum of agreements…

I would like then to state here that it is the intent of the bill that there be a review of the implementation of the 1992 Memorandum of Agreement between the United States and China on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. As…