May 22, 2003
Maybe the Senator can answer this. This would open up both domestic and overseas facilities because the language as stricken says that no medical treatment facility or other facility of the Department of Defense may be used--it has no…
Sam Brownback
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Sam Brownback is a Republican politician who served as the Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Prior to his governorship, he was a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996. Brownback is known for his conservative positions on social issues and his advocacy for tax cuts and economic development in Kansas. During his tenure as governor, he implemented significant tax reforms aimed at stimulating the state's economy, although these policies faced criticism and led to budgetary challenges.
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May 22, 2003
Thank you. Your amendment does not have conscience clause protection. That is already part of the base if you are a military physician, to be able to provide that. I want to hone in on what the amendment is about. It is about opening up…
May 21, 2003
I think overall, TEA-21 has been an excellent bill; it always could use some improvements.
May 21, 2003
this is, I think, a good policy and a good program that's helped to get an alternative energy source moving forward.
May 8, 2003
I want to focus my comments on two areas. One is on the aviation industry itself.
May 8, 2003
Unfortunately, that bill never saw action on the Senate floor during the 107th Session of Congress.
May 8, 2003
This bill would create a national office to coordinate aviation and aerospace research activities within the U.S. Government and encouraging public-private cooperation.
May 8, 2003
I would like to highlight a bill I recently introduced with Senator Hollings, S.788, the Second Century of Flight Act.
May 8, 2003
Additionally, an issue that should be of importance to all of us in the room is the future of 'short line' local freight railroads.
May 8, 2003
If I could ask you, because the time is so short, if your agency could really start a study of what is taking place, because if other countries are doing this, then we should start a trade action against them.
May 8, 2003
I would like to thank you for holding this hearing today and inviting The Honorable Secretary Mineta to testify before us.
May 8, 2003
I would urge it. I have got an issue I will submit to you for the record of short line railroads.
May 8, 2003
They are having countries come to them and saying, we will pay for the research and the development.
May 8, 2003
It seems to me Mr. Secretary that these numbers in terms of cost savings for our highway system are compelling.
May 7, 2003
I have enjoyed watching this debate with my colleagues on the topic of expanding the North Atlantic Alliance. This new round of expansion is one of the most significant events in the alliance's history and will have a profound impact on…
Apr 30, 2003
I will speak to the pending business, which is the nomination of Priscilla Owen to the circuit court of appeals. She is a highly qualified person who really needs to be recognized. We need to move through this rapidly. The last 2 years, I…
Apr 29, 2003
rural America has been depopulating at an alarming rate. The same is true for the rural counties in Kansas. In fact, over half of the counties in the State are losing population. We are going to stop that trend. Senators, like Ben Nelson…
Apr 10, 2003
the military campaign to disarm Iraq and free the Iraqi people has been a display of America's technology, power, and compassion. Our fine men and women in uniform have demonstrated that they are not only fully capable of defeating…
Apr 2, 2003
I want to focus my comments on two areas. One is on the aviation industry itself.
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