We have to ensure that Governor Ridge has the authority to do more than the Drug Czar.

One of the things I am putting in legislation is that there needs to be a designated Federal source for public information

We had a $100 million program. We got $3 billion worth of requests.

The money has got to come from somewhere.

Governor Ridge is to be the leader.

I am not for creating a whole big, new program just to create it.

Obviously, President Bush has picked some of the top people for his own cabinet.

I come from the Baltimore City Council. I know that not only are all politics local, but all problem solving is local.

Really, you are going to have some type of task force or group, and we would like to have an ongoing relationship with you in two areas: homeland security and what you think we really need to be looking at, particularly in our issues like…

Senator, we have more than three tourist attractions.

But right now, I think we need to fund existing programs and then look at what you are saying for the new ones.

I do not think that is your responsibility.

I really do not need another tax break.

I rise to add my voice in our united support for the Joint Resolution we are adopting today. American citizens, American aircraft, American buildings have been brought down by barbaric terrorist attacks. Yet the American people, we as…

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let's be clear. This amendment totally changes the water formula--totally. New York loses $14 million, Maryland loses $2 million. There are winners and there are losers. Under what I am suggesting, we table this and end this debate but we…