Haley Stevens

The success of this program could eventually be a template to spread out into the rest of Africa. I hope to work with my distinguished colleague and the State Department on implementation of this important program.

Senator Coleman recently brought the University of Minnesota's program to my attention. It is of particular interest to me because it provides for training and development of nurses and HIV care practitioners, as part of a program that…

As my colleague, Senator Coleman knows, halting the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa is an issue of paramount importance. The international community is at a crucial crossroads in the effort to treat and more importantly, stop the spread of…

Would the Senator mind if I made a short statement about Justice O'Connor before he speaks?

May I inquire, does the Senator from Ohio intend to speak about Justice O'Connor?

I personally thank Senator Inouye, who is our co- chairman, for his work on this matter. We went to China last year to meet with this delegation, and we have been honored to host them in our country. ____________________

That is correct. This money comes out of this supplemental for these purposes which is beyond the needs on this vehicle and reduce the amount of money for other items that are needed.

That was my understanding of the situation at the time. I think there have been more requests for time.

I have two Senators on the floor who wish to argue about who gets the floor, but I have the floor. The Senator from Nevada wishes to have an opportunity to do something. I ask unanimous consent that I be able to allow the Senator from…

Two more. I think they are all to the Defense portion of the bill. Are they? Is this the only one to the Defense portion of the bill?

On behalf of the leader, I make this announcement: Tomorrow, following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the Iraq-Afghanistan supplemental appropriations bill. We have invoked cloture on the bill, and therefore the…

That is amendment No. 334. I ask unanimous consent that the rollcall be vitiated and the Senate adopt that amendment.

Senator Murray, there is language in this section that states that future amendments to the fishery management plans in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands should not "penalize" members of any catcher processor subsector for achieving capacity…

As part of the fiscal year 2005 Consolidated Appropriations conference report there is a section that provides for a vessel buyback program for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands nonpollock groundfish fisheries. Senator Murray, is it your…

If the Senator says he has respect for this Senator, he will believe me. We didn't ask for that authority. We would not use that authority. We detest this section, and I am tired listening to people say somehow or other we intended to use…

I don't read anything in this provision that either chairman can release the information. He makes the assertion that if we use this power, we can release it. There is no such provision.

I really cannot conceive of the Senate without Fritz Hollings. It will be a different Senate. We have not always agreed, but we have always been friends.

Now, to me, in view of the crisis that faces this country, particularly in regard to the use of FEMA funds, I find that appalling--just appalling. And I am going to come back again and again and again.

But you are using foreign intelligence. This is national intelligence. He talked about foreign intelligence.

I want the Record to show my support for Senator Byrd's amendment No. 3845, which a few of us have endorsed. I hope we can negotiate some of that because that covers, as the distinguished senior Member of this body has said, the…

If the Senator will yield once more, I sort of feel we have to put some meat on the bones of this commission a little bit as we go along to allow the Secretaries of the whole community to participate in the process--budget, management, and…

Some people don't believe this language is necessary. Would the Senator agree if there is going to be the right to communicate, to go up the line toward the President or to the Congress, it has to be in the law? People's rights have to be…

Unfortunately, that is not a part of the report. That is a comment after the recommendation. It sort of demonstrates the extent of the knowledge they had about what they were dealing with in the recommendations, because that is not true…

The problem is people ought to know what they are talking about before they change the system. In these budgets are both moneys for acquisition and for salaries, and somewhere in there is some money that everybody knows, in the…

I am not even sure, other than the chairman and ranking member, if the Senator knows what is in there. I am saying so apologetically, but the system that requires secrecy in this country on some things is kept secret. This disclosure…