Haley Stevens

Yes, that is my commitment to the Senator from Florida. We fully intend to take up the Hurricane Ivan funds as an amendment to this bill in conference when the supplemental request is received.

We will provide the needed disaster relief for Florida agriculture as soon as possible. This relief will come in the form of appropriations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster relief programs. These funds will be used to help…

I join my good friend from Michigan in his support for this program and the National Automotive Center. I understand the Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense have confirmed that the FTTS program is on track and possesses a…

The Committee continues to express concern about the plight of Army families who must deal with extended deployments of a spouse or a parent. These continued deployments place a significant burden on the modern military family. I hope it…

Improving the already-high quality of training is one of the Committee's highest priorities and, of course, this includes the Navy's training and leadership programs. As the Navy seeks to determine the best system in order to facilitate…

The amendment I have cosponsored with Senator Warner will restore the President's request for the Department of Defense. I understand the reasons why the Budget Committee did not bring this full number out of the committee, but we wish to…

I thank my colleagues for explaining that this important provision allows carriers to interline cargo in Alaska, with an ultimate origin and/or destination outside of the United States, but does not allow foreign carriers to carry or…

I appreciate your interests in this area and will work with my colleagues in conference to support funding for women's programs in Afghanistan.

We have held this until last because of the budget problem involved. This takes $1.3 billion from the amount that has already been allocated to the VA/HUD Subcommittee that causes considerable consternation as to what we are going to do…

The Senator is right. Our current amendment which we have out there somewhere goes through 2004. The Senator's amendment goes back to 2001. We are happy to accept that, but the moneys are there. It is carryover money from past years.

I believe if we do not take action to get this money into Iraq and get it moving so they can have the momentum of building a new government, the hearts and minds of those people will be hardened against us.

That would be earmarking this money for a matter that is not germane for this bill. It is true that money could be used for that purpose, but I do not believe amendments are in order to start earmarking this money for items that are not…

If I still have the floor, I say to the Senator from New York, I have background being a U.S. attorney and being deeply involved in intelligence matters now for 35 years. I share his umbrage at the whole process. I will do everything I can…

On what basis does the Senator say this is a unique case? In my experience, I have known several leaks and several individuals who were apprehended for leaks, some prosecuted, some not. Is it the Senator's impression this is a case of…

From my experience with this section--and I do not get involved with this section too often--it is a counterintelligence section of the Department of Justice. They have their own system of investigation. It has a very broad agenda in terms…

I will be glad to debate a little bit what is important and what is not important. I have before me 58 amendments, and I do not know of any Senator who says his or her amendment is not important. This amendment is important. I think the…

It's imperative that this spending be approved--not only the money required for military operations but the smaller, more controversial, amount for reconstruction aid. What's important is not the precise number but the underlying premise…

I state again, I have serious question of whether the Comptroller General of the United States is a replacement for the Inspector General. That, in effect, is what the Senator's amendment does. It creates the comptroller general as a…

There are a series of reporting requirements in this bill already. I have conferred with the leadership. We don't have any objection to this amendment by the Senator from West Virginia. I am certain that in conference the House is going to…

We will be happy to accept this amendment. It has been modified, as has been indicated. I want to state to the Senate, however, although the Senators are correct, this adds to existing law. Existing law at the current time requires…

I am compelled to say I oppose this amendment. It is my hope we can get an early vote on it. It is a significant portion of the problem.

Leader, I state categorically I did not make an agreement on any particular bill. We made an agreement that the bottom line would not exceed the amount that the Senator from Oklahoma stated. We have a series of bills going to conference…

This is an important platform for SOCOM, as we have clearly demonstrated by our support in this bill. These modifications are important to the mission of SOCOM and the reason for inclusion of $10 million of additional funding in the fiscal…

Someone told me they thought it was a nice thing to have conservatives applaud a liberal. Do you know, when I listened to Tony Blair, I didn't think about being conservative or liberal. I thought about the fact that here is a man who has…

I understand why the Senator from Idaho said that, but I would encourage the Senator to read a little book called ``Coming into the Country'' by McPhee. That is a book about a place in Alaska where people live who the British leader says…