Angie Craig

The Senator is making a very interesting point. Has the Senator looked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics' numbers of those they believe--if the law were passed--are AgJOBS eligible?

That is correct. That is the current law. That is what current law says for the illegal immigrant.

It is clear anybody coming to the floor to offer amendments to the supplemental would have that right.

I don't disagree with that. But the criteria was entirely different. If I could be so kind, I think my colleague is mixing apples and oranges and getting an interesting blend of a new juice. An earned status approach has never been used…

I will be brief, but at the same time I think what we have all said is very important to this issue. The H-2B class of workers is a critical component to not just the seafood industry of our coasts but to the resort industry of our…

I have never been mean to the Senator from California, nor has she to me. She obviously makes very important points. None of those have been disputed and none of them have been dismissed out of hand. California is a unique situation. Texas…

The question is quite simple: Offer your amendments, and I will take a serious look at them. You make very important issues for your State and many other States, and I hope you will do that in a fair and responsible way, as you have always…

I stand at this moment to very cautiously oppose the resolution and to express my reason. I say ``cautiously'' because of my respect for the Senator from Texas and respect for the Senator from California and all of the work they are…

I would like to make my comments. I think we are under unanimous consent to close down at 12:30.

I have given a figure of $41,000 per patient. That is an extraordinary amount by any measure. The VA's average cost per patient is about $5,000. My point in making this an issue is I want to work with the Senator from Washington. I am…

It is fair for us to err on the side of science. That is where we ought to be. That is where our industry is. That is where we ought to demand of the Canadian industry. Our industry people have been north of the border and they have seen…

I speak about some people who, through the way they lived their lives, have been very important, not only to me, but to their entire community. I am talking about Stu and Bethel Dopf of Cambridge, ID. Stu Dopf passed away in 2001, and just…

I rise today to encourage increased production of influenza vaccines in the United States. I am happy to honor my commitment to reintroduce the Flu Protection Act of 2005, along with Senator Bayh. We dodged a bullet this year because we…

I have introduced what I believe to be a very important piece of legislation that the Senate will consider this year, dealing with an issue that is certainly on the minds of many Americans and No. 1 on the minds of some Americans. It is on…

Today I am reintroducing the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. When we were in deficit and when we were in surplus, I have always said, if we could adopt one fundamental reform to the way the Federal…

The Commerce Department has found repeatedly that Canadian lumber is subsidized and dumped. World Trade Organization and NAFTA dispute settlement panels have definitively rejected Canada's long-time arguments that its underpricing of…

I share the Senator's outrage. I agree that the Appropriations Committee chairman and ranking member and/or their staffs or designees do not need this authority. You heard the Finance Committee chair speak, and the ranking member has…

Clearly, the Senator is stating a charge, if you will, that is very critical and very important for all of us to understand. No one, without court order or subpoena ought to have that kind of authority.

as our colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will attest, it takes years of experience to understand some of the nuances of Federal law and policy applicable in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern…

The reason that happened is because I was attempting to bring to the floor a very critical issue that this Congress and this Senate have refused to address this year. It is a bill called AgJOBS. It is a bill that has more than 60 Members…

Senator Durbin and I have introduced S. 2796, pertaining to the legal treatment of certification marks, collective marks, and service marks. Federal law protects all four kinds of marks equally. Specifically, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1503 and 15…

The issue of immigration reform, especially that affecting well over 1.5 million undocumented agricultural workers of our Nation, is, in my opinion, a critical issue. In a post-9/11 era, what we have said about our country, and what our…

I was at that hearing this morning when Henry Kissinger made his presentation, and I was extremely pleased that it was a bipartisan and balanced presentation. Instead of fingers being pointed or accusations being made about what we ought…

today Senator Durbin and I are introducing legislation strengthening current law concerning certification marks, collective marks, and service marks. While some of our colleagues may not recognize these terms, I doubt there is any Senator…

I have one comment on that only because I have not seen the report, and I do not know that the minority leader has either--we have not had a full opportunity to read it--let us proceed with caution. We have done a great deal of work since…