Angie Craig

I certainly conclude that that ought to be a priority--a national energy policy--and that we ought to be able to shape one in reasonable fashion in a couple of weeks. The House has already moved legislation. They have passed a national…

all of us who come to the floor of the Senate are like most Americans today. In anything we do or approach, we approach it with a heavy heart, recognizing the devastation that has gone on around us that has been inflicted upon some of our…

Today I am introducing the Victims of Terrorism Relief Act of 2001, to provide tax relief for the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks against our Nation last Tuesday, September 11. Last week's attack was unlike any event in our…

I must say, in all respect to him, I have always appreciated the Senator's legal mind and the way he works through very difficult processes, and it does not differ here. He and I are extremely concerned about the very broad authority that…

As our Nation mourns, my prayers--our prayers--are directed to the victims and the families of the victims who died yesterday at the hands of world terrorism. As many have noted today, America finds itself at war. The question still must…

I take this time to address with my colleagues a matter that I believe has the most grave consequence on our national sovereignty. I also submit for the Record three articles that pertain to this issue that I think are fundamentally…

last December, President Clinton deposited his signature to the Rome treaty, thereby making the United States party to the creation of a permanent International Criminal Court with unlimited jurisdiction. Once created, this court will have…

Again, I commend my colleague for bringing this matter to our attention. It is my understanding that this additional money could be used by EPA in a collaborative way between industry and the environmental community to strengthen EPA's…

The reality is, it confirms the point that the program gets gamed. In 1978, in Baltimore, it did not work. Crime went up. In this city over 2,000 guns were purchased, many of them 15 years of age and older. They are not the current weapon…

Yes. Therefore, the statement I made was accurate. I said that within the law there is an option to use the money, if an authority wishes to, for the purpose of a gun buyback. Is that an inaccurate statement?

I wanted to commend the Senator for bringing this matter to the attention of the Senate. It is my understanding that, in the last few years, over half of the applications received by EPA for new pesticides are for reduced risk, safer…

I think that is appropriate. I am not going to disagree with the Senator from New York on that proviso, because what is in the law today was done by the Clinton administration and not a mandate of the Congress itself. President Clinton and…

the Senator from New York brings an amendment to this Chamber--certainly, I think, with the most sincere of intent--to set aside $15 million; in other words, to mandate the gun surrender program that just a few weeks ago the Bush…

I must say when we got to dairy compacts yesterday, we all know that was a bipartisan issue. It was not driven by one political side or the other. Both sides wanted to debate that issue, and there was a period of time when it was talked…

I come to the Chamber this morning to express my frustration to my colleagues about where we are as a Senate in trying to resolve some very important issues for the American people: A Transportation appropriations bill on which I…

I must tell you that I was very frustrated when the chairman of the Judiciary Committee asked about one nominee in particular and said we might get to him sometime next year. I do not know how to read that statement. But I will tell you…

I know you had referenced some slowing down of the process. This process must not slow down. We have decisions that need to be made in the field. We have citizens waiting for decisions to be made by agencies of our Government who now are…

I am forcing it as someone who has stood on this floor for the last 4 years and fought for nearly $8 billion a year for family farmers such as you have. We have stood arm in arm in that. But the bill that is coming to the floor is $2…

Let me give an example. I thank my colleague. I will reclaim my time and give an example. Some weeks ago, an acting regional administrator of National Marine Fisheries told the largest utility in Idaho, which is a hydro-based utility, that…

Certainly, I agree with the Senator from Arizona. There is nothing more important to our country; now that these men and women have gone through their background checks and have been thoroughly vetted and sent to us, we ought to act in the…

I talked about what could have happened in Idaho if, in fact, we had not been able to move the issue to Washington and those who had been left to administer at the regional level had won. What the Senator from Arizona and I just talked…

Most importantly, let me thank him for coming to the floor this afternoon to talk about what, without question, is a critically important issue to our country. That is that a President, once elected and sworn in by a Nation, has the right…

I am pleased he is mentioning this one because at times I have been at odds with the Consumer Product Safety Commission as it relates to some of the work they have done. One of the most significant findings they made, and one of the…

May, June, July--3 months now--that person has languished before the committee. Both the Senator from Arizona and I have openly discussed the time we lost through the transition when we had one of our colleagues become Independent and the…

when I was preparing for this morning's tribute, I could not help but reflect on the year that has passed since the untimely departure of our friend and colleague, Paul Coverdell. What a year this has been--and what he would have made of…