Apr 15, 1997
the sky is not falling. The National Academy of Science adopts standards and EPA uses them. That is in the bill. Save $25 to $30 billion. Honor our commitment since 1982 to abide by the law and the contracts of our Government and the…
Angie Craig
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Angie Craig is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and support for family farmers. Craig has been an advocate for policies that address the challenges faced by her constituents, particularly in the agricultural sector, often speaking out against trade policies that negatively impact farmers. She is known for her active engagement in legislative matters and her commitment to representing the interests of Minnesota families.
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Apr 15, 1997
I extend my thanks to the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee for the tremendous work he has done, very successful work on S. 104. We have picked up votes. Today we had the votes in the Senate to override a Presidential…
Apr 14, 1997
I rise to address a specific provision of the Murkowski substitute amendment to Senate bill 104, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997. This provision is also in the bill as introduced, and was in similar legislation passed by this body in…
Apr 14, 1997
the Senate has before it at this moment, and has for some days, through tomorrow, the consideration of Senate bill 104, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997. Senator Frank Murkowski, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee…
Apr 14, 1997
As I know my colleague from Alaska is aware, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory has, over the course of its history, received commercial spent nuclear fuel for research and development purposes. One of the largest…
Apr 14, 1997
The consent order limits shipments of naval spent nuclear fuel into Idaho. Specifically, the total number of shipments of naval spent fuel to Idaho through 2035 shall not exceed 575 shipments and shall not exceed 55 metric tons. Most…
Apr 14, 1997
The consent order has a number of compliance points requiring action by the U.S. Department of Energy at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, which have bearing on the overall spent nuclear fuel and high-level…
Apr 14, 1997
The consent order settlement agreement contains a provision that, except for a narrow exception for the treatment of graphite fuel from the Fort St. Vrain reactor in Colorado, the Department of Energy will make no shipments of spent fuel…
Apr 10, 1997
The transportation system for nuclear waste is safer than transporting a quart of milk home. Have you ever dropped a quart of milk on the floor of the supermarket or on the floor of the kitchen? I have, and I have burst the container. You…
Apr 10, 1997
I rise to join Senators Hutchison of Texas and McCain, Chairman Stevens, our majority leader, Senator Lott, and others, as an original cosponsor of the Government Shutdown Prevention Act. Under this bill, if fiscal year 1998 starts before…
Apr 10, 1997
I stand on the floor today to speak against the Reid-Bryan amendment as it relates to Governors' authority on transportation of materials through their States. My colleague from Nevada, who is not only a U.S. Senator but a former Governor…
Apr 10, 1997
I address this body to express my support of S. 104, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997. Today, I wish to address specifically provisions of the substitute amendment introduced yesterday by the chairman, my colleague from Alaska. Before…
Apr 8, 1997
It is good news that we can move immediately to consideration of S. 104 starting tomorrow afternoon. I think it also portends what we all know here, that S. 104 has a substantial majority support in this Senate and the Senators from Nevada…
Apr 7, 1997
when it comes to establishing national priorities--and I know what our President is doing in the area that I am about to discuss now--it is a great frustration to many States across our Nation because this President refuses--I repeat…
Apr 7, 1997
the Senate and the leadership of the Senate and the House, for well over a month and a half, deferred to the President and the responsibility of the President in submitting a budget to Congress. I sat on the floor of the U.S. House of…
Apr 7, 1997
regaining my time, we are certainly going to have ample time to debate the budget and budget issues. But I did think it was important to respond to the minority leader as it relates to his overall statement today and what we have done here…
Mar 20, 1997
I rise to speak on ``A History of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, 1947-1997.'' Fifty years ago, the Senate established the Republican and Democratic policy committees. At the end of the Second World War and at the beginning of the…
Mar 4, 1997
Last week several Senators and Representatives held a bipartisan, bicameral press event on the Capitol Grounds. Among other things, we received a letter, signed by more than 250 economists, endorsing the balanced budget amendment to the…
Mar 4, 1997
I feel compelled to rise one more time to discuss how the Social Security trust funds would be treated under the balanced budget amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 1. Unfortunately, day after day, we hear reference made to what the…
Mar 4, 1997
The question of whether Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution is one of the few truly momentous votes facing this country and the Congress today. The decision we face is in a class of votes like that of a…
Mar 4, 1997
years ago, we changed our Constitution to assure that never again in this Nation would we have human bondage. We changed our Constitution to allow women to vote. Today, we are asking this Senate to allow the American people to once again…
Mar 4, 1997
recently, the citizens of Idaho, through their elected representatives in the State legislature, called upon the Members of the U.S. Congress to pass a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. This is further proof that…
Mar 4, 1997
Idaho is not the only State in the Union with wise citizens who have requested Congress send them a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Yesterday, along with a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives, I accepted a…
Mar 4, 1997
As is pointed out in this letter, congressional passage is just the first step--next, during ratification, in State capitols and coffee shops, the American people would begin one of the greatest debates ever, one of the greatest civics…
Feb 28, 1997
In speaking in morning business this morning, I want to express my concern, actually for the first time, on an issue that has been brewing publicly and not so publicly for well over 2 months now. As the Senate struggles to try to develop a…
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