Angie Craig

No, I will not yield. The Senator has his own time. My point is simply this: If you have changed the contractual relationship, then you have changed the obligations. If you do that, somebody else has to pay. Who has been paying in…

I do not oftentimes do this, but I think it is time to speak to the citizens of Minnesota, because their Senator has produced an amendment that in my opinion reverses a longstanding Government policy. This amendment purports to release the…

I first introduced this legislation in September of 1995 as S. 1271. We worked our way through the process with hearings held, of course, before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in December with additional hearings in March and…

I hope in the end once this makes it to our President's desk that he will read the bill--read the bill--and look at the changes we have made. I think in doing so this President will say that we have been responsible to our country and to…

The fiscal year 1997 Defense authorization bill also provided authorization for a surety program at the INEL to improve waste minimization efforts in the new stockpile management modernization program. Was it the intent of the committee to…

I want to discuss some concerns I have about section 569 of the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, H.R. 3540--limiting funds for Burma. Before I begin outlining my concerns, I want to thank my colleague from Kentucky, Senator…

I find it important to make them in support of the Cohen amendment. Mr. President, this debate, in my opinion, is not about being soft on a bunch of thugs. At the core of this debate is the effectiveness of mandatory unilateral sanctions…

so the point I think that my colleague and I are trying to make here is that, if there is a role for Government in agriculture--I think there is one, and I think it ought to be a very limited one--I see it in one of two or three areas…

I submit an amendment regarding temporary agricultural workers. My amendment mandates an immediate General Accounting Office [GAO] study on the availability of an adequate work force for our Nation's labor intensive farm and ranch sectors…

I concur with the remarks of Senator Kempthorne. In addition, I understand that, currently, it is nearly impossible to eradicate yellowstar thistle once it has infected the narrow, arid canyon lands of the West, and in particular, the…

In cosponsoring this amendment with him to the welfare reform bill that would provide a refundable tax credit for the adoption expenses, I am excited about this legislation and feel that this is an important time to move it. This amendment…

my amendment will bring the child support enforcement language in this bill in line with Federal law on privacy protections. I understand it has been accepted by the committee, so I will keep my remarks brief. I sincerely appreciate the…

the plasma quench technology amendment will yield valuable results for our defense and aerospace industries in the near future. I sincerely appreciate the help and support of the chairman of the subcommittee, Senator Stevens and the…

over the course of the last good number of days, I believe the American public has grown increasingly aware of the fact that the Senate has been brought to a near halt by Senators who have made every effort to use the rules, as they are…

for a few moments I want to discuss the issue of transportation safety. This morning I went back to my office after there had been some debate on the floor about transportation safety in this country. I know that it is a key concern to a…

when the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate submitted these letters to the White House urging them to become involved in this critical national issue, the response was limited to nothing. We even suggested…

For the Record, because of an allegation that I believe is patently false and that results from the exploration and the understanding of how these materials get transported across our country, I ask that the International Association of…

what is important for all of us to understand--and I think for our colleagues to appreciate as we debate over the next good number of days S. 1936--is that we have employed all of the science of the known Western World to assure that the…

In the debate that has gone on and will continue to go on, on this critical issue, the management of the high level nuclear waste, there are myths and there are realities. As the new chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural…

I believe their action is unprecedented. I think it is important the Record show the Senator from Idaho has worked very hard to bring this national nuclear waste bill to the floor so that we can deal with a national problem. I dealt with…

As we reach the final days of the 104th Congress, an urgent environmental problem remains unresolved. However, unlike many issues, fortunately the question of how to deal with this Nation's high-level nuclear waste has an answer that is…

I see two lines of thought when it comes to the White House and the responsibility as it relates to the FBI files and controversy. The first line is that the White House masterminded the request for the FBI files in order to compile a…

the Senator from New Jersey by his amendment is attempting to block or wipe out an action that this Senate took in 1996 in the Defense authorization bill to create the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety…

However, there is a common thread that drives technology in our lives, the everpresent semiconductor. Semiconductors are an increasingly pervasive aspect of everyday life, enabling the creation of the information superhighway and the…

there are a few issues which I think must be considered during what I expect will be complicated and controversial deliberations on the 1997 Defense authorization bill. First and foremost, this bill defines national security--the…