Jan 24, 1995
Defrosters. I wonder whether, if they are battery powered, the logger will have to carry a battery pack for the windshield wiper on the face mask or the defroster on the face mask because, as the Senator said, and as you know, Madam…
Max Baucus
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Max Baucus is a former U.S. Senator from Montana, serving from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, Baucus was known for his work on health care reform and tax policy. He played a significant role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a key advocate for various economic initiatives during his tenure. Baucus also served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, where he influenced legislation related to taxation and trade. After leaving the Senate, he was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to China, where he focused on strengthening U.S.-China relations.
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Jan 19, 1995
I, too, would like to commend the distinguished manager of this bill, a former mayor of Boise, ID, home of Micron. We all are together. We very strongly support and are enthusiastic admirers of Micron and what they have done over the…
Jan 19, 1995
I think all of us want it to be a good, solid piece of legislation, and in putting it together, I urge my colleagues, those on the other side of the aisle, to give Senators who have legitimate amendments time to offer their amendments. It…
Jan 18, 1995
I ask my colleague from Washington, Mr. President, if it would be his intent every time a standard is developed for consideration, that we in the Congress would pass legislation for or against that before the goals panel got a chance to…
Dec 31, 1994
[Americans] are going to great lengths, thousands of miles to other countries, to avoid paying their fair share. In a metaphorical sense, burning the flag, giving up what should be their most sacred possession, their American citizenship…
May 25, 1994
First I want to compliment the Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], and thank him for his compliments with respect to the lead bill. Everyone who is involved in this issue knows, however, that the primary credit for the passage of the lead…
May 17, 1994
I first want to give a compliment to the Senator from New Mexico. He has been diligent--which is, I might say, an understatement--in the number of times that he has talked to me about addressing border problems facing New Mexico. I would…
May 17, 1994
Essentially the letter states that he, Mr. Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator for Water in the Environmental Protection Agency, is deeply concerned about the amendment offered by Senator Gregg. He says it would upset the careful balance…
May 17, 1994
If I might, one other point, Mr. President. It is not as if the EPA is sending out thousands of inspectors to harass local water system operators either. That is just not the case. There is not a massive Federal enforcement apparatus in…
May 17, 1994
Under current law, safe drinking water funding in fiscal years 1994 through 2000 will be $420 million. That money is going to the States. Under this bill, if it passes, $7.3 billion will go to States to fund the reformed mandates that the…
May 17, 1994
I do not want to prolong this too much longer. Essentially, the Senator from New Hampshire said this bill does not go into the difficult question of what is and what is not an unfunded mandate. That is very true. That is clear. This bill…
May 17, 1994
If I may complete my question--so that the State has its own monitoring system. This is a State monitoring system now. It is not a Federal monitoring system. Now, let us say that under the State monitoring system the State imposes certain…
May 17, 1994
One other question. What happens when a community decides, for whatever reason, it wants to voluntarily not accept Federal funds. It does not want to pay the interest rate in the State revolving loan fund, for whatever reason. It decides…
May 17, 1994
What about interest rates? Let us say the interest rate the community must pay Uncle Sam is not providing for interest payments. Is Uncle Sam fully funding the mandate or not?
May 17, 1994
Let me ask another question so we understand how it operates. Let us say a community in New Hampshire is starting to install a new technology to meet a standard that is provided for in the Safe Drinking Water Act; a good standard; a…
May 17, 1994
What if the community goes beyond the grace period in the bill? The legislation before us provides certain grace periods. As long as this system is making a good-faith effort, there is no prosecution. What happens after that grace period?
May 17, 1994
So it is the Senator's position that the Congress would not be irresponsible if the Congress decided to provide 1 percent of the revolving loan fund as opposed to 80 percent. That would not be irresponsible?
May 17, 1994
The basic question is unfunded mandates. What is the concern? The concern on the part of many people is that the U.S. Government asks various States and cities and localities to undertake certain action in the name of protecting the public…
May 17, 1994
I worked often, and long hours and days, with the Senator from Arizona over this project and many others. The people of Arizona should be proud of the hard work of the Senator from Arizona. He has worked diligently and spent many…
May 17, 1994
I take my hat off to the Senator from Nebraska. He has worked long and hard with the committee to make this a better bill. I have had many discussions with the Senator from Nebraska in the last couple of months, as with his colleague…
May 16, 1994
Yesterday the Senate approved the Warner-Conrad amendment regarding sourcewater protection. The amendment encourages communities to work cooperatively with the State and parties in the sourcewater area to pursue cost-effective pollution…
May 16, 1994
I would like to clarify in plain English our intent in using the phase ``the origins of drinking water contaminants of public health concern, including to the extent practicable the specific activities that affect the drinking water…
May 16, 1994
I think we could work this amendment out. It is my understanding it is just a word that is in question. I think it is ``or their representatives.''
May 12, 1994
The concept of providing grants to regional centers... is primarily intended to ensure that such centers are distributed throughout our Nation. It is not intended to limit the scope of assistance these centers can provide. The regional…
May 12, 1994
This amendment regulates bottled water. Basically it provides that if the Food and Drug Administration fails to regulate the contaminant in bottled water within 6 months after EPA regulates a contaminant found in municipal water systems…
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