I strongly agree with the chairman's interpretation. Every effort should be made to first in partnership with parties that may not already have taken steps to reduce pollution. We need to concentrate our efforts on areas that will provide…

I rise to support an amendment to section 9, the Source Water Quality Protection Program. I am pleased to cosponsor this amendment with Senator Warner, of Virginia. We have worked closely together to develop a program that will help…

Let us compare fairly. The Exon-Grassley proposal, $1.6 billion in actual spending reductions in this year; the Domenici proposal, zero. In 1996, Grassley-Exon $6.4 billion, Domenici $300 million. In 1997, Exon $5.6 billion, Domenici $1.9…

Let me, if might, respond quickly to that question and then ask another question. The thing that is disturbing to me, as I reflect on Rev. Jim Bakker, Rev. Jim and Tammy Bakker--and I think everyone remembers the PTL Club show that was on…

I just say to the Senator and the other people who have an interest in trying to get a result here that would accomplish a purpose that I think is the common goal of many, that we not get fixed in concrete with respect to amendments…

Of course, no one ever elected any judge or, for that matter, selected any judge for the purpose of making budget determinations in the Federal Government?

If I could I inquire further, I must say I share the Senator's concern about involving the courts. I think that would be most unwise. It would dramatically change what our forefathers handed to us in terms of a constitutional document, the…

I think it would be most unwise to have a situation in which the courts would have the final power of the purse, perhaps not to decide by line item the budgets of the United States, but as the Senator from West Virginia points out, they…

I have been following this debate very carefully. I have found that one of the concerns I have about the amendment that is before us tracks very closely with the concern that has been outlined by the President pro tempore with respect to…

One other concern that I have is with respect to a question of when the country is in recession. In examining the economic history of the country, I am personally persuaded that there is a countercyclical role for Government to play. We…

Let me say on this point, I read the WEFA study last night. In my interpretation of that--the Senator mentioned this point the other day in the caucus--my understanding of the WEFA report was they were talking about the Federal funds rate…

That would be exceptionally good news for the economy, if we were having 30-year bonds at 2.5 percent.