Yes. By approving section 132, we intend to elevate the role of the head of the Federal Aid program, as part of our overall effort, in this bill, to give the program the full attention that it deserves. We do not intend, however, to…

That is not much time to try to make my points here. But, look, this is one of those situations where you have an amendment, part of which I support and part of which I do not, which means I have to oppose it. The clean air provisions that…

I have two specific concerns regarding FEMA and the Section 404 program. First, I understand that a new rule on nationwide permits was issued by the Corps effective June 7, 2000. Nationwide permits are a streamlined permitting process that…

As the Senator knows, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was not established with the intent that it become a regulatory agency. Rather, the principal mission of the Agency is to administer relief to areas of our nation that are…

this is the first major piece of environmental legislation debated on the floor since I assumed the chairmanship of this committee nearly 1 year ago. I am proud to bring the Water Resources Development Act before the Senate, of which a…

Furthermore, the plan should include an agreement that the State will not pre-allocate any water generated by the plan for consumptive use or otherwise make this water unavailable by the State. This agreement is extremely important, as are…

In conclusion, we have an opportunity to rectify a terrible mistake we made. We did it with good intentions. But we made a mistake. This is what we need to do. It is our responsibility now to do that. The Everglades provision in the…

I have the law in my hand, and I am going to read from it word for word. This is the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, which has been cited a number of times, that somehow we are breaking precedent, violating law, or not maintaining…

I am pleased to be able to accommodate the Senators' request and provide $21 million in authorized language for this existing and ongoing flood reduction project. I know how important this project is to the citizens of Breckenridge…

I thank my colleagues from Florida for bringing these issues to my attention, and I agree with my colleagues that the Corps of Engineers should take advantage of the expertise of appropriately qualified outside institutions, both…

I realize that Waterbury Dam repair is a pressing need for the state of Vermont and will carefully analyze the final report when it is released from the Army Corps of Engineers.

Mr. President, as you know, last Thursday, I offered an amendment that would require the Congressional-Executive Commission, which is created under the permanent normal trade relations bill on China, to monitor the level of Chinese…

This is a particular odious practice that occurs now in China called organ harvesting. It is hard to imagine that any nation in the world today would conduct activities as odious as this, but it does happen. I personally oppose the…

I have been out here a number of times following, frankly, in the huge footsteps of Senator Helms, in a very small way, to talk about protecting the lives of unborn children. But this goes far beyond that. This debate now has taken a new…

This is from Congressman Frank Wolf, which is a listing of the organizations opposed to PNTR. It is not an accident that most of the veterans organizations are opposed. They are the folks who have sacrificed. The Legion, Veterans of…

It is interesting that no one in the Senate wants to give us the opportunity to amend the legislation for fear somehow it might mess it up. On the other hand, it did not bother the House. They amended HR 4444 and sent it over here, and I…

This amendment proposes a number of commonsense additions. These all amend the section of the bill that creates a commission which is to monitor and report on Chinese activities. The six subjects I am urging we include are very reasonable…

I am pleased that the Smith-Boxer amendment on Wildlife Services was accepted to the Agriculture appropriations bill. Our amendment will create a pilot study in four States that will examine the effectiveness of nonlethal predation control…

I am proud to come before the Senate today to introduce the ``National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commemoration Act of 2000''. This landmark bill commemorates the centennial of the first national wildlife refuge in the United…

the estate tax better known as the ``death tax'' is an onerous tax that should be eliminated. A recent poll revealed that 77 percent of the voters believe that the tax is unfair. This tax is slowly destroying family businesses by slowing…

the hearing the Armed Services Committee held April 6 on the issue of security clearances revealed a shocking lack of concern within DOD for protecting our national security secrets. As a result of that hearing, I proposed an amendment. My…

in section 1402 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2000, Congress required annual reports by the agency Inspectors General on the transfers of militarily sensitive technology to countries and entities of concern. The…

I thank the Senate managers for including my amendment in the managers' package. This amendment relates to the Request for Proposals (RFP) recently issued by the National Institutes of Health for the care of 288 chimpanzees recently…

today is a historic day. I am pleased to be joined by Senators Graham, Mack, Voinovich, and Baucus, in introducing a measure to restore, preserve and protect one of America's unique ecosystems: the Everglades. More than six months ago, I…

I thank the managers who have worked so hard to resolve the amendment that I had on fetal tissue research. This amendment will set up a GAO study of the practice of fetal tissue transfer to determine whether or not any fetal tissue is…