Jeff Bingaman

Today, along with Senator Domenici, I propose an amendment that will allow for better administration, law enforcement, and operational procedures for both the White Sands National Monument and the White Sands Missile Range. The bill will…

First on NEPA, let me state my understanding of NEPA. The statement I think was made earlier by my colleague that NEPA today is not applied or used in the management of the BLM lands. My understanding is very different, Mr. President. My…

I respond that if we could pick up the Senator's vote for our substitute, we clearly would be willing to consider that. But I should say that our language is, in my mind, very clear and clearer than the language in the underlying bill. So…

Obviously, differences of opinion are what makes for horse races, Mr. President, and the Senator from Idaho can believe what he will about what the language provides. I can tell him that my intent was and our intent was in drafting this…

What I said before was that we have the section, section 112, broken down into three subsections. The first section deals with new water rights. The second section deals with Federal reserved water rights. The third section deals with…

I contend that the uncertainty and the controversy will not be resolved by this bill. I believe it will not be resolved because the bill, as it now reads, in the substitute form, does reduce public input into decisions related to our…

The figures I was given were that in the Improving America's Schools Act, which we adopted in the last Congress, we adopted the technology for education provisions. The President requested $50 million for K-12 funding for educational…

One pertains to our Department of Labor in New Mexico. This is another article that was in our papers there. It says that the Department of Labor employs State workers but they use Federal funds to pay their salaries. I gather that is a…

The task force believes that increased funds should be devoted to the development of so-called dual-use technologies--that is, technologies that have application both for defense and commercial markets--by entering into partnerships with…

I am beginning to doubt that I am going to persuade the sponsor of the bill of the merits of my amendment. But let me at least conclude by saying that again my amendment does not in any way take away the requirement that the information be…

What is the Senator intending to do by this action, by this vote, by this amendment? What is he intending to tell that group of Governors, and others who sit on that panel, about what their responsibilities are for considering standards in…

I just do not know that I like the idea of putting in law a statement that it is out of order for us to consider the bill. I think it might be appropriate to say, if they get the studies done, if they determine and they say in their report…

We are also saying in the bill that it is out of order to consider any bill where the Federal Government does not pay 100 percent of the cost; any bill that imposes an obligation on State and local government, where the Federal Government…

I have difficulty understanding the disagreement that exists. As I understand it, you are talking about a public property here, which is these so-called frequent flier miles that have been accumulated with taxpayers' dollars being…

I do think that I am willing to defer to his judgment as to whether this is the right bill to add this amendment on, but clearly it is an amendment that I feel strongly about. We do need to be sure that there will be an opportunity soon…

The amendment I am offering is a simple one. What it says is that the President should consider the effects of the transfers of excess defense articles on our industrial base before we proceed with the transfers. This amendment in a very…